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1975-76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 31-2 (Independent)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Tom Young

PS/G: 93.3 (5th of 238)

PA/G: 76.9 (154th of 238)

SRS: 14.68 (12th of 234)

SOS: -1.01 (131st of 234)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (54-53) versus Princeton
Won East Regional Semifinal (93-79) versus Connecticut
Won East Regional Final (91-75) versus Virginia Military Institute
Lost National Semifinal (86-70) versus Michigan
Lost National Third Place (106-92) versus UCLA

AP Poll Summary

1975-76 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	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	3/1	3/8	Final
Rutgers	-	-	-	15	15	14	12	10	7	5	7	5	4	3	3	3	4

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

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Dec 4, 1975	REG	N	Purdue	Big Ten	13.42	W	81	73		1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Dec 6, 1975	REG		Seton Hall	Ind	-1.38	W	119	93		2	0	W 2	College Avenue Gymnasium
3	Tue, Dec 9, 1975	REG	@	Boston College	Ind	-4.32	W	105	82		3	0	W 3	Roberts Center
4	Thu, Dec 11, 1975	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	1.11	W	95	80		4	0	W 4
5	Sat, Dec 13, 1975	REG		Connecticut	Yankee	0.98	W	96	83		5	0	W 5	College Avenue Gymnasium
6	Sat, Dec 20, 1975	REG	@	Temple	ECC	-5.89	W	95	62		6	0	W 6	McGonigle Hall
7	Mon, Dec 29, 1975	REG	N	The Citadel	Southern	-9.64	W	96	73		7	0	W 7
8	Tue, Dec 30, 1975	REG	N	Georgia Tech	Metro	1.49	W	94	87		8	0	W 8
9	Fri, Jan 2, 1976	REG	@	Stetson	Ind	-6.81	W	91	70		9	0	W 9	Edmunds Center
10	Sat, Jan 10, 1976	REG	@	Fordham	Ind	-10.22	W	93	55		10	0	W 10	Rose Hill Gymnasium
11	Wed, Jan 14, 1976	REG	@	Columbia	Ivy	-11.56	W	94	65		11	0	W 11	Levien Gymnasium
12	Sat, Jan 17, 1976	REG		Bucknell	ECC	-11.90	W	105	82		12	0	W 12	College Avenue Gymnasium
13	Tue, Jan 20, 1976	REG	@	Lehigh	ECC	-18.58	W	102	87		13	0	W 13	Taylor Gym
14	Sat, Jan 24, 1976	REG	@	Lafayette	ECC	-1.52	W	113	79		14	0	W 14	Allan P. Kirby Field House
15	Tue, Jan 27, 1976	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	0.98	W	102	71		15	0	W 15	College Avenue Gymnasium
16	Mon, Feb 2, 1976	REG	@	Princeton (15)	Ivy	6.64	W	75	62		16	0	W 16	Jadwin Gymnasium
17	Thu, Feb 5, 1976	REG	N	West Virginia	Ind	4.64	W	86	76		17	0	W 17	Madison Square Garden (IV)
18	Sat, Feb 7, 1976	REG		Navy	Ind	-6.92	W	86	71		18	0	W 18	College Avenue Gymnasium
19	Mon, Feb 9, 1976	REG		Delaware	ECC	-10.34	W	110	87		19	0	W 19	College Avenue Gymnasium
20	Sat, Feb 14, 1976	REG		Manhattan	Ind	-0.17	W	92	81		20	0	W 20	College Avenue Gymnasium
21	Wed, Feb 18, 1976	REG		Syracuse	Ind	2.66	W	93	80		21	0	W 21	College Avenue Gymnasium
22	Sat, Feb 21, 1976	REG	N	American	ECC	-7.49	W	94	79		22	0	W 22
23	Wed, Feb 25, 1976	REG	@	William & Mary	Southern	-1.74	W	100	90		23	0	W 23	William & Mary Hall
24	Sat, Feb 28, 1976	REG	N	Long Island University	Ind	-5.72	W	103	87		24	0	W 24
25	Mon, Mar 1, 1976	REG		St. Bonaventure	Ind	3.65	W	85	80		25	0	W 25	College Avenue Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Thu, Mar 4, 1976	CTOURN	@	Long Island University	Ind	-5.72	W	104	76		26	0	W 26	Madison Square Garden (IV)
27	Sat, Mar 6, 1976	CTOURN	@	St. John's (NY) (16)	Ind	7.90	W	70	67		27	0	W 27	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sat, Mar 13, 1976	NCAA	N	Princeton	Ivy	6.64	W	54	53		28	0	W 28	Providence Civic Center
29	Thu, Mar 18, 1976	NCAA	N	Connecticut	Yankee	0.98	W	93	79		29	0	W 29	Greensboro Coliseum
30	Sat, Mar 20, 1976	NCAA	N	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	0.55	W	91	75		30	0	W 30	Greensboro Coliseum
31	Sat, Mar 27, 1976	NCAA	N	Michigan (9)	Big Ten	18.25	L	70	86		30	1	L 1	The Spectrum
32	Mon, Mar 29, 1976	NCAA	N	UCLA (5)	Pac-8	17.81	L	92	106		30	2	L 2	The Spectrum