1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record20–7 (13–5, 3rd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1980–81 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oregon State171 .944262  .929
No. 3 Arizona State162 .889244  .857
No. 10 UCLA135 .722207  .741
USC99 .5001413  .519
Washington810 .4441413  .519
Arizona810 .4441314  .481
Oregon612 .3331314  .481
California513 .2781314  .481
Stanford513 .278918  .333
Washington State315 .1671017  .370
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown was the head coach, and the Bruins started the season ranked 6th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 6–0 and were ranked a season high #3 in the A.P. Poll. The Bruins then lost at #1 ranked DePaul 93–77 on December 27. UCLA's team finished 3rd in the Pac-10 regular season. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament but were upset by BYU in the first round, finishing 10th in the AP poll. Larry Brown coached his second and final year at UCLA.