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1997-98 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 27-6 (14-2, 1st in CUSA MBB American)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bob Huggins

PS/G: 76.1 (57th of 308)

PA/G: 63.2 (21st of 308)

SRS: 17.85 (14th of 306)

SOS: 4.97 (77th of 306)

ORtg: 108.0 (39th of 308)

DRtg: 89.7 (7th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in West)
Won West First Round (65-62) versus #15 Northern Arizona
Lost West Second Round (75-74) versus #10 West Virginia

CUSA Reg Season Champ
CUSA Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Cincinnati	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	18	20	19	17	17	14	9

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG		Detroit Mercy	MW Coll	9.86	W	76	66		1	0	W 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
2	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	REG		Arizona State	Pac-10	7.92	L	79	87		1	1	L 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
3	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-15.16	W	87	57		2	1	W 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
4	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG		Alcorn State	SWAC	-12.49	W	90	76		3	1	W 2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
5	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG		Wright State	MW Coll	-4.35	W	85	60		4	1	W 3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
6	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG	@	Xavier (7)	A-10	19.46	L	68	88		4	2	L 1	Cincinnati Gardens
7	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	11.95	W	81	71		5	2	W 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
8	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-11.11	W	106	53		6	2	W 2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
9	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	REG	N	Massachusetts	A-10	11.99	W	74	66	OT	7	2	W 3	Gund Arena
10	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG		Winthrop	Big South	-20.09	W	79	36		8	2	W 4	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
11	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	REG	@	Houston	CUSA	-7.26	W	81	68		9	2	W 5	Hofheinz Pavilion
12	Thu, Jan 8, 1998	REG		Memphis	CUSA	8.04	W	61	54		10	2	W 6	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
13	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	REG		Marquette (20)	CUSA	10.55	W	68	51		11	2	W 7	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
14	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	REG		Southern Mississippi	CUSA	8.92	W	77	61		12	2	W 8	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
15	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	REG	@	Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	71	57		13	2	W 9	Freedom Hall
16	Tue, Jan 20, 1998	REG	@	Tulane	CUSA	-3.41	W	60	50		14	2	W 10	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
17	Thu, Jan 22, 1998	REG	@	Marquette	CUSA	10.55	L	63	66	OT	14	3	L 1	Bradley Center
18	Sun, Jan 25, 1998	REG		Rhode Island (22)	A-10	12.57	W	88	82		15	3	W 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
19	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	REG		Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	67	61		16	3	W 2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
20	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	REG	@	South Carolina (13)	SEC	12.51	L	65	67		16	4	L 1	Carolina Coliseum
21	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	REG	@	DePaul	CUSA	-2.43	W	109	73		17	4	W 1	Rosemont Horizon
22	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG	@	Charlotte	CUSA	12.21	L	62	69		17	5	L 1	Dale F. Halton Arena
23	Thu, Feb 12, 1998	REG	@	Saint Louis	CUSA	9.47	W	70	43		18	5	W 1	Kiel Center
24	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		South Florida	CUSA	2.69	W	72	55		19	5	W 2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
25	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	REG	@	UAB	CUSA	6.88	W	93	76		20	5	W 3	Bartow Arena
26	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG		DePaul	CUSA	-2.43	W	75	38		21	5	W 4	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
27	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	REG		Charlotte	CUSA	12.21	W	68	67		22	5	W 5	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
28	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG		Saint Louis	CUSA	9.47	W	61	58		23	5	W 6	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	CTOURN		Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	64	50		24	5	W 7	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
30	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN		UAB	CUSA	6.88	W	100	85		25	5	W 8	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
31	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN		Charlotte	CUSA	12.21	W	71	57		26	5	W 9	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	NCAA	N	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	6.50	W	65	62		27	5	W 10	BSU Pavilion
33	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	NCAA	N	West Virginia	Big East	16.24	L	74	75		27	6	L 1	BSU Pavilion