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1953-54 Bradley Braves Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-13 (Independent)

Rank: 7th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Forddy Anderson

PS/G: 78.7 (19th of 173)

PA/G: 72.6 (111th of 173)

SRS: 9.04 (27th of 160)

SOS: 3.17 (43rd of 160)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West First Round (61-55) versus Oklahoma City
Won West Regional Semifinal (76-64) versus Colorado
Won West Regional Final (71-57) versus Oklahoma State
Won National Semifinal (74-72) versus Southern California
Lost National Final (92-76) versus La Salle

AP Poll Summary

1953-54 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	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	3/8	Final
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	7

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	Tue, Dec 8, 1953	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	3.23	L	73	77		0	1	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
2	Fri, Dec 11, 1953	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	-5.23	L	64	66		0	2	L 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
3	Sat, Dec 12, 1953	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	4.76	W	78	74		1	2	W 1
4	Mon, Dec 14, 1953	REG		Alabama	SEC	2.73	L	61	63		1	3	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
5	Mon, Dec 21, 1953	REG	@	Southern California	PCC	7.55	W	79	64		2	3	W 1
6	Wed, Dec 23, 1953	REG		Notre Dame (19)	Ind	16.87	W	74	72		3	3	W 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
7	Mon, Dec 28, 1953	REG		Arizona	BIAA	-9.60	W	79	53		4	3	W 3	Robertson Memorial Field House
8	Wed, Dec 30, 1953	REG		Rutgers	Ind	-6.97	W	89	70		5	3	W 4	Robertson Memorial Field House
9	Sat, Jan 2, 1954	REG		Brigham Young (19)	MSAC	2.68	W	77	50		6	3	W 5	Robertson Memorial Field House
10	Sat, Jan 9, 1954	REG		Iowa State	Big 7	-3.58	W	92	76		7	3	W 6	Robertson Memorial Field House
11	Mon, Jan 11, 1954	REG		Drake	Ind	-8.20	W	93	53		8	3	W 7	Robertson Memorial Field House
12	Wed, Jan 13, 1954	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	7.94	W	76	59		9	3	W 8	Robertson Memorial Field House
13	Sat, Jan 16, 1954	REG	@	Louisville	Ind	8.85	L	86	95		9	4	L 1	Jefferson County Armory
14	Mon, Jan 18, 1954	REG		Houston	MVC	-1.02	W	86	71		10	4	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
15	Mon, Feb 1, 1954	REG	@	Arizona	BIAA	-9.60	L	74	87		10	5	L 1	Bear Down Gym
16	Wed, Feb 3, 1954	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	2.96	L	63	66		10	6	L 2	Expo Square Pavillion
17	Sat, Feb 6, 1954	REG	@	Wichita State (14)	MVC	11.08	L	83	91		10	7	L 3	Henrion Gymnasium
18	Tue, Feb 9, 1954	REG		DePaul	Ind	4.39	W	80	69		11	7	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
19	Fri, Feb 12, 1954	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	-0.80	W	97	90		12	7	W 2	Milwaukee Arena
20	Mon, Feb 15, 1954	REG		Louisville	Ind	8.85	L	90	96		12	8	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
21	Sat, Feb 20, 1954	REG	@	Drake	Ind	-8.20	L	74	81		12	9	L 2	Drake Fieldhouse
22	Sun, Feb 28, 1954	REG	@	DePaul	Ind	4.39	L	76	80		12	10	L 3	DePaul Auditorium
23	Wed, Mar 3, 1954	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	7.94	L	79	89		12	11	L 4	Kiel Auditorium
24	Sat, Mar 6, 1954	REG		Tulsa	MVC	2.96	W	90	69		13	11	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Mon, Mar 8, 1954	NCAA	N	Oklahoma City	Ind	6.48	W	61	55		14	11	W 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
26	Fri, Mar 12, 1954	NCAA	N	Colorado	Big 7	4.71	W	76	64		15	11	W 3	Gallagher-Iba Arena
27	Sat, Mar 13, 1954	NCAA	N	Oklahoma State (5)	MVC	14.57	W	71	57		16	11	W 4	Gallagher-Iba Arena
28	Fri, Mar 19, 1954	NCAA	N	Southern California	PCC	7.55	W	74	72		17	11	W 5	Municipal Auditorium
29	Sat, Mar 20, 1954	NCAA	N	La Salle (12)	Ind	14.76	L	76	92		17	12	L 1	Municipal Auditorium