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1961-62 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-3 (13-1, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Adolph Rupp

PS/G: 82.3 (14th of 180)

PA/G: 65.5 (45th of 180)

SRS: 18.29 (3rd of 178)

SOS: 1.48 (75th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (81-60) versus Butler
Lost Mideast Regional Final (74-64) versus Ohio State

SEC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1961-62 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Kentucky	-	-	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 2, 1961	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	-7.16	W	93	61		1	0	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
2	Mon, Dec 4, 1961	REG		Southern California (4)	AAWU	11.90	L	77	79		1	1	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
3	Mon, Dec 11, 1961	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	7.68	W	86	77		2	1	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG		Baylor	SWC	-9.02	W	94	60		3	1	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
5	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG		Temple	Mid-Atl	6.13	W	78	55		4	1	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
6	Fri, Dec 22, 1961	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-6.49	W	96	69		5	1	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
7	Sat, Dec 23, 1961	REG		Kansas State (4)	Big 8	14.53	W	80	67		6	1	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
8	Wed, Dec 27, 1961	REG		Yale	Ivy	-2.72	W	79	58		7	1	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	100	53		8	1	W 7	Freedom Hall
10	Tue, Jan 2, 1962	REG		Virginia	ACC	-11.28	W	93	73		9	1	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	-1.01	W	89	70		10	1	W 9	Memorial Coliseum
12	Mon, Jan 8, 1962	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	3.53	W	77	68		11	1	W 10	Memorial Gymnasium
13	Fri, Jan 12, 1962	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	3.57	W	84	63		12	1	W 11	Memorial Coliseum
14	Mon, Jan 15, 1962	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	-6.49	W	95	82		13	1	W 12	Armory Fieldhouse
15	Mon, Jan 29, 1962	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	-1.01	W	71	62		14	1	W 13	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 31, 1962	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	-10.19	W	86	59		15	1	W 14	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
17	Fri, Feb 2, 1962	REG	@	Florida	SEC	0.82	W	81	69		16	1	W 15	Florida Gymnasium
18	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG		Mississippi	SEC	-1.45	W	83	60		17	1	W 16	Memorial Coliseum
19	Mon, Feb 12, 1962	REG		Mississippi State (8)	SEC	11.96	L	44	49		17	2	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
20	Mon, Feb 19, 1962	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	3.53	W	87	80		18	2	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	-3.07	W	73	65		19	2	W 2	Foster Auditorium
22	Mon, Feb 26, 1962	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	10.02	W	63	60		20	2	W 3	Auburn Sports Arena
23	Mon, Mar 5, 1962	REG		Tulane	SEC	1.04	W	97	72		21	2	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Mar 10, 1962	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-6.49	W	90	59		22	2	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Butler	Ind	7.54	W	81	60		23	2	W 6	Iowa Field House
26	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Ohio State (1)	Big Ten	24.68	L	64	74		23	3	L 1	Iowa Field House