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1961-62 Creighton Bluejays Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 21-5 (Independent)

Coach: Red McManus

PS/G: 74.6 (52nd of 180)

PA/G: 65.3 (41st of 180)

SRS: 3.97 (54th of 178)

SOS: 2.86 (50th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest First Round (87-83) versus Memphis
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (66-46) versus Cincinnati
Won Midwest Regional Third Place (63-61) versus Texas Tech

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
Creighton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	73	71		1	0	W 1	Omaha Civic Auditorium
2	Tue, Dec 12, 1961	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	8.10	L	61	70		1	1	L 1	Huff Hall
3	Thu, Dec 14, 1961	REG		Denver	MSAC	-9.90	W	60	59		2	1	W 1	Omaha Civic Auditorium
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	0.99	L	56	59		2	2	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
5	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG		Gonzaga	Ind	-4.32	W	82	77		3	2	W 1	Omaha Civic Auditorium
6	Wed, Dec 20, 1961	REG		UCLA	AAWU	11.77	W	74	72		4	2	W 2	Omaha Civic Auditorium
7	Thu, Dec 21, 1961	REG		Rice	SWC	1.72	W	91	57		5	2	W 3	Omaha Civic Auditorium
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1961	REG		Princeton	Ivy	0.87	W	63	54		6	2	W 4	Omaha Civic Auditorium
9	Sat, Jan 13, 1962	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12.42	L	52	72		6	3	L 1	Alumni Hall
10	Mon, Jan 15, 1962	REG	@	Seton Hall	Ind	-5.95	L	80	86		6	4	L 2	Walsh Gymnasium
11	Sat, Feb 3, 1962	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	6.30	W	68	67		7	4	W 1	Iowa Field House
12	Mon, Feb 5, 1962	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	6.24	W	79	72		8	4	W 2	Milwaukee Arena
13	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	74	71		9	4	W 3	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
14	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG	@	Air Force	Ind	-3.10	W	61	60		10	4	W 4	Cadet Gymnasium
15	Mon, Feb 19, 1962	REG		Centenary (LA)	Ind	-4.22	W	77	70		11	4	W 5	Omaha Civic Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
16	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	NCAA	N	Memphis	Ind	5.12	W	87	83		12	4	W 6	Moody Coliseum
17	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (2)	MVC	22.85	L	46	66		12	5	L 1	Ahearn Field House
18	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Texas Tech	SWC	6.89	W	63	61		13	5	W 1	Ahearn Field House