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1997-98 UConn Huskies Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-5 (15-3, 1st in Big East MBB Big East 6)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Calhoun

PS/G: 76.6 (48th of 308)

PA/G: 63.9 (27th of 308)

SRS: 20.67 (7th of 306)

SOS: 7.89 (30th of 306)

ORtg: 109.6 (25th of 308)

DRtg: 91.3 (12th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in East)
Won East First Round (93-85) versus #15 FDU
Won East Second Round (78-68) versus #7 Indiana
Won East Regional Semifinal (75-74) versus #11 Washington
Lost East Regional Final (75-64) versus #1 North Carolina

Big East Reg Season Champ
Big East 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
UConn	12	12	11	13	13	12	11	10	8	10	8	9	7	6	7	6	6	6

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	REG		Yale	Ivy	-9.71	W	88	57		1	0	W 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG		Boston University	AEC	-0.03	W	68	54		2	0	W 2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
3	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	REG		Rhode Island (20)	A-10	12.57	W	80	67		3	0	W 3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
4	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	REG		Coppin State	MEAC	-2.39	W	72	50		4	0	W 4	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
5	Thu, Nov 27, 1997	REG	N	Florida State	ACC	12.93	L	60	67		4	1	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	N	Arizona State	Pac-10	7.92	W	82	61		5	1	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
7	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG		West Virginia	Big East	16.24	W	88	75		6	1	W 2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
8	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	REG	@	Rutgers	Big East	9.47	W	59	44		7	1	W 3	Louis Brown Athletic Center
9	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	6.03	W	74	63		8	1	W 4	University Hall
10	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG		UNC Wilmington	CAA	0.40	W	93	55		9	1	W 5	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
11	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	11.99	W	72	55		10	1	W 6	Hartford Civic Center
12	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	REG		Hartford	AEC	-4.65	W	100	69		11	1	W 7	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
13	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG		Fairfield	MAAC	-2.86	W	90	63		12	1	W 8	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
14	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG		Notre Dame	Big East	5.54	W	84	58		13	1	W 9	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
15	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Big East	10.87	L	67	76		13	2	L 1	Miami Arena
16	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	REG	@	Boston College	Big East	5.14	W	80	68		14	2	W 1	Silvio O. Conte Forum
17	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	6.24	W	80	59		15	2	W 2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
18	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	REG		Georgetown	Big East	8.75	W	86	72		16	2	W 3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
19	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	L	62	64		16	3	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
20	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG	@	Syracuse (15)	Big East	11.87	W	63	54		17	3	W 1	Carrier Dome
21	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	REG	@	Providence	Big East	7.08	W	63	56		18	3	W 2	Providence Civic Center
22	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	REG		Rutgers	Big East	9.47	W	73	56		19	3	W 3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
23	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	REG		Villanova	Big East	6.75	W	80	65		20	3	W 4	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
24	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG		Stanford (9)	Pac-10	18.95	W	76	56		21	3	W 5	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
25	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	REG	@	West Virginia (16)	Big East	16.24	L	62	80		21	4	L 1	WVU Coliseum
26	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Pittsburgh	Big East	2.66	W	92	67		22	4	W 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
27	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	REG	@	Notre Dame	Big East	5.54	W	88	79		23	4	W 2	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
28	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG	@	Villanova	Big East	6.75	W	83	76		24	4	W 3	CoreStates Center
29	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	REG		Providence	Big East	7.08	W	77	68		25	4	W 4	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
30	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	W	87	58		26	4	W 5	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	CTOURN	N	Providence	Big East	7.08	W	64	55		27	4	W 6	Madison Square Garden (IV)
32	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	Rutgers	Big East	9.47	W	64	50		28	4	W 7	Madison Square Garden (IV)
33	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN	N	Syracuse (22)	Big East	11.87	W	69	64		29	4	W 8	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	NCAA	N	FDU	NEC	2.90	W	93	85		30	4	W 9	Verizon Center
35	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	NCAA	N	Indiana	Big Ten	14.18	W	78	68		31	4	W 10	Verizon Center
36	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	NCAA	N	Washington	Pac-10	10.28	W	75	74		32	4	W 11	Greensboro Coliseum
37	Sat, Mar 21, 1998	NCAA	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	26.67	L	64	75		32	5	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum