The 1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. As a 2 seed, the Fighting Irish defeated the 10 seed James Madison in the second round, 54–45. Notre Dame would fall to BYU in the 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
Players selected in NBA drafts 1 6 Orlando Woolridge Chicago Bulls 1 12 Kelly Tripucka Detroit Pistons 2 25 Tracy Jackson Boston Celtics 8 167 Gilbert Salinas Atlanta Hawks
References