AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/25 |
12/2 |
12/9 |
12/16 |
12/23 |
12/30 |
1/6 |
1/13 |
1/20 |
1/27 |
2/3 |
2/10 |
2/17 |
2/24 |
3/3 |
Final |
| Northwestern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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, Nov 30, 1985 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | 9.93 | L | 72 | 76 | | 0 | 1 | L 1 | Carver Arena |
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| 2 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | REG | | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | 2.65 | W | 82 | 76 | | 1 | 1 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | -5.87 | W | 72 | 70 | | 2 | 1 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 4 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | | Green Bay | Mid-Cont | -12.64 | W | 64 | 55 | | 3 | 1 | W 3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 5 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | -2.12 | L | 70 | 76 | | 3 | 2 | L 1 | Chick Evans Fieldhouse |
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| 6 | Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | REG | | DePaul (18) | Ind | 10.78 | L | 67 | 70 | | 3 | 3 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 7 | Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | REG | @ | Duke (3) | ACC | 22.10 | L | 55 | 78 | | 3 | 4 | L 3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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| 8 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.13 | L | 52 | 57 | | 3 | 5 | L 4 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 9 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | REG | | Indiana | Big Ten | 18.68 | L | 65 | 102 | | 3 | 6 | L 5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 10 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12.60 | L | 77 | 79 | | 3 | 7 | L 6 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 11 | Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | REG | @ | Purdue (19) | Big Ten | 15.77 | L | 64 | 85 | | 3 | 8 | L 7 | Mackey Arena |
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| 12 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | 20.35 | L | 46 | 72 | | 3 | 9 | L 8 | Assembly Hall |
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| 13 | Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | REG | | Iowa | Big Ten | 15.93 | L | 43 | 76 | | 3 | 10 | L 9 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 14 | Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | REG | @ | Michigan (9) | Big Ten | 21.88 | L | 45 | 82 | | 3 | 11 | L 10 | Crisler Arena |
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| 15 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 19.79 | L | 69 | 97 | | 3 | 12 | L 11 | Jenison Field House |
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| 16 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12.60 | L | 60 | 83 | | 3 | 13 | L 12 | St. John Arena |
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| 17 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | @ | Indiana (18) | Big Ten | 18.68 | L | 52 | 77 | | 3 | 14 | L 13 | Assembly Hall |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | REG | | Illinois | Big Ten | 20.35 | L | 52 | 75 | | 3 | 15 | L 14 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 15.77 | L | 50 | 65 | | 3 | 16 | L 15 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 20 | Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7.76 | W | 65 | 60 | | 4 | 16 | W 1 | Williams Arena |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | 15.93 | L | 45 | 76 | | 4 | 17 | L 1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
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| 22 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | REG | | Michigan State (17) | Big Ten | 19.79 | L | 48 | 82 | | 4 | 18 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | REG | | Michigan (10) | Big Ten | 21.88 | L | 64 | 86 | | 4 | 19 | L 3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 24 | Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.13 | L | 68 | 70 | | 4 | 20 | L 4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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