1968-69 Drake Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (13-3, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 11th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Maury John

PS/G: 87.1 (16th of 199)

PA/G: 71.5 (57th of 199)

SRS: 14.65 (6th of 192)

SOS: 4.25 (28th of 192)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (81-63) versus Texas A&M
Won Midwest Regional Final (84-77) versus Colorado State
Lost National Semifinal (85-82) versus UCLA
Won National Third Place (104-84) versus North Carolina

MVC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1968-69 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	Final
Drake	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11

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	Mon, Dec 9, 1968	REG		Marquette	Ind	7.82	W	68	63		1	0	W 1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
2	Sat, Dec 14, 1968	REG		Iowa (19)	Big Ten	9.46	W	89	74		2	0	W 2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
3	Thu, Dec 19, 1968	REG	@	Iowa State	Big 8	0.87	W	81	71		3	0	W 3	The Armory
4	Mon, Dec 23, 1968	REG	@	Pacific	WCAC	2.60	L	75	77		3	1	L 1	Pacific Pavilion
5	Fri, Dec 27, 1968	REG	N	Minnesota	Big Ten	4.60	W	71	48		4	1	W 1
6	Sat, Dec 28, 1968	REG	@	Southern Methodist	SWC	-0.20	W	86	81		5	1	W 2	Moody Coliseum
7	Thu, Jan 2, 1969	REG	@	Memphis	MVC	-3.80	W	73	71		6	1	W 3	Mid-South Coliseum
8	Sat, Jan 4, 1969	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	-8.91	W	104	65		7	1	W 4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
9	Thu, Jan 9, 1969	REG		Wichita State	MVC	0.83	W	86	81		8	1	W 5	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
10	Sat, Jan 11, 1969	REG		Tulsa	MVC	7.94	L	78	86		8	2	L 1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
11	Tue, Jan 14, 1969	REG	@	Cincinnati (19)	MVC	9.62	W	69	64		9	2	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
12	Thu, Jan 23, 1969	REG		Bradley	MVC	3.40	W	93	76		10	2	W 2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
13	Sat, Jan 25, 1969	REG	@	Louisville	MVC	6.86	L	70	84		10	3	L 1	Freedom Hall
14	Thu, Jan 30, 1969	REG	@	North Texas	MVC	3.33	L	99	118		10	4	L 2	North Texas Men's Gym
15	Sat, Feb 1, 1969	REG		Memphis	MVC	-3.80	W	85	72		11	4	W 1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
16	Wed, Feb 5, 1969	REG		Iowa State	Big 8	0.87	W	94	71		12	4	W 2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
17	Tue, Feb 11, 1969	REG		North Texas	MVC	3.33	W	91	67		13	4	W 3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
18	Thu, Feb 13, 1969	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	3.40	W	73	72		14	4	W 4	Robertson Memorial Field House
19	Thu, Feb 20, 1969	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	0.83	W	120	94		15	4	W 5	Levitt Arena
20	Sat, Feb 22, 1969	REG	@	Tulsa (14)	MVC	7.94	W	87	78		16	4	W 6	Expo Square Pavillion
21	Tue, Feb 25, 1969	REG		Cincinnati	MVC	9.62	W	85	68		17	4	W 7	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
22	Sat, Mar 1, 1969	REG		Louisville (11)	MVC	6.86	W	101	67		18	4	W 8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
23	Thu, Mar 6, 1969	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	-8.91	W	93	78		19	4	W 9	St. Louis Arena
24	Sat, Mar 8, 1969	REG	N	Louisville (15)	MVC	6.86	W	77	73		20	4	W 10
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Thu, Mar 13, 1969	NCAA	N	Texas A&M	SWC	-1.60	W	81	63		21	4	W 11	Ahearn Field House
26	Sat, Mar 15, 1969	NCAA	N	Colorado State	Ind	4.23	W	84	77		22	4	W 12	Ahearn Field House
27	Thu, Mar 20, 1969	NCAA	N	UCLA (1)	Pac-8	26.69	L	82	85		22	5	L 1	Freedom Hall
28	Sat, Mar 22, 1969	NCAA	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	18.39	W	104	84		23	5	W 1	Freedom Hall