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1996-97 Men's Big East Conference Schedule and Results

1995-96 Big East 1997-98 Big East

Record: 232-169, .579 W-L% (6th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 10.42 (4th of 31)

SOS: 7.70 (4th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Boston College (Big East 6), Villanova (Big East 6) and Georgetown (Big East 7)

Player of the Year: Pat Garrity

Coach of the Year: John MacLeod

Conference Tournament Champion: Boston College

NCAA Tournament: 4 teams (Boston College, Villanova, Georgetown and Providence)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Boston College, Syracuse and Villanova)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Boston College and Villanova)

129 Games

Conference games only

129 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Seton Hall	51	Georgetown	55
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	St. John's (NY)	61	Miami (FL)	57
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Rutgers	64	Boston College	73
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Connecticut	49	Pittsburgh	56
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	West Virginia	101	Syracuse	79
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Providence	64	Villanova	75
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Boston College	54	Connecticut	61
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Syracuse	63	Miami (FL)	67
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Notre Dame	59	Providence	82
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Georgetown	68	Rutgers	75
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Villanova	82	St. John's (NY)	70
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Pittsburgh	51	Seton Hall	53
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Miami (FL)	62	Boston College	65
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Syracuse	52	Notre Dame	69
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	St. John's (NY)	67	Providence	77
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Connecticut	66	Rutgers	57
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Seton Hall	67	Villanova	88
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Georgetown	70	West Virginia	68
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	West Virginia	62	Connecticut	79
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Miami (FL)	69	Georgetown	67
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Notre Dame	53	Rutgers	70
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Boston College	80	Seton Hall	64
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Pittsburgh	64	St. John's (NY)	75
Mon, Jan 6, 1997	Villanova	68	Providence	91
Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Notre Dame	57	Georgetown	70
Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Boston College	94	Syracuse	83
Wed, Jan 8, 1997	St. John's (NY)	71	Connecticut	67	OT
Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Miami (FL)	72	Pittsburgh	76
Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Seton Hall	76	West Virginia	91
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Connecticut	69	Georgetown	54
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Boston College	73	Notre Dame	61
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Rutgers	67	Pittsburgh	75
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Providence	66	Seton Hall	73
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Miami (FL)	61	Villanova	59
Sun, Jan 12, 1997	West Virginia	90	St. John's (NY)	77
Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Georgetown	74	Boston College	81
Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Villanova	68	Notre Dame	57
Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Providence	69	Miami (FL)	71
Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Syracuse	83	Seton Hall	66
Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Rutgers	58	West Virginia	56
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Georgetown	65	Miami (FL)	68	OT
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	St. John's (NY)	60	Pittsburgh	55
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Notre Dame	73	Syracuse	58
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Rutgers	56	Villanova	79
Sun, Jan 19, 1997	West Virginia	61	Providence	74
Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Syracuse	62	Villanova	60
Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Pittsburgh	61	Boston College	81
Tue, Jan 21, 1997	St. John's (NY)	57	Georgetown	62
Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Connecticut	46	Miami (FL)	69
Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Seton Hall	72	Notre Dame	86
Wed, Jan 22, 1997	West Virginia	81	Rutgers	69
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Villanova	84	Boston College	66
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Pittsburgh	89	Georgetown	71
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Providence	72	St. John's (NY)	59
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Notre Dame	66	West Virginia	67
Sun, Jan 26, 1997	Syracuse	65	Connecticut	53
Sun, Jan 26, 1997	Seton Hall	75	Rutgers	72
Mon, Jan 27, 1997	Villanova	67	Georgetown	78
Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Seton Hall	60	Syracuse	93
Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Providence	62	Connecticut	47
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Notre Dame	64	Pittsburgh	88
Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Rutgers	49	St. John's (NY)	47
Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Boston College	76	West Virginia	89
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Boston College	71	Providence	83
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Connecticut	62	Seton Hall	55
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Georgetown	71	St. John's (NY)	68
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Villanova	70	Syracuse	60
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Pittsburgh	59	West Virginia	74
Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Miami (FL)	59	Rutgers	60
Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Georgetown	52	Connecticut	51
Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Syracuse	71	Boston College	79
Tue, Feb 4, 1997	St. John's (NY)	70	Notre Dame	75
Tue, Feb 4, 1997	West Virginia	70	Villanova	81
Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Pittsburgh	63	Miami (FL)	78
Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Rutgers	67	Providence	73
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Rutgers	50	Miami (FL)	53
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Connecticut	65	Notre Dame	71	OT
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Seton Hall	71	Pittsburgh	79
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Georgetown	74	Syracuse	77
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Providence	78	West Virginia	90	OT
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sun, Feb 9, 1997	St. John's (NY)	80	Boston College	81	OT
Mon, Feb 10, 1997	Miami (FL)	61	Seton Hall	51
Tue, Feb 11, 1997	West Virginia	76	Notre Dame	90
Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Connecticut	61	Boston College	56
Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Providence	69	Georgetown	75
Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Villanova	89	Pittsburgh	95
Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Syracuse	87	St. John's (NY)	91
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Miami (FL)	52	Connecticut	72
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Pittsburgh	70	Providence	84
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	St. John's (NY)	73	Rutgers	58
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Syracuse	87	West Virginia	77	OT
Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Seton Hall	57	Boston College	74
Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Notre Dame	70	Villanova	75
Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Connecticut	66	Syracuse	71	OT
Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Providence	79	Rutgers	74
Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Notre Dame	74	Seton Hall	85
Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Boston College	59	Miami (FL)	57
Wed, Feb 19, 1997	St. John's (NY)	54	Villanova	65
Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Georgetown	76	Pittsburgh	57
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Providence	74	Notre Dame	86	OT
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	West Virginia	80	Seton Hall	71
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Miami (FL)	73	St. John's (NY)	77
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Rutgers	62	Syracuse	92
Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Boston College	71	Pittsburgh	75
Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Connecticut	58	Villanova	65
Mon, Feb 24, 1997	Syracuse	91	Providence	82	OT
Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Pittsburgh	77	Connecticut	74
Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Miami (FL)	60	Notre Dame	69
Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Rutgers	59	Georgetown	69
Wed, Feb 26, 1997	St. John's (NY)	66	Seton Hall	62
Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Villanova	76	West Virginia	83
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Notre Dame	74	Boston College	76
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Seton Hall	73	Connecticut	60
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	West Virginia	82	Miami (FL)	54
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Villanova	84	Rutgers	74
Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Georgetown	67	Providence	56
Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Pittsburgh	65	Syracuse	63
Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Connecticut	62	Pittsburgh	63		BIGE First Round
Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Providence	77	Rutgers	56		BIGE First Round
Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Miami (FL)	76	St. John's (NY)	68	OT	BIGE First Round
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Notre Dame	66	Syracuse	84		BIGE First Round
Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Seton Hall	57	West Virginia	77		BIGE First Round
Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Georgetown	63	Miami (FL)	59		BIGE Quarterfinal
Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Boston College	76	Pittsburgh	68		BIGE Quarterfinal
Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Syracuse	70	Villanova	80		BIGE Quarterfinal
Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Providence	76	West Virginia	69		BIGE Quarterfinal
Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Boston College	70	Georgetown	58		BIGE Semifinal
Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Providence	63	Villanova	73		BIGE Semifinal
Sat, Mar 8, 1997	Boston College	70	Villanova	58		BIGE Final

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