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1961-62 Butler Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 22-6 (Independent)

Coach: Tony Hinkle

PS/G: 74.3 (57th of 180)

PA/G: 68.7 (76th of 180)

SRS: 7.54 (32nd of 178)

SOS: 4.84 (26th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (56-55) versus Bowling Green State
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (81-60) versus Kentucky
Won Mideast Regional Third Place (87-86) versus Western Kentucky

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Dec 1, 1961	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	8.10	L	72	82		0	1	L 1	Huff Hall
2	Tue, Dec 5, 1961	REG		New Mexico State	BIAA	-4.41	W	77	56		1	1	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
3	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	-0.50	W	69	61		2	1	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
4	Tue, Dec 12, 1961	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	15.04	W	80	77		3	1	W 3	Robertson Memorial Field House
5	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG	@	Purdue (6)	Big Ten	11.07	L	57	65		3	2	L 1	Lambert Fieldhouse
6	Sat, Dec 23, 1961	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	2.46	L	72	77		3	3	L 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
7	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG		Toledo	MAC	1.70	W	74	61		4	3	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
8	Mon, Jan 1, 1962	REG		Princeton	Ivy	0.87	W	63	58		5	3	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
9	Tue, Jan 9, 1962	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	83	67		6	3	W 3	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
10	Mon, Feb 12, 1962	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	-2.16	W	88	77		7	3	W 4	Hinkle Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
11	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	NCAA	N	Bowling Green State (8)	MAC	11.28	W	56	55		8	3	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
12	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Kentucky (3)	SEC	18.29	L	60	81		8	4	L 1	Iowa Field House
13	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Western Kentucky	OVC	3.40	W	87	86		9	4	W 1	Iowa Field House