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1961-62 NYU Violets Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 20-5 (3-2, 3rd in Metro NY MBB)

Coach: Lou Rossini

PS/G: 78.2 (31st of 180)

PA/G: 67.9 (66th of 180)

SRS: 6.51 (37th of 178)

SOS: -1.54 (111th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (70-50) versus Massachusetts
Lost East Regional Semifinal (79-76) versus Villanova
Won East Regional Third Place (94-85) versus Saint Joseph's

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
NYU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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		Virginia Tech	Southern	4.90	W	73	70		1	0	W 1	Alumni Gymnasium
2	Fri, Dec 8, 1961	REG		Denver	MSAC	-9.90	W	83	69		2	0	W 2	Alumni Gymnasium
3	Wed, Dec 13, 1961	REG	@	Iona	Ind	-13.78	W	78	65		3	0	W 3	O'Connell Gym
4	Fri, Dec 15, 1961	REG		Syracuse	Ind	-19.77	W	122	59		4	0	W 4	Alumni Gymnasium
5	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	81	73		5	0	W 5	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
6	Tue, Dec 26, 1961	REG		Dayton	Ind	12.15	L	67	75		5	1	L 1	Alumni Gymnasium
7	Thu, Dec 28, 1961	REG		Providence	Ind	2.15	W	73	61		6	1	W 1	Alumni Gymnasium
8	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	N	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12.42	L	57	77		6	2	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
9	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	Mid-Atl	5.04	L	55	59		6	3	L 2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
10	Thu, Feb 8, 1962	REG		Temple	Mid-Atl	6.13	W	78	73		7	3	W 1	Alumni Gymnasium
11	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG	@	Army	Ind	-6.52	W	69	61		8	3	W 2	USMA Fieldhouse
12	Thu, Feb 15, 1962	REG		West Virginia	Southern	9.39	W	85	75		9	3	W 3	Madison Square Garden (III)
13	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG	@	Georgetown	Ind	-4.73	W	76	67		10	3	W 4	McDonough Gymnasium
14	Thu, Feb 22, 1962	REG		Holy Cross	Ind	6.34	W	84	80		11	3	W 5	Alumni Gymnasium
15	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	-19.84	W	69	64		12	3	W 6	Alumni Gymnasium
16	Thu, Mar 1, 1962	REG	N	Manhattan	Metro NY	-1.56	W	88	73		13	3	W 7	Madison Square Garden (III)
17	Sat, Mar 3, 1962	REG		Boston University	Ind	-23.43	W	91	69		14	3	W 8	Alumni Gymnasium
18	Thu, Mar 8, 1962	REG		Fordham	Metro NY	-4.93	W	67	63		15	3	W 9	Alumni Gymnasium
19	Sat, Mar 10, 1962	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12.42	L	58	70		15	4	L 1	Alumni Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
20	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	NCAA	N	Massachusetts	Yankee	-16.94	W	70	50		16	4	W 1	The Palestra
21	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Villanova	Ind	13.74	L	76	79		16	5	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Saint Joseph's	Mid-Atl	5.04	W	94	85		17	5	W 1	Cole Fieldhouse