1980–81 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1980–81 Temple Owls men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record20–8 (9–2 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
1980–81 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
American 11 0   1.000 24 6   .800
Saint Joseph's 9 2   .818 25 8   .758
Temple 9 2   .818 20 8   .714
La Salle 8 3   .727 14 13   .519
Drexel 6 5   .545 14 13   .519
Hofstra 5 6   .455 12 15   .444
West
Lafayette 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Rider 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Bucknell 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Lehigh 6 10   .375 14 12   .538
Delaware 3 13   .188 6 19   .240
West Chester 2 14   .125 7 20   .259
1981 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1980–81 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.