Template:1980–81 ECAC 2 standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| East Region | ||||||||||||||
| Lowell †* | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 125 | 72 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 123 | |
| Merrimack | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 141 | 90 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 191 | 174 | |
| Salem State | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .717 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| New England College | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Colby | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Bowdoin | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Babson | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 85 | 79 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 111 | 87 | |
| Holy Cross | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 133 | 109 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 186 | 171 | |
| American International | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Saint Anselm | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .375 | 91 | 111 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 104 | 142 | |
| New Haven | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Bridgewater State | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Framingham State | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Boston State | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Connecticut | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 49 | 83 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 104 | |
| West Region | ||||||||||||||
| Oswego State † | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .886 | 136 | 73 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 205 | 97 | |
| Plattsburgh State * | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .818 | 131 | 84 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 206 | 124 | |
| Elmira | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 132 | 81 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 161 | 110 | |
| Williams | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .719 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Norwich | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .630 | 126 | 94 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 165 | 141 | |
| Westfield State | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .575 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| North Adams State | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .575 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| RIT | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 62 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 108 | 80 | |
| Potsdam State | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Brockport State | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .405 | 99 | 109 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 122 | 120 | |
| Hamilton | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | .395 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Buffalo | 21 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Geneseo State | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Middlebury | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .250 | 57 | 78 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 77 | 96 | |
| Union | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .231 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Cortland State | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Championships: March 7, 1981 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
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