Template:1980–81 Big Ten ice hockey standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Minnesota† | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 61 | 35 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 261 | 174 | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 218 | 155 | |
| Michigan | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 42 | 54 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 185 | 161 | |
| Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 116 | 144 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||