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2024-25 Houston Cougars Men's Schedule and Results

Previous Season

Record: 35-5 (19-1, 1st in Big 12 MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Kelvin Sampson

PS/G: 73.7 (185th of 364)

PA/G: 58.6 (1st of 364)

SRS: 28.45 (3rd of 364)

SOS: 13.45 (9th of 364)

ORtg: 116.2 (22nd of 364)

DRtg: 92.5 (3rd of 364)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1400

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (78-40) versus #16 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Won Midwest Second Round (81-76) versus #8 Gonzaga
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (62-60) versus #4 Purdue
Won Midwest Regional Final (69-50) versus #2 Tennessee
Won National Semifinal (70-67) versus #1 Duke
Lost National Final (65-63) versus #1 Florida

Big 12 Reg Season Champ
Big 12 Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2024-25 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/11	11/18	11/25	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	3/3	3/10	3/17	Final
Houston	4	8	7	6	17	15	15	15	14	12	10	7	6	5	6	5	4	3	2	2	2

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 4, 2024	8:00p	REG		Jackson State	SWAC	-9.39	W	97	40		1	0	W 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
2	Sat, Nov 9, 2024	9:30p	REG	N	Auburn (11)	SEC	28.68	L	69	74		1	1	L 1	Toyota Center
3	Wed, Nov 13, 2024	8:00p	REG		Louisiana	Sun Belt	-10.70	W	91	45		2	1	W 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
4	Fri, Nov 22, 2024	8:00p	REG		Hofstra	CAA	-4.97	W	80	44		3	1	W 2	Hofheinz Pavilion
5	Tue, Nov 26, 2024	8:00p	REG	N	Alabama (9)	SEC	25.54	L	80	85	OT	3	2	L 1	MGM Grand Garden Arena
6	Thu, Nov 28, 2024	12:30a	REG	N	Notre Dame	ACC	7.07	W	65	54		4	2	W 1	MGM Grand Garden Arena
7	Sat, Nov 30, 2024	7:00p	REG	N	San Diego State	MWC	12.77	L	70	73	OT	4	3	L 1	MGM Grand Garden Arena
8	Sat, Dec 7, 2024	5:30p	REG		Butler	Big East	10.03	W	79	51		5	3	W 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
9	Tue, Dec 10, 2024	8:00p	REG		Troy	Sun Belt	3.55	W	62	42		6	3	W 2	Hofheinz Pavilion
10	Wed, Dec 18, 2024	8:00p	REG		Toledo	MAC	-6.03	W	78	49		7	3	W 3	Hofheinz Pavilion
11	Sat, Dec 21, 2024	2:00p	REG		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Southland	-0.99	W	87	51		8	3	W 4	Hofheinz Pavilion
12	Mon, Dec 30, 2024	8:00p	REG	@	Oklahoma State	Big 12	6.89	W	60	47		9	3	W 5	Gallagher-Iba Arena
13	Sat, Jan 4, 2025	2:00p	REG		Brigham Young	Big 12	19.07	W	86	55		10	3	W 6	Hofheinz Pavilion
14	Mon, Jan 6, 2025	9:00p	REG		TCU	Big 12	10.49	W	65	46		11	3	W 7	Hofheinz Pavilion
15	Sat, Jan 11, 2025	6:00p	REG	@	Kansas State	Big 12	10.89	W	87	57		12	3	W 8	Bramlage Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 15, 2025	8:00p	REG		West Virginia	Big 12	14.89	W	70	54		13	3	W 9	Hofheinz Pavilion
17	Sat, Jan 18, 2025	12:00p	REG	@	UCF	Big 12	10.59	W	69	68		14	3	W 10	CFE Arena
18	Wed, Jan 22, 2025	6:00p	REG		Utah	Big 12	11.44	W	70	36		15	3	W 11	Hofheinz Pavilion
19	Sat, Jan 25, 2025	6:30p	REG	@	Kansas (12)	Big 12	20.09	W	92	86	2OT	16	3	W 12	Allen Fieldhouse
20	Wed, Jan 29, 2025	7:00p	REG	@	West Virginia	Big 12	14.89	W	63	49		17	3	W 13	WVU Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 1, 2025	6:00p	REG		Texas Tech (22)	Big 12	23.05	L	81	82	OT	17	4	L 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
22	Tue, Feb 4, 2025	8:00p	REG		Oklahoma State	Big 12	6.89	W	72	63		18	4	W 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
23	Sat, Feb 8, 2025	4:00p	REG	@	Colorado	Big 12	9.62	W	69	59		19	4	W 2	Coors Events/Conference Center
24	Mon, Feb 10, 2025	9:00p	REG		Baylor	Big 12	18.77	W	76	65		20	4	W 3	Hofheinz Pavilion
25	Sat, Feb 15, 2025	2:00p	REG	@	Arizona (13)	Big 12	22.94	W	62	58		21	4	W 4	McKale Center
26	Tue, Feb 18, 2025	9:00p	REG	@	Arizona State	Big 12	10.62	W	80	65		22	4	W 5	Desert Financial Arena
27	Sat, Feb 22, 2025	2:00p	REG		Iowa State (8)	Big 12	22.33	W	68	59		23	4	W 6	Hofheinz Pavilion
28	Mon, Feb 24, 2025	9:00p	REG	@	Texas Tech (10)	Big 12	23.05	W	69	61		24	4	W 7	United Supermarkets Arena
29	Sat, Mar 1, 2025	4:30p	REG		Cincinnati	Big 12	14.23	W	73	64		25	4	W 8	Hofheinz Pavilion
30	Mon, Mar 3, 2025	9:00p	REG		Kansas	Big 12	20.09	W	65	59		26	4	W 9	Hofheinz Pavilion
31	Sat, Mar 8, 2025	10:00p	REG	@	Baylor	Big 12	18.77	W	65	61		27	4	W 10
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 13, 2025	3:00p	CTOURN	N	Colorado	Big 12	9.62	W	77	68		28	4	W 11	Sprint Center
33	Fri, Mar 14, 2025	7:00p	CTOURN	N	Brigham Young (17)	Big 12	19.07	W	74	54		29	4	W 12	Sprint Center
34	Sat, Mar 15, 2025	6:00p	CTOURN	N	Arizona	Big 12	22.94	W	72	64		30	4	W 13	Sprint Center
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
35	Thu, Mar 20, 2025	2:00p	NCAA	N	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	OVC	-6.12	W	78	40		31	4	W 14	Intrust Bank Arena
36	Sat, Mar 22, 2025	8:40p	NCAA	N	Gonzaga (24)	WCC	23.75	W	81	76		32	4	W 15	Intrust Bank Arena
37	Fri, Mar 28, 2025	10:09p	NCAA	N	Purdue (22)	Big Ten	20.80	W	62	60		33	4	W 16	Lucas Oil Stadium
38	Sun, Mar 30, 2025	2:20p	NCAA	N	Tennessee (6)	SEC	24.20	W	69	50		34	4	W 17	Lucas Oil Stadium
39	Sat, Apr 5, 2025	8:49p	NCAA	N	Duke (1)	ACC	30.72	W	70	67		35	4	W 18	Alamodome
40	Mon, Apr 7, 2025	8:50p	NCAA	N	Florida (3)	SEC	27.78	L	63	65		35	5	L 1	Alamodome