AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/27 |
12/4 |
12/11 |
12/18 |
12/25 |
1/3 |
1/8 |
1/15 |
1/22 |
1/29 |
2/5 |
2/12 |
2/19 |
2/26 |
3/5 |
Final |
| Iowa State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | REG | | Northeastern Illinois | | | W | 129 | 69 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 2 | Fri, Dec 1, 1978 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | 1.89 | L | 54 | 55 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 4, 1978 | REG | | Drake | MVC | 0.59 | L | 77 | 86 | | 1 | 2 | L 2 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 4 | Thu, Dec 7, 1978 | REG | | San Jose State | PCAA | -5.33 | W | 91 | 73 | | 2 | 2 | W 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 11, 1978 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | 17.60 | L | 66 | 67 | | 2 | 3 | L 1 | Iowa Field House |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | REG | | Northwest Missouri State | | | W | 77 | 54 | | 3 | 3 | W 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 18, 1978 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | 12.37 | L | 70 | 80 | | 3 | 4 | L 1 | Mississippi Coliseum |
| 8 | Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | REG | @ | Kansas (18) | Big 8 | 6.05 | L | 55 | 75 | | 3 | 5 | L 2 | Kemper Arena |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | REG | N | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4.31 | W | 62 | 61 | | 4 | 5 | W 1 | Kemper Arena |
| 10 | Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | REG | N | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1.86 | L | 75 | 87 | | 4 | 6 | L 1 | Kemper Arena |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | REG | | Minnesota State | | | W | 102 | 63 | | 5 | 6 | W 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | REG | | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3.75 | L | 68 | 72 | | 5 | 7 | L 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4.31 | W | 79 | 66 | | 6 | 7 | W 1 | Ahearn Field House |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | REG | | Colorado | Big 8 | 0.88 | W | 60 | 59 | | 7 | 7 | W 2 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | REG | | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1.86 | W | 72 | 70 | | 8 | 7 | W 3 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | 6.05 | L | 71 | 80 | | 8 | 8 | L 1 | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 27, 1979 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8.26 | L | 83 | 98 | | 8 | 9 | L 2 | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 18 | Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | REG | | Missouri | Big 8 | 2.61 | L | 80 | 84 | OT | 8 | 10 | L 3 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 3, 1979 | REG | | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4.31 | L | 60 | 62 | | 8 | 11 | L 4 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | 0.88 | L | 71 | 78 | | 8 | 12 | L 5 | Balch Fieldhouse |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 10, 1979 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3.75 | W | 48 | 46 | | 9 | 12 | W 1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | REG | | Kansas | Big 8 | 6.05 | W | 68 | 66 | | 10 | 12 | W 2 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 17, 1979 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1.86 | L | 58 | 73 | | 10 | 13 | L 1 | Gallagher Hall |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | REG | | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8.26 | W | 66 | 65 | | 11 | 13 | W 1 | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 24, 1979 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | 2.61 | L | 67 | 73 | | 11 | 14 | L 1 | Hearnes Center |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 26 | Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | CTOURN | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | 6.05 | L | 70 | 91 | | 11 | 15 | L 2 | Allen Fieldhouse |
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