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1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
Record: 231-163, .586 W-L% (5th of 33) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 13.33 (2nd of 33) ▪ SOS: 9.75 (2nd of 33)
Regular Season Champion: Connecticut (Big East 6) and Georgetown (Big East 7)
Tournament Champion: Connecticut
NCAA Tournament: 5 (Boston College, Connecticut, Georgetown, Syracuse and Villanova)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Connecticut, Georgetown and Villanova)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Connecticut, Georgetown, Syracuse and Villanova)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Big East 6 | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Connecticut* RT | 17 | 1 | .944 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 82.6 | 64.7 | 26.0 | 8.2 | *Overall W-L adjusted to 30-2 |
| 2 | Villanova* | 14 | 4 | .778 | 26 | 7 | .788 | 75.5 | 66.6 | 20.3 | 11.5 | |
| 3 | Boston College* | 10 | 8 | .556 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 78.2 | 70.5 | 16.9 | 9.2 | |
| 4 | West Virginia | 7 | 11 | .389 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 79.7 | 76.9 | 11.0 | 8.2 | |
| 5 | St. John's (NY) | 5 | 13 | .278 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 76.1 | 78.6 | 7.5 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 66.8 | 71.4 | 6.0 | 10.7 | |
| Rk | Big East 7 | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Georgetown* R | 13 | 5 | .722 | 29 | 8 | .784 | 81.8 | 69.0 | 22.6 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | Syracuse* F | 12 | 6 | .667 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 76.2 | 68.6 | 19.0 | 11.4 | |
| 3 | Providence | 9 | 9 | .500 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 78.2 | 74.8 | 12.8 | 9.4 | |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 10 | .444 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |
| 5 | Seton Hall | 7 | 11 | .389 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 73.4 | 77.2 | 7.1 | 10.9 | *Overall W-L adjusted to 13-15 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 69.9 | 75.2 | 5.3 | 10.6 | |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 72.1 | 70.8 | 11.0 | 9.6 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | 3/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgetown | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Villanova | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Syracuse | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Boston College | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
NCAA Tournament
First Round
Boston College won (64-51) versus Indiana (Southeast Regional)
Connecticut won (68-59) versus Colgate (Southeast Regional)
Georgetown won (93-56) versus Mississippi Valley State (East Regional)
Syracuse won (88-55) versus Montana State (West Regional)
Villanova won (92-58) versus Portland (Midwest Regional)
Second Round
Boston College lost (103-89) versus Georgia Tech (Southeast Regional)
Connecticut won (95-81) versus Eastern Michigan (Southeast Regional)
Georgetown won (73-62) versus New Mexico (East Regional)
Syracuse won (69-58) versus Drexel (West Regional)
Villanova lost (68-64) versus Louisville (Midwest Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Connecticut lost (60-55) versus Mississippi State (Southeast Regional)
Georgetown won (98-90) versus Texas Tech (East Regional)
Syracuse won (83-81) versus Georgia (West Regional)
Regional Final
Georgetown lost (86-62) versus Massachusetts (East Regional)
Syracuse won (60-57) versus Kansas (West Regional)
National Semifinal
Syracuse won (77-69) versus Mississippi State
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