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1996-97 Kansas Jayhawks Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 34-2 (15-1, 1st in Big 12 MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Roy Williams

PS/G: 84.9 (2nd of 306)

PA/G: 66.1 (78th of 306)

SRS: 26.60 (2nd of 305)

SOS: 7.94 (39th of 305)

ORtg: 113.0 (6th of 306)

DRtg: 87.9 (5th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (78-64) versus #16 Jackson State
Won Southeast Second Round (75-61) versus #8 Purdue
Lost Southeast Regional Semifinal (85-82) versus #4 Arizona

Big 12 Reg Season Champ
Big 12 Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	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	Final
Kansas	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	REG	@	Santa Clara	WCC	3.30	W	76	64		1	0	W 1	Toso Pavilion
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	REG	N	Louisiana State	SEC	3.91	W	82	53		2	0	W 2	Lahaina Civic Center
3	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG	N	California	Pac-10	17.34	W	85	67		3	0	W 3	Lahaina Civic Center
4	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	REG	N	Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	80	63		4	0	W 4	Lahaina Civic Center
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG		San Diego	WCC	2.86	W	79	72		5	0	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
6	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG	N	Cincinnati (4)	CUSA	20.71	W	72	65		6	0	W 6	United Center
7	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	UCLA (17)	Pac-10	16.62	W	96	83		7	0	W 7	Pauley Pavilion
8	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	REG		George Washington	A-10	10.34	W	85	56		8	0	W 8	Allen Fieldhouse
9	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	REG		UNC Asheville	Big South	-7.10	W	105	73		9	0	W 9	Allen Fieldhouse
10	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		NC State	ACC	13.98	W	84	56		10	0	W 10	Allen Fieldhouse
11	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	REG		Washburn			W	90	65		11	0	W 11	Allen Fieldhouse
12	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		Brown	Ivy	-14.49	W	107	49		12	0	W 12	Allen Fieldhouse
13	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	Kansas State	Big 12	1.75	W	62	59		13	0	W 13	Bramlage Coliseum
14	Mon, Jan 6, 1997	REG		Texas (22)	Big 12	12.34	W	86	61		14	0	W 14	Allen Fieldhouse
15	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	REG		Niagara	MAAC	-7.87	W	134	73		15	0	W 15	Allen Fieldhouse
16	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Baylor	Big 12	4.40	W	87	68		16	0	W 16	Ferrell Center
17	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	REG		Iowa State (8)	Big 12	13.43	W	80	67		17	0	W 17	Allen Fieldhouse
18	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	REG	@	Connecticut	Big East	12.99	W	73	65		18	0	W 18	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
19	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	REG		Texas A&M	Big 12	2.43	W	89	60		19	0	W 19	Allen Fieldhouse
20	Sun, Jan 26, 1997	REG	@	Colorado (18)	Big 12	9.69	W	77	68		20	0	W 20	Coors Events Center
21	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG	@	Texas Tech (22)	Big 12	12.51	W	86	77		21	0	W 21	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
22	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG		Nebraska	Big 12	9.71	W	82	77	OT	22	0	W 22	Allen Fieldhouse
23	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	REG	@	Missouri	Big 12	8.95	L	94	96	2OT	22	1	L 1	Hearnes Center
24	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG	@	Iowa State (6)	Big 12	13.43	W	69	62		23	1	W 1	James H. Hilton Coliseum
25	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG		Oklahoma State	Big 12	6.96	W	104	72		24	1	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
26	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG		Colorado (15)	Big 12	9.69	W	114	74		25	1	W 3	Allen Fieldhouse
27	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	REG		Missouri	Big 12	8.95	W	79	67		26	1	W 4	Allen Fieldhouse
28	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG		Kansas State	Big 12	1.75	W	78	58		27	1	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
29	Mon, Feb 24, 1997	REG	@	Oklahoma	Big 12	13.97	W	70	68		28	1	W 6	Lloyd Noble Center
30	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	REG	@	Nebraska	Big 12	9.71	W	85	65		29	1	W 7	Bob Devaney Sports Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN	N	Oklahoma State	Big 12	6.96	W	74	59		30	1	W 8	Kemper Arena
32	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	CTOURN	N	Iowa State (16)	Big 12	13.43	W	72	48		31	1	W 9	Kemper Arena
33	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	CTOURN	N	Missouri	Big 12	8.95	W	87	60		32	1	W 10	Kemper Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	Jackson State	SWAC	-11.47	W	78	64		33	1	W 11	The Pyramid
35	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	NCAA	N	Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	W	75	61		34	1	W 12	The Pyramid
36	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	NCAA	N	Arizona (15)	Pac-10	21.66	L	82	85		34	2	L 1	BJCC Coliseum