# 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 5 ESPN | No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 90–77 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| December 10 | No. 11 | Texas | W 66–60 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| December 12 | No. 11 | at Northern Illinois | W 57–55 | 3–0 | Chick Evans Field House (6,076) DeKalb, Illinois |
| December 15 | No. 11 | at No. 7 UCLA | W 99–94 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,072) Los Angeles, California |
| December 19 | No. 6 | at Eastern Michigan | W 57–55 | 5–0 | Bowen Field House (4,600) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 21 | No. 6 | at Northwestern | W 81–75 | 6–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,913) Evanston, Illinois |
| December 22 | No. 6 | vs. Loyola (IL) | W 92–83 | 7–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,263) Evanston, Illinois |
| December 29 | No. 4 | Bradley | W 68–61 | 8–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 2 | No. 3 | at No. 12 Missouri | W 92–79 | 9–0 | Hearnes Center (9,500) Columbia, Missouri |
| January 5 | No. 3 | at Loyola (IL) | W 80–75 | 10–0 | Alumni Gym (3,291) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 7 | No. 2 | Ball State | W 96–79 | 11–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 12 | No. 2 | at Marquette | W 92–85 | 12–0 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 15 | No. 1 | Lamar | W 61–59 | 13–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 18 | No. 1 | Maine | W 93–79 | 14–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 20 | No. 1 | No. 14 LSU | W 78–73 | 15–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 22 | No. 1 | at Alabama-Birmingham | W 57–54 | 16–0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,309) Birmingham, Alabama |
| January 26 | No. 1 | Evansville | W 105–94 | 17–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 28 | No. 1 | at Creighton | W 84–73 | 18–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,000) Omaha, Nebraska |
| February 2 | No. 1 | North Texas | W 102–71 | 19–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 9 | No. 1 | Dayton | W 65–63 | 20–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 13 | No. 1 | at Valparaiso | W 95–71 | 21–0 | Hilltop Gym (4,300) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| February 16 | No. 1 | Butler | W 103–79 | 22–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 18 | No. 1 | La Salle | W 92–75 | 23–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 21 | No. 1 | at Wagner | W 105–89 | 24–0 | Madison Square Garden (18,000) New York |
| February 23 | No. 1 | Loyola (IL) | W 94–87 | 25–0 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 27 | No. 1 | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 74–76 $^{2OT}$ | 25–1 | Joyce Center (11,345) South Bend, Indiana |
| March 1 | No. 1 | Illinois State | W 97–81 | 26–1 | Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 9 | (1 W) No. 1 | vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round | L 71–77 | 26–2 | ASU Activity Center (11,000) Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coaches | 9т | 10 | 10 | 7т | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |