1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament 3-Seed, Elite Eight
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record25–7 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
1980–81 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Utah 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 17 Wyoming 13 3   .813 24 6   .800
No. 16 BYU 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
UTEP 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
San Diego State 8 8   .500 15 12   .556
Hawaii 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
New Mexico 6 10   .375 11 15   .423
Air Force 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Colorado State 1 15   .063 3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.