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2008-09 UConn Huskies Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 31-5 (15-3, 3rd in Big East MBB)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Calhoun

PS/G: 78.3 (18th of 344)

PA/G: 64.2 (84th of 344)

SRS: 22.17 (2nd of 330)

SOS: 8.57 (15th of 330)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1500

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in West)
Won West First Round (103-47) versus #16 Chattanooga
Won West Second Round (92-66) versus #9 Texas A&M
Won West Regional Semifinal (72-60) versus #5 Purdue
Won West Regional Final (82-75) versus #3 Missouri
Lost National Semifinal (82-73) versus #2 Michigan State

AP Poll Summary

2008-09 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	3/9	Final
UConn	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	5

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 2008	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	-7.17	W	81	55		1	0	W 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2	Mon, Nov 17, 2008	REG		Hartford	AEC	-13.24	W	99	56		2	0	W 2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
3	Fri, Nov 21, 2008	REG	N	La Salle	A-10	3.45	W	89	81		3	0	W 3	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
4	Sun, Nov 23, 2008	REG	N	Miami (FL) (17)	ACC	11.76	W	76	63		4	0	W 4	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
5	Mon, Nov 24, 2008	REG	N	Wisconsin (25)	Big Ten	12.43	W	76	57		5	0	W 5	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
6	Sat, Nov 29, 2008	REG		Bryant	Ind		W	88	58		6	0	W 6	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
7	Mon, Dec 1, 2008	REG		Delaware State	MEAC	-14.53	W	79	49		7	0	W 7	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
8	Thu, Dec 4, 2008	REG	@	Buffalo	MAC	1.44	W	68	64		8	0	W 8	Alumni Arena
9	Mon, Dec 15, 2008	REG		Stony Brook	AEC	-4.82	W	91	57		9	0	W 9	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
10	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	REG	N	Gonzaga (8)	WCC	17.95	W	88	83	OT	10	0	W 10	KeyArena
11	Fri, Dec 26, 2008	REG		Fairfield	MAAC	-2.29	W	75	55		11	0	W 11	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
12	Mon, Dec 29, 2008	REG		Georgetown (11)	Big East	14.39	L	63	74		11	1	L 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
13	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	REG		Rutgers	Big East	1.07	W	80	49		12	1	W 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
14	Tue, Jan 6, 2009	REG	@	West Virginia (25)	Big East	18.57	W	61	55		13	1	W 2	WVU Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	REG	@	Cincinnati	Big East	7.83	W	81	72		14	1	W 3	Fifth Third Arena
16	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	4.28	W	67	55		15	1	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
17	Sun, Jan 18, 2009	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	7.53	W	76	61		16	1	W 5	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
18	Wed, Jan 21, 2009	REG		Villanova (20)	Big East	17.45	W	89	83		17	1	W 6	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
19	Sat, Jan 24, 2009	REG	@	Notre Dame (19)	Big East	12.26	W	69	61		18	1	W 7	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
20	Wed, Jan 28, 2009	REG	@	DePaul	Big East	-1.21	W	71	49		19	1	W 8	Allstate Arena
21	Sat, Jan 31, 2009	REG		Providence	Big East	7.82	W	94	61		20	1	W 9	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
22	Mon, Feb 2, 2009	REG	@	Louisville (5)	Big East	20.87	W	68	51		21	1	W 10	Freedom Hall
23	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	11.90	W	69	61		22	1	W 11	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
24	Wed, Feb 11, 2009	REG		Syracuse (23)	Big East	17.24	W	63	49		23	1	W 12	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
25	Sat, Feb 14, 2009	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	7.53	W	62	54		24	1	W 13	Prudential Center
26	Mon, Feb 16, 2009	REG		Pittsburgh (4)	Big East	21.21	L	68	76		24	2	L 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
27	Sat, Feb 21, 2009	REG		South Florida	Big East	2.63	W	64	50		25	2	W 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
28	Wed, Feb 25, 2009	REG	@	Marquette (8)	Big East	15.06	W	93	82		26	2	W 2	Bradley Center
29	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	REG		Notre Dame	Big East	12.26	W	72	65		27	2	W 3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
30	Sat, Mar 7, 2009	REG	@	Pittsburgh (3)	Big East	21.21	L	60	70		27	3	L 1	Petersen Events Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 12, 2009	CTOURN	N	Syracuse (18)	Big East	17.24	L	117	127	6OT	27	4	L 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 19, 2009	NCAA	N	Chattanooga	Southern	-6.25	W	103	47		28	4	W 1	Wachovia Center
33	Sat, Mar 21, 2009	NCAA	N	Texas A&M	Big 12	10.52	W	92	66		29	4	W 2	Wachovia Center
34	Thu, Mar 26, 2009	NCAA	N	Purdue (17)	Big Ten	16.44	W	72	60		30	4	W 3	University of Phoenix Stadium
35	Sat, Mar 28, 2009	NCAA	N	Missouri (9)	Big 12	19.56	W	82	75		31	4	W 4	University of Phoenix Stadium
36	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	NCAA	N	Michigan State (8)	Big Ten	17.71	L	73	82		31	5	L 1	Ford Field