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1959-60 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-6 (11-3, 2nd in SEC MBB)

Rank: 13th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Whack Hyder

PS/G: 69.2 (106th of 181)

PA/G: 59.8 (17th of 181)

SRS: 8.46 (26th of 175)

SOS: -0.88 (92nd of 175)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (57-54) versus Ohio
Lost Mideast Regional Final (86-69) versus Ohio State

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AP Poll Summary

1959-60 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	Final
Georgia Tech	8	10	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	13

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 1, 1959	REG	@	Duke	ACC	3.97	W	59	49		1	0	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
2	Thu, Dec 3, 1959	REG		Furman	Southern	-8.14	W	91	63		2	0	W 2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3	Sat, Dec 5, 1959	REG		Louisville	Ind	6.15	W	68	56		3	0	W 3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4	Tue, Dec 8, 1959	REG		Alabama	SEC	-10.21	W	69	53		4	0	W 4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5	Thu, Dec 10, 1959	REG	@	South Carolina	ACC	-6.70	W	70	64		5	0	W 5	Carolina Fieldhouse
6	Sat, Dec 19, 1959	REG		NC State	ACC	4.07	W	80	53		6	0	W 6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7	Mon, Dec 21, 1959	REG	@	Southern Methodist	SWC	8.72	L	71	80		6	1	L 1	Moody Coliseum
8	Tue, Dec 22, 1959	REG	@	Texas Tech	SWC	-3.28	W	63	60		7	1	W 1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
9	Thu, Dec 31, 1959	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	-6.28	W	83	65		8	1	W 2	Woodruff Hall
10	Sat, Jan 2, 1960	REG	@	Kentucky (13)	SEC	9.28	W	62	54		9	1	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 9, 1960	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	-5.65	W	82	60		10	1	W 4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
12	Mon, Jan 11, 1960	REG		Mississippi	SEC	-6.53	W	91	66		11	1	W 5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 13, 1960	REG		Georgia	SEC	-6.28	W	80	64		12	1	W 6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
14	Sat, Jan 16, 1960	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	-0.98	W	74	66		13	1	W 7	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
15	Tue, Jan 19, 1960	REG		Auburn	SEC	2.02	L	59	66		13	2	L 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 23, 1960	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-0.45	W	74	69		14	2	W 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
17	Mon, Jan 25, 1960	REG		Kentucky (15)	SEC	9.28	W	65	44		15	2	W 2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
18	Sat, Jan 30, 1960	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	-10.21	W	60	48		16	2	W 3	Foster Auditorium
19	Tue, Feb 2, 1960	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	2.02	L	45	48		16	3	L 1	Auburn Sports Arena
20	Sat, Feb 6, 1960	REG		Tulane	SEC	-5.37	W	74	55		17	3	W 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
21	Mon, Feb 8, 1960	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	-13.32	W	76	56		18	3	W 2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
22	Tue, Feb 16, 1960	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	-0.45	L	56	57		18	4	L 1	Armory Fieldhouse
23	Sat, Feb 20, 1960	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	-6.28	W	69	68		19	4	W 1	Woodruff Hall
24	Mon, Feb 22, 1960	REG	@	Florida	SEC	-9.53	W	69	55		20	4	W 2	Florida Gymnasium
25	Sat, Feb 27, 1960	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	-0.98	L	57	62		20	5	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Fri, Mar 11, 1960	NCAA	N	Ohio	MAC	5.58	W	57	54		21	5	W 1	Freedom Hall
27	Sat, Mar 12, 1960	NCAA	N	Ohio State (3)	Big Ten	25.88	L	69	86		21	6	L 1	Freedom Hall