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1980-81 Wichita State Shockers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-7 (12-4, 1st in MVC MBB)

Coach: Gene Smithson

PS/G: 80.9 (13th of 264)

PA/G: 66.5 (86th of 264)

SRS: 14.41 (17th of 264)

SOS: 2.12 (92nd of 264)

NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (95-70) versus #11 Southern
Won Midwest Second Round (60-56) versus #3 Iowa
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (66-65) versus #7 Kansas
Lost Midwest Regional Final (96-85) versus #1 Louisiana State

MVC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1980-81 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	16	14	19	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Dec 1, 1980	REG		Hardin-Simmons	TAAC	-12.57	W	105	46		1	0	W 1	Levitt Arena
2	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	REG		McNeese State	Southland	-7.97	W	91	66		2	0	W 2	Levitt Arena
3	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	REG		Colorado State	WAC	-7.00	W	53	34		3	0	W 3	Levitt Arena
4	Mon, Dec 8, 1980	REG		Long Beach State	PCAA	1.17	W	80	61		4	0	W 4	Levitt Arena
5	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	REG		Louisiana-Monroe	TAAC	-4.44	W	82	63		5	0	W 5	Levitt Arena
6	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	REG	@	Oral Roberts	MW City	-0.51	W	83	61		6	0	W 6	Mabee Center
7	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	REG	@	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Ind	2.69	L	82	83		6	1	L 1	UTPA Fieldhouse
8	Sat, Jan 3, 1981	REG		Iona	ECACM	-5.29	W	77	46		7	1	W 1	Levitt Arena
9	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	9.58	L	84	91		7	2	L 1	Tulsa Convention Center
10	Mon, Jan 12, 1981	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	5.56	W	100	85		8	2	W 1	Levitt Arena
11	Thu, Jan 15, 1981	REG		New Mexico State	MVC	1.59	W	74	68		9	2	W 2	Levitt Arena
12	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	-9.39	W	73	47		10	2	W 3	Levitt Arena
13	Thu, Jan 22, 1981	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	6.09	W	77	72		11	2	W 4	Omaha Civic Auditorium
14	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	REG	@	Drake	MVC	6.92	W	89	88		12	2	W 5	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
15	Mon, Jan 26, 1981	REG		Indiana State	MVC	-2.61	W	93	59		13	2	W 6	Levitt Arena
16	Sat, Jan 31, 1981	REG	@	West Texas A&M	MVC	5.56	W	73	65		14	2	W 7	WT Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Feb 7, 1981	REG		Drake	MVC	6.92	W	79	67		15	2	W 8	Levitt Arena
18	Mon, Feb 9, 1981	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	-9.39	W	81	61		16	2	W 9	SIU Arena
19	Thu, Feb 12, 1981	REG		Bradley	MVC	9.49	W	87	65		17	2	W 10	Levitt Arena
20	Mon, Feb 16, 1981	REG		Tulsa	MVC	9.58	L	72	74		17	3	L 1	Levitt Arena
21	Thu, Feb 19, 1981	REG	@	New Mexico State	MVC	1.59	L	60	82		17	4	L 2	Pan American Center
22	Sat, Feb 21, 1981	REG		Creighton	MVC	6.09	W	83	70		18	4	W 1	Levitt Arena
23	Thu, Feb 26, 1981	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	9.49	W	70	57		19	4	W 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
24	Sat, Feb 28, 1981	REG	@	Indiana State	MVC	-2.61	L	72	75		19	5	L 1	Hulman Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Thu, Mar 5, 1981	CTOURN		Southern Illinois	MVC	-9.39	W	77	57		20	5	W 1	Levitt Arena
26	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	CTOURN		Drake	MVC	6.92	W	88	74		21	5	W 2	Levitt Arena
27	Sat, Mar 7, 1981	CTOURN		Creighton	MVC	6.09	L	64	70		21	6	L 1	Levitt Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	NCAA	N	Southern	SWAC	-9.41	W	95	70		22	6	W 1	Levitt Arena
29	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	NCAA	N	Iowa (13)	Big Ten	18.02	W	60	56		23	6	W 2	Levitt Arena
30	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	NCAA	N	Kansas	Big 8	14.88	W	66	65		24	6	W 3	Louisiana Superdome
31	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	NCAA	N	Louisiana State (4)	SEC	18.04	L	85	96		24	7	L 1	Louisiana Superdome