1980–81 NAIA men's ice hockey season

This was the 1980-81 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics season:
==NAIA Ice Hockey Championship==
See: 1981 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Note: Select teams from the NCAA also competed in the championship.
==New England Collegiate Hockey Conference==
Curry College, Western New England College, Gordon College, University of New England, Roger Williams, UMass-Boston, and Hawthorne competed.
;Semifinals
*2/20: Hawthorne - Roger Williams 5:1 - Hawthorne 12-2, RW 8-5-1 in league after game
*2/20: UMass-Boston - Western New England College 4:3 - UMB 12-1, WNEC 7-6-1 in league after game 
;Final
*2/21: Hawthorne - UMass-Boston 8:2
;Consolation
*2/21: Roger Williams - Western New England College 10:6
==NAIA District 5 Championship==
Won by Hawthorne. NECHC playoffs may have also served as NAIA District 5 Championship.
==NAIA District 14 Championship==
*2/27: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:3
==Independents==
===Standings===
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 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hawthorne 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michigan-Dearborn 	29 	16 	13 	0 	 	
New England 	19 	6 	11 	2 	 	
St. Scholastica 	30 	16 	12 	2 	 	
Wisconsin-Stout 	26 	3 	23 	0 	 	
===Results===
*10/15: Michigan-Dearborn - St. Clair Saints (ON) 5:4 
*10/?: Vaxjo (Sweden) - Michigan-Dearborn 6:4 
*10/19: Michigan-Dearborn - St. Clair Saints (ON) 8:1
*10/24: Wilfried Laurier (ON) - Guelph (ON) 4:3 - McMaster-Guelph Hockey Tournament
*10/24: McMaster (ON) - Michigan-Dearborn 9:1 - " 
*10/31: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 6:4
*11/1: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 3:1
*11/8: Roger Williams - Franklin Pierce 15:1
*11/11: Roger Williams - Franklin Pierce 15:0 
*11/14: Lake Superior State - Michigan-Dearborn 8:6
*11/14: Minnesota State Mankato - St. Scholastica 8:7
*11/15: Minnesota State Mankato - St. Scholastica 8:3
*11/15: Lake Superior State - Michigan-Dearborn 7:4
*11/15: Hawthorne - Franklin Pierce 15:1
*11/19: Roger Williams - New England 6:4 
*11/20: St. Olaf - Wisconsin-Stout 10:1
*11/21: St. Scolhastica - Concordia 3:3 OT
*11/22: Concordia - St. Scholastica 5:4 OT
*11/23: New England - Western New England 6:4
*11/24: St. Mary's - Wisconsin-Stout 6:4
*11/24: New England - Franklin Pierce 17:1
*11/24: Hawthorne - Curry College 8:1
*11/25: UMass-Boston - Roger Williams 9:3
*11/28: Lake Superior State - St. Scholastica 9:6
*11/29: Lake Superior State - St. Scholastica 9:3
*12/1: New England - Curry College
*12/1: Plymouth State - Hawthorne 3:2
*12/2: Augsburg - Wisconsin-Stout 17:2
*12/3: New England - Hawthorne 4:4
*12/5: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 8:0
*12/5: Hamline - St. Scholastica 6:2
*12/5: Michigan-Dearborn - Kent State 14:3
*12/6: Michigan-Dearborn - Kent State 7:2 
*12/6: Augsburg - St. Scholastica 4:3
*12/6: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 12:2
*12/7: Stonehill - Roger Williams 6:3
*12/12: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 11:2
*12/12: St. Scholastica - Bethel 5:2
*12/13: St. Scholastica - St. Cloud State 6:5
*12/13: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 7:2
*12/15: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Stout 4:1
*12/20: Minnesota State Mankato - St. Scholastica 7:4
*12/21: St. Scholastica - Minnesota State Mankato 5:2
*1/2: Alaska-Anchorage - St. Scholastica 7:5
*1/5: St. Scholastica - Alaska-Anchorage 7:2
*1/5: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 7:3
*1/7: Wisconsin-Stout - Alaska-Fairbanks 3:2
*1/7: St. Scholastica - St. Cloud State 3:2
*1/9: Michigan-Dearborn - Miami (OH) 5:4
*1/9: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 9:5
*1/10: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Superior 4:2
*1/10: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 5:0
*1/10: UMass-Boston - Hawthorne 7:2
*1/13: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 7:3
*1/13: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-Superior 5:5 OT
*1/16: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 15:1
*1/16: Alaska-Anchorage - St. Scholastica 9:2
*1/17: St. Scholastica - Alaska-Anchorage 4:3 OT
*1/17: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 9:4
*1/19: St. Scholastica - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:5
*1/20: St. Scholastica - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:2
*1/23: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 10:5
*1/24: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-Superior 6:3
*1/27: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 6:0
*1/30: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:4
*1/31: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:3
*2/2: St. Mary's - Wisconsin-Stout 7:3
*2/2: Roger Williams - Curry 8:5 - RW 7-6 on season
*2/4: New England - UMass-Boston
*2/4: Hawthorne - Curry College 6:1 - Hawthorne 12-6-2 on season
*2/6: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 6:4
*2/6: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Stout 6:4
*2/6: Air Force - St. Scholastica 8:2
*2/7: Air Force - St. Scholastica 6:4
*2/7: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Stout 5:4
*2/7: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 13:2
*2/7: New England - Roger Williams
*2/8: Roger Williams - Curry 6:5 2OT
*2/9: Hawthorne - UMass-Boston 5:2
*2/10: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:3
*2/13: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Stout 8:5
*2/14: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:2
*2/15: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:1
*2/20: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 7:4
*2/20: St. Scholastica - Illinois-Chicago 5:3
*2/20: Michigan-Dearborn - Kent State 3:2
*2/21: Michigan-Dearborn - Kent State 12:4 
*2/21: St. Scholastica - Illinois-Chicago 5:4 OT
*2/21: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 9:6
*2/23: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Stout 6:4
*2/24: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 11:3
*2/28: St. Scholastica - St. John's 6:4
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