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1997-98 Kansas Jayhawks Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 35-4 (15-1, 1st in Big 12 MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Roy Williams

PS/G: 84.6 (8th of 308)

PA/G: 67.4 (82nd of 308)

SRS: 22.83 (5th of 306)

SOS: 6.51 (46th of 306)

ORtg: 112.9 (10th of 308)

DRtg: 89.9 (9th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (110-52) versus #16 Prairie View
Lost Midwest Second Round (80-75) versus #8 Rhode Island

Big 12 Reg Season Champ
Big 12 Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Kansas	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	2

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	REG		Santa Clara	WCC	5.55	W	99	73		1	0	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
2	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG		Rice	WAC	-1.99	W	88	61		2	0	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
3	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	REG		Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	-5.28	W	75	62		3	0	W 3	Allen Fieldhouse
4	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	REG		Nevada-Las Vegas	WAC	7.43	W	92	68		4	0	W 4	Allen Fieldhouse
5	Thu, Nov 27, 1997	REG	N	Arizona State	Pac-10	7.92	W	90	88	OT	5	0	W 5	Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	N	Florida State	ACC	12.93	W	73	58		6	0	W 6	Madison Square Garden (IV)
7	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	REG	N	Arizona (4)	Pac-10	24.56	W	90	87		7	0	W 7	United Center
8	Thu, Dec 4, 1997	REG		Emporia State			W	102	50		8	0	W 8	Allen Fieldhouse
9	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	REG	N	Maryland (23)	ACC	18.79	L	83	86		8	1	L 1	US Airways Arena
10	Mon, Dec 8, 1997	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	-0.68	W	89	71		9	1	W 1	US Airways Arena
11	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	11.99	W	73	71		10	1	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
12	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-1.80	W	103	68		11	1	W 3	Allen Fieldhouse
13	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	REG		Pepperdine	WCC	4.74	W	96	83		12	1	W 4	Allen Fieldhouse
14	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	N	TCU (24)	WAC	22.29	W	94	78		13	1	W 5	Kemper Arena
15	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	REG	@	Southern California	Pac-10	2.12	W	74	69		14	1	W 6	L.A. Sports Arena
16	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	REG	N	Ohio State	Big Ten	1.83	W	69	56		15	1	W 7	Stan Sheriff Center
17	Mon, Dec 29, 1997	REG	N	Vanderbilt	SEC	11.68	W	89	82		16	1	W 8	Stan Sheriff Center
18	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG	@	Hawaii	WAC	11.22	L	65	76		16	2	L 1	Stan Sheriff Center
19	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG		Nebraska	Big 12	8.72	W	96	76		17	2	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
20	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	REG		Colorado	Big 12	2.15	W	111	62		18	2	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
21	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG	@	Texas	Big 12	4.53	W	102	72		19	2	W 3	Frank Erwin Center
22	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	REG	@	Texas A&M	Big 12	0.04	W	83	65		20	2	W 4	Reed Arena
23	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	REG		Kansas State	Big 12	9.39	W	69	62		21	2	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
24	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	REG	@	Missouri	Big 12	6.81	L	73	74		21	3	L 1	Hearnes Center
25	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Texas Tech	Big 12	4.07	W	88	49		22	3	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
26	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	REG		Baylor	Big 12	3.19	W	94	47		23	3	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
27	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	REG	@	Nebraska	Big 12	8.72	W	82	71		24	3	W 3	Bob Devaney Sports Center
28	Wed, Feb 4, 1998	REG	@	Iowa State	Big 12	0.76	W	83	62		25	3	W 4	James H. Hilton Coliseum
29	Sun, Feb 8, 1998	REG		Missouri	Big 12	6.81	W	80	70		26	3	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
30	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG	@	Kansas State	Big 12	9.39	W	73	58		27	3	W 6	Bramlage Coliseum
31	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	REG	@	Colorado	Big 12	2.15	W	81	72		28	3	W 7	Coors Events Center
32	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG		Iowa State	Big 12	0.76	W	71	54		29	3	W 8	Allen Fieldhouse
33	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	REG		Oklahoma	Big 12	9.41	W	83	70		30	3	W 9	Allen Fieldhouse
34	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	REG	@	Oklahoma State (25)	Big 12	14.30	W	71	67		31	3	W 10	Gallagher-Iba Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
35	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	Kansas State	Big 12	9.39	W	68	61		32	3	W 11	Kemper Arena
36	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN	N	Nebraska	Big 12	8.72	W	91	59		33	3	W 12	Kemper Arena
37	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	CTOURN	N	Oklahoma	Big 12	9.41	W	72	58		34	3	W 13	Kemper Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
38	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	NCAA	N	Prairie View	SWAC	-17.11	W	110	52		35	3	W 14	Cox Center
39	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	NCAA	N	Rhode Island	A-10	12.57	L	75	80		35	4	L 1	Cox Center