AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/30 |
12/7 |
12/14 |
12/21 |
12/28 |
1/4 |
1/11 |
1/18 |
1/25 |
2/1 |
2/8 |
2/15 |
2/22 |
3/1 |
Final |
| Tulsa | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1981 | REG | | U.S. International | Ind | -11.24 | W | 89 | 62 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 2 | Thu, Dec 3, 1981 | REG | @ | North Carolina (1) | ACC | 20.17 | L | 70 | 78 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Carmichael Auditorium |
| 3 | Tue, Dec 8, 1981 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 7.69 | W | 93 | 82 | | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Gallagher Hall |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 11, 1981 | REG | | Texas Christian | SWC | 6.28 | W | 72 | 62 | | 3 | 1 | W 2 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | REG | | Oral Roberts | MW City | 1.55 | W | 80 | 63 | | 4 | 1 | W 3 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 6 | Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | REG | | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7.36 | W | 98 | 96 | | 5 | 1 | W 4 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 7 | Mon, Jan 4, 1982 | REG | | Creighton | MVC | -2.24 | W | 80 | 55 | | 6 | 1 | W 5 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | REG | @ | New Mexico State | MVC | 5.06 | L | 66 | 74 | | 6 | 2 | L 1 | Pan American Center |
| 9 | Mon, Jan 11, 1982 | REG | @ | West Texas A&M | MVC | 2.51 | W | 98 | 84 | | 7 | 2 | W 1 | WT Fieldhouse |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 14, 1982 | REG | | Drake | MVC | 0.84 | W | 71 | 54 | | 8 | 2 | W 2 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | REG | | Wichita State (16) | MVC | 13.51 | W | 99 | 88 | | 9 | 2 | W 3 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 12 | Thu, Jan 21, 1982 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | -3.31 | W | 77 | 74 | | 10 | 2 | W 4 | SIU Arena |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | -2.72 | L | 59 | 60 | | 10 | 3 | L 1 | Hulman Center |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 28, 1982 | REG | | West Texas A&M | MVC | 2.51 | W | 68 | 61 | | 11 | 3 | W 1 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 30, 1982 | REG | | New Mexico State | MVC | 5.06 | W | 76 | 72 | | 12 | 3 | W 2 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | 13.51 | W | 80 | 75 | | 13 | 3 | W 3 | Levitt Arena |
| 17 | Thu, Feb 11, 1982 | REG | | Illinois State | MVC | 6.16 | W | 78 | 67 | | 14 | 3 | W 4 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 13, 1982 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | -2.24 | W | 70 | 63 | | 15 | 3 | W 5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 19 | Mon, Feb 15, 1982 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | 0.84 | L | 55 | 56 | | 15 | 4 | L 1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | REG | | Indiana State | MVC | -2.72 | W | 77 | 64 | | 16 | 4 | W 1 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 22, 1982 | REG | | Southern Illinois | MVC | -3.31 | W | 85 | 67 | | 17 | 4 | W 2 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 25, 1982 | REG | | Oral Roberts | MW City | 1.55 | W | 91 | 70 | | 18 | 4 | W 3 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | 9.49 | L | 79 | 82 | | 18 | 5 | L 1 | Robertson Memorial Field House |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 24 | Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | CTOURN | | Creighton | MVC | -2.24 | W | 106 | 81 | | 19 | 5 | W 1 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 6, 1982 | CTOURN | | New Mexico State | MVC | 5.06 | W | 85 | 61 | | 20 | 5 | W 2 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 26 | Sun, Mar 7, 1982 | CTOURN | | Illinois State | MVC | 6.16 | W | 90 | 77 | | 21 | 5 | W 3 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 13, 1982 | NCAA | N | Houston | SWC | 12.94 | L | 74 | 78 | | 21 | 6 | L 1 | Mabee Center |
Additional Schedule Records