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2008-09 Butler Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-6 (15-3, 1st in Horizon MBB)

Rank: 22nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Brad Stevens

PS/G: 67.8 (169th of 344)

PA/G: 57.9 (6th of 344)

SRS: 10.07 (52nd of 330)

SOS: 2.07 (104th of 330)

NCAA Tournament: (#9 seed in South)
Lost South First Round (75-71) versus #8 Louisiana State

Horizon Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2008-09 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	21	17	16	13	11	15	21	24	22	16	22

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 2008	REG	@	Drake	MVC	1.32	W	58	48		1	0	W 1	Knapp Center
2	Wed, Nov 19, 2008	REG		Ball State	MAC	-5.50	W	64	55		2	0	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
3	Sat, Nov 22, 2008	REG		Indiana-South Bend			W	87	33		3	0	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
4	Wed, Nov 26, 2008	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	8.56	W	57	53		4	0	W 4	Hinkle Fieldhouse
5	Sat, Nov 29, 2008	REG		Evansville	MVC	1.87	W	75	59		5	0	W 5	Hinkle Fieldhouse
6	Thu, Dec 4, 2008	REG	@	Cleveland State	Horizon	6.97	W	50	48		6	0	W 6	Henry J. Goodman Arena
7	Sat, Dec 6, 2008	REG	@	Youngstown State	Horizon	-5.25	W	79	71		7	0	W 7	Beeghly Center
8	Wed, Dec 10, 2008	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	2.48	W	87	75		8	0	W 8	Carver Arena
9	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	REG	@	Ohio State (21)	Big Ten	12.48	L	51	54		8	1	L 1	Value City Arena
10	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	REG		Florida Gulf Coast	A-Sun		W	73	53		9	1	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
11	Tue, Dec 23, 2008	REG	@	Xavier (14)	A-10	14.45	W	74	65		10	1	W 2	Cintas Center
12	Tue, Dec 30, 2008	REG		UAB	CUSA	10.05	W	72	68		11	1	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
13	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	REG	@	Valparaiso	Horizon	-4.43	W	75	62		12	1	W 4	Athletics-Recreation Center
14	Thu, Jan 8, 2009	REG		Wright State	Horizon	3.20	W	64	48		13	1	W 5	Hinkle Fieldhouse
15	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	REG		Detroit Mercy	Horizon	-8.08	W	54	50		14	1	W 6	Hinkle Fieldhouse
16	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Horizon	-5.51	W	78	55		15	1	W 7	Joseph J. Gentile Center
17	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	REG	@	Illinois-Chicago	Horizon	0.98	W	59	52		16	1	W 8	UIC Pavilion
18	Thu, Jan 22, 2009	REG		Green Bay	Horizon	5.63	W	68	59		17	1	W 9	Hinkle Fieldhouse
19	Sat, Jan 24, 2009	REG		Milwaukee	Horizon	-0.54	W	78	48		18	1	W 10	Hinkle Fieldhouse
20	Fri, Jan 30, 2009	REG		Valparaiso	Horizon	-4.43	W	59	51		19	1	W 11	Hinkle Fieldhouse
21	Mon, Feb 2, 2009	REG	@	Green Bay	Horizon	5.63	L	66	75		19	2	L 1	Resch Center
22	Thu, Feb 5, 2009	REG	@	Detroit Mercy	Horizon	-8.08	W	66	61		20	2	W 1	Calihan Hall
23	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG	@	Wright State	Horizon	3.20	W	69	51		21	2	W 2	Ervin J. Nutter Center
24	Fri, Feb 13, 2009	REG		Illinois-Chicago	Horizon	0.98	W	80	61		22	2	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
25	Sun, Feb 15, 2009	REG		Loyola (IL)	Horizon	-5.51	L	67	71		22	3	L 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
26	Wed, Feb 18, 2009	REG	@	Milwaukee	Horizon	-0.54	L	60	63		22	4	L 2	U.S. Cellular Arena
27	Sat, Feb 21, 2009	REG	@	Davidson	Southern	8.26	W	75	63		23	4	W 1	Belk Arena
28	Thu, Feb 26, 2009	REG		Youngstown State	Horizon	-5.25	W	78	57		24	4	W 2	Hinkle Fieldhouse
29	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	REG		Cleveland State	Horizon	6.97	W	58	56		25	4	W 3	Hinkle Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sat, Mar 7, 2009	CTOURN		Wright State	Horizon	3.20	W	62	57		26	4	W 4	Hinkle Fieldhouse
31	Tue, Mar 10, 2009	CTOURN		Cleveland State	Horizon	6.97	L	54	57		26	5	L 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 19, 2009	NCAA	N	Louisiana State (21)	SEC	11.87	L	71	75		26	6	L 2	Greensboro Coliseum