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1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 29-2 (10-2, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Ed Jucker

PS/G: 72.2 (73rd of 180)

PA/G: 55.1 (4th of 180)

SRS: 22.85 (2nd of 178)

SOS: 5.92 (14th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (66-46) versus Creighton
Won Midwest Regional Final (73-46) versus Colorado
Won National Semifinal (72-70) versus UCLA
Won National Final (71-59) versus Ohio State

NCAA Champion
MVC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1961-62 Season 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
Cincinnati	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 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 5, 1961	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	-7.16	W	63	30		1	0	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
2	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7.40	W	86	67		2	0	W 2	Wisconsin Field House
3	Mon, Dec 11, 1961	REG	@	Drake	MVC	7.64	W	60	59		3	0	W 3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG		Marshall	MAC	-1.27	W	77	49		4	0	W 4	Armory Fieldhouse
5	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	11.67	L	51	52		4	1	L 1	Levitt Arena
6	Thu, Dec 21, 1961	REG		Colorado	Big 8	7.51	W	84	67		5	1	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
7	Tue, Dec 26, 1961	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12.42	W	97	68		6	1	W 2	Madison Square Garden (III)
8	Thu, Dec 28, 1961	REG	N	La Salle	Mid-Atl	1.58	W	64	56		7	1	W 3
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	N	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7.40	W	101	71		8	1	W 4
10	Thu, Jan 4, 1962	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	7.68	W	62	47		9	1	W 5	Armory Fieldhouse
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG		Tulsa	MVC	-6.51	W	72	43		10	1	W 6	Armory Fieldhouse
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1962	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	15.04	L	68	70		10	2	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
13	Tue, Jan 16, 1962	REG		Dayton	Ind	12.15	W	80	61		11	2	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
14	Thu, Jan 18, 1962	REG	@	Duquesne (5)	Ind	14.45	W	62	54		12	2	W 2	Duquesne Gymnasium
15	Thu, Jan 25, 1962	REG		North Texas	MVC	-11.45	W	89	61		13	2	W 3	Armory Fieldhouse
16	Tue, Jan 30, 1962	REG		Drake	MVC	7.64	W	73	52		14	2	W 4	Armory Fieldhouse
17	Thu, Feb 1, 1962	REG	@	Houston	Ind	8.67	W	60	52		15	2	W 5	Jeppesen Field House
18	Sat, Feb 3, 1962	REG	@	North Texas	MVC	-11.45	W	77	50		16	2	W 6	North Texas Men's Gym
19	Thu, Feb 8, 1962	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	7.68	W	54	48		17	2	W 7	Kiel Auditorium
20	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	-6.51	W	70	52		18	2	W 8	Expo Square Pavillion
21	Mon, Feb 12, 1962	REG		George Washington	Southern	-10.09	W	83	43		19	2	W 9	Armory Fieldhouse
22	Fri, Feb 16, 1962	REG		Houston	Ind	8.67	W	59	47		20	2	W 10	Armory Fieldhouse
23	Mon, Feb 19, 1962	REG		Bradley (6)	MVC	15.04	W	72	57		21	2	W 11	Armory Fieldhouse
24	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		Wichita State	MVC	11.67	W	84	63		22	2	W 12	Armory Fieldhouse
25	Thu, Mar 1, 1962	REG		Xavier	Ind	4.67	W	61	58		23	2	W 13	Armory Fieldhouse
26	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	REG	N	Bradley (5)	MVC	15.04	W	61	46		24	2	W 14
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Creighton	Ind	3.97	W	66	46		25	2	W 15	Ahearn Field House
28	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Colorado (9)	Big 8	7.51	W	73	46		26	2	W 16	Ahearn Field House
29	Fri, Mar 23, 1962	NCAA	N	UCLA	AAWU	11.77	W	72	70		27	2	W 17	Freedom Hall
30	Sat, Mar 24, 1962	NCAA	N	Ohio State (1)	Big Ten	24.68	W	71	59		28	2	W 18	Freedom Hall