NCAA Standings 1980-81
1980-1981
1980-1981 Season
Univ. of Minnesota finished first in the 1980-81 NCAA standings with 40 points. Northern Michigan Univ. (36 points) and Clarkson Univ. (35 points) followed.
1980-81 NCAA Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/- | TP | PPG | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Northern Michigan Univ. | 44 | 27 | 3 | 14 | - | - | 201 | 158 | 43 | 36 | 0.82 | Frozen Four  |
| 2. | Ohio State Univ. | 39 | 24 | 3 | 12 | - | - | 189 | 149 | 40 | 31 | 0.79 | - |
| 3. | Ferris State College | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | - | - | 166 | 144 | 22 | 26 | 0.72 | - |
| 4. | Bowling Green State Univ. | 39 | 13 | 2 | 24 | - | - | 153 | 188 | -35 | 20 | 0.51 | - |
| 5. | Western Michigan Univ. | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | - | - | 178 | 165 | 13 | 17 | 0.47 | - |
| 6. | Lake Superior State Univ. | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | - | - | 183 | 202 | -19 | 13 | 0.36 | - |
| 7. | Miami Univ. (Ohio) | 35 | 16 | 2 | 17 | - | - | 174 | 142 | 32 | 1 | 0.03 | - |
| ECAC East | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Boston College | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 126 | 100 | 26 | 29 | 0.94 | - |
| 2. | Northeastern Univ. | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | - | - | 140 | 139 | 1 | 24 | 0.92 | - |
| 3. | Univ. of Maine | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | - | - | 197 | 147 | 50 | 24 | 0.71 | - |
| 4. | Providence College | 33 | 17 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 165 | 143 | 22 | 25 | 0.76 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 5. | Univ. of New Hampshire | 33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | - | - | 166 | 129 | 37 | 27 | 0.82 | - |
| 6. | Boston Univ. | 29 | 14 | 0 | 15 | - | - | 115 | 116 | -1 | 20 | 0.69 | - |
| ECAC Ivy | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Cornell Univ. | 31 | 19 | 1 | 11 | - | - | 144 | 110 | 34 | 25 | 0.81 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2. | Yale Univ. | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 127 | 137 | -10 | 23 | 0.85 | - |
| 3. | Princeton Univ. | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | - | - | 93 | 111 | -18 | 20 | 0.80 | - |
| 4. | Harvard Univ. | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | - | - | 103 | 119 | -16 | 17 | 0.65 | - |
| 5. | Dartmouth College | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | - | - | 100 | 138 | -38 | 16 | 0.62 | - |
| 6. | Brown Univ. | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | - | - | 83 | 144 | -61 | 7 | 0.27 | - |
| ECAC West | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Clarkson Univ. | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 202 | 119 | 83 | 35 | 0.95 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2. | Colgate Univ. | 35 | 21 | 2 | 12 | - | - | 194 | 150 | 44 | 25 | 0.71 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 3. | RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) | 29 | 16 | 0 | 13 | - | - | 158 | 118 | 40 | 20 | 0.69 | - |
| 4. | St. Lawrence Univ. | 33 | 15 | 2 | 16 | - | - | 137 | 126 | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | - |
| 5. | Univ. of Vermont | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | - | - | 136 | 173 | -37 | 10 | 0.29 | - |
| Independent | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Air Force Academy | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | - | - | 103 | 128 | -25 | - | - | - |
| 2. | Army (U.S. Military Academy) | 35 | 21 | 1 | 13 | - | - | 230 | 160 | 70 | - | - | - |
| 3. | Northern Arizona University | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. | US International Univ. | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WCHA | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Univ. of Minnesota | 45 | 33 | 0 | 12 | - | - | 261 | 174 | 87 | 40 | 0.89 | Final loss |
| 2. | Michigan Tech | 44 | 29 | 1 | 14 | - | - | 195 | 155 | 40 | 34 | 0.77 | Frozen Four |
| 3. | Univ. of Wisconsin | 42 | 27 | 1 | 14 | - | - | 218 | 155 | 63 | 34 | 0.81 | Champion |
| 4. | Univ. of Denver | 40 | 23 | 2 | 15 | - | - | 233 | 197 | 36 | 32 | 0.80 | - |
| 5. | Univ. of Michigan | 40 | 23 | 0 | 17 | - | - | 185 | 161 | 24 | 30 | 0.75 | - |
| 6. | Univ. of North Dakota | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | - | - | 186 | 168 | 18 | 30 | 0.79 | - |
| 7. | Colorado College | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | - | - | 174 | 183 | -9 | 24 | 0.67 | - |
| 8. | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 39 | 17 | 1 | 21 | - | - | 165 | 197 | -32 | 22 | 0.56 | - |
| 9. | Univ. of Notre Dame | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | - | - | 139 | 166 | -27 | 19 | 0.53 | - |
| 10. | Michigan State Univ. | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | - | - | 116 | 144 | -28 | 15 | 0.42 | - |
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