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 |
2/29 |
3/7 |
Final |
| VCU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | REG | N | Arkansas State | ASC | 3.63 | W | 77 | 68 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Dec 1, 1987 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | 14.07 | L | 80 | 93 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | REG | @ | James Madison | CAA | -7.44 | W | 78 | 76 | | 2 | 1 | W 1 | JMU Convocation Center |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | REG | @ | East Carolina | CAA | -10.71 | W | 75 | 70 | | 3 | 1 | W 2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 15, 1987 | REG | | Chattanooga | Southern | -1.73 | W | 74 | 69 | | 4 | 1 | W 3 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 6 | Fri, Dec 18, 1987 | REG | | Richmond | CAA | 3.95 | L | 58 | 60 | | 4 | 2 | L 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | | Virginia | ACC | 8.64 | W | 75 | 66 | | 5 | 2 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | @ | South Alabama | Sun Belt | -3.14 | L | 96 | 100 | | 5 | 3 | L 1 | Jaguar Gym |
| 9 | Mon, Jan 4, 1988 | REG | | Richmond | CAA | 3.95 | W | 72 | 53 | | 6 | 3 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | @ | South Florida | Sun Belt | -7.39 | W | 86 | 66 | | 7 | 3 | W 2 | Sun Dome |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1.02 | L | 67 | 71 | | 7 | 4 | L 1 | Norfolk Scope |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 18, 1988 | REG | | Virginia Tech | Metro | 10.88 | W | 97 | 84 | | 8 | 4 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | | South Florida | Sun Belt | -7.39 | W | 61 | 53 | | 9 | 4 | W 2 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | -0.27 | W | 79 | 74 | | 10 | 4 | W 3 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 15 | Tue, Jan 26, 1988 | REG | @ | Rutgers | A-10 | -9.69 | W | 70 | 60 | | 11 | 4 | W 4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | | South Alabama | Sun Belt | -3.14 | W | 97 | 70 | | 12 | 4 | W 5 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 1, 1988 | REG | @ | George Mason | CAA | -0.66 | L | 60 | 67 | | 12 | 5 | L 1 | Patriot Center |
| 18 | Thu, Feb 4, 1988 | REG | | UAB | Sun Belt | 3.50 | L | 64 | 78 | | 12 | 6 | L 2 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | -5.18 | W | 86 | 64 | | 13 | 6 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 10, 1988 | REG | @ | Cleveland State | Mid-Cont | 5.08 | L | 76 | 83 | | 13 | 7 | L 1 | Woodling Gym |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | @ | UAB | Sun Belt | 3.50 | W | 89 | 88 | | 14 | 7 | W 1 | BJCC Coliseum |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 15, 1988 | REG | @ | Charlotte | Sun Belt | 3.99 | W | 91 | 83 | | 15 | 7 | W 2 | Charlotte Coliseum (I) |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 18, 1988 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | -0.27 | W | 70 | 69 | | 16 | 7 | W 3 | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1.02 | W | 82 | 77 | | 17 | 7 | W 4 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 25 | Mon, Feb 22, 1988 | REG | | Miami (FL) | Ind | -0.15 | L | 93 | 96 | | 17 | 8 | L 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 26 | Thu, Feb 25, 1988 | REG | @ | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | -5.18 | L | 75 | 79 | | 17 | 9 | L 2 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | | Charlotte | Sun Belt | 3.99 | W | 84 | 65 | | 18 | 9 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 28 | Mon, Feb 29, 1988 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 6.61 | L | 75 | 84 | | 18 | 10 | L 1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | CTOURN | | South Florida | Sun Belt | -7.39 | W | 82 | 60 | | 19 | 10 | W 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 6, 1988 | CTOURN | | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1.02 | W | 91 | 69 | | 20 | 10 | W 2 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 31 | Mon, Mar 7, 1988 | CTOURN | | Charlotte | Sun Belt | 3.99 | L | 79 | 81 | | 20 | 11 | L 1 | Richmond Coliseum |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 32 | Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | NIT | @ | Marshall | Southern | 3.07 | W | 81 | 80 | | 21 | 11 | W 1 | Cam Henderson Center |
| 33 | Tue, Mar 22, 1988 | NIT | | Southern Mississippi | Metro | 9.10 | W | 93 | 89 | | 22 | 11 | W 2 | Richmond Coliseum |
| 34 | Fri, Mar 25, 1988 | NIT | @ | Connecticut | Big East | 8.92 | L | 61 | 72 | | 22 | 12 | L 1 | Detrick Gymnasium |
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