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1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary
Record: 134-106, .558 W-L% (8th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
Regular Season Champion: Ohio State
NCAA Tournament: 1 (Ohio State)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Ohio State and Purdue)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Ohio State)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 1 | Ohio State* RF | 13 | 1 | .929 | 26 | 2 | .929 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 10 | 4 | .714 | 17 | 7 | .708 |
| 3 | Purdue | 9 | 5 | .643 | 17 | 7 | .708 |
| 4 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | .500 | 15 | 8 | .652 |
| 4 | Indiana | 7 | 7 | .500 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
| 4 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | .500 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6 | 8 | .429 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | 17 | .292 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | 14 | .364 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | 15 | .348 |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Purdue | 6 | 8 | 9 |
NCAA Tournament
Regional Semifinal
Ohio State won (93-73) versus Western Kentucky (Mideast Regional)
Regional Final
Ohio State won (74-64) versus Kentucky (Mideast Regional)
National Semifinal
Ohio State won (84-68) versus Wake Forest
National Final
Ohio State lost (71-59) versus Cincinnati
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