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1996-97 Butler Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-10 (12-4, 1st in MW Coll MBB)

Coach: Barry Collier

PS/G: 69.6 (168th of 306)

PA/G: 60.7 (14th of 306)

SRS: 7.61 (75th of 305)

SOS: -0.16 (143rd of 305)

ORtg: 103.4 (99th of 306)

DRtg: 90.2 (15th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#14 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (86-69) versus #3 Cincinnati

MW Coll Reg Season Champ
MW Coll Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG	@	Indiana State	MVC	-3.14	W	70	48		1	0	W 1	Hulman Center
2	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	N	Tulane	CUSA	7.98	W	66	63		2	0	W 2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
3	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	N	Villanova (5)	Big East	16.62	L	54	62		2	1	L 1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
4	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	@	American-Puerto Rico			W	84	69		3	1	W 1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
5	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		Anderson (IN)			W	86	47		4	1	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
6	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG		Ball State	MAC	1.80	L	67	71		4	2	L 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
7	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	8.03	L	55	67	OT	4	3	L 2	Carver Arena
8	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG	@	Evansville	MVC	2.74	W	61	50		5	3	W 1	Roberts Stadium
9	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	REG	@	Indiana (13)	Big Ten	13.94	L	84	89	OT	5	4	L 1	Assembly Hall
10	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	@	Florida International	TAAC	-4.65	W	83	67		6	4	W 1	US Century Bank Arena
11	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	REG	@	Florida State	ACC	16.14	L	68	87		6	5	L 1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
12	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG	@	Cleveland State	MW Coll	-6.70	W	79	60		7	5	W 1	Henry J. Goodman Arena
13	Sun, Jan 5, 1997	REG		Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	-4.67	W	75	73		8	5	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
14	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	REG	@	Illinois-Chicago	MW Coll	-1.53	L	80	82	OT	8	6	L 1	UIC Pavilion
15	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	-4.73	W	89	48		9	6	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
16	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	REG		Milwaukee	MW Coll	-11.05	W	75	59		10	6	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		Green Bay	MW Coll	0.89	W	50	43		11	6	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
18	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	REG	@	Detroit Mercy	MW Coll	1.91	L	54	56	OT	11	7	L 1	Calihan Hall
19	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG	@	Northern Illinois	MW Coll	-4.85	W	80	79	OT	12	7	W 1	Chick Evans Fieldhouse
20	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG	@	Wright State	MW Coll	-6.83	L	62	65		12	8	L 1	Ervin J. Nutter Center
21	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	REG		Cleveland State	MW Coll	-6.70	W	84	47		13	8	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG		Detroit Mercy	MW Coll	1.91	W	68	55		14	8	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
23	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Marshall	Southern	-3.01	W	84	57		15	8	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
24	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	-4.73	W	62	56		16	8	W 4	Joseph J. Gentile Center
25	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG		Illinois-Chicago	MW Coll	-1.53	W	67	44		17	8	W 5	Hinkle Fieldhouse
26	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Milwaukee	MW Coll	-11.05	W	74	46		18	8	W 6	Wisconsin Center Arena
27	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	REG	@	Green Bay	MW Coll	0.89	L	56	58	OT	18	9	L 1	Brown County Arena
28	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	REG		Northern Illinois	MW Coll	-4.85	W	64	57		19	9	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
29	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG		Wright State	MW Coll	-6.83	W	75	57		20	9	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	CTOURN	N	Milwaukee	MW Coll	-11.05	W	48	36		21	9	W 3	Ervin J. Nutter Center
31	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	CTOURN	N	Green Bay	MW Coll	0.89	W	57	52	OT	22	9	W 4	Ervin J. Nutter Center
32	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	CTOURN	N	Illinois-Chicago	MW Coll	-1.53	W	69	68		23	9	W 5	Ervin J. Nutter Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (10)	CUSA	20.71	L	69	86		23	10	L 1	Palace of Auburn Hills