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1981-82 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-8 (13-5, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 15th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Joe B. Hall

PS/G: 73.3 (56th of 273)

PA/G: 66.4 (120th of 273)

SRS: 12.55 (21st of 273)

SOS: 5.95 (35th of 273)

NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast First Round (50-44) versus #11 Middle Tennessee

SEC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1981-82 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	Final
Kentucky	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	6	9	7	9	12	10	7	15	15

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	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	REG		Akron	OVC	-13.76	W	83	64		1	0	W 1	Rupp Arena
2	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	6.81	W	78	62		2	0	W 2	St. John Arena
3	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	REG		Indiana (10)	Big Ten	13.21	W	85	69		3	0	W 3	Rupp Arena
4	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	REG	@	Kansas	Big 8	8.01	W	77	74	OT	4	0	W 4	Allen Fieldhouse
5	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	REG		Jacksonville	Sun Belt	-1.04	W	107	91		5	0	W 5	Rupp Arena
6	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	0.66	W	94	78		6	0	W 6	Rupp Arena
7	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	REG	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	20.17	L	69	82		6	1	L 1	Brendan Byrne Arena
8	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	1.98	W	34	28	OT	7	1	W 1	Freedom Hall
9	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	10.16	W	68	66		8	1	W 2	Stegeman Coliseum
10	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	REG		Auburn	SEC	4.97	W	83	71		9	1	W 3	Rupp Arena
11	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	9.75	L	66	70		9	2	L 1	Stokely Center
12	Wed, Jan 13, 1982	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	8.67	L	65	67		9	3	L 2	C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	REG		Alabama (13)	SEC	10.51	W	86	69		10	3	W 1	Rupp Arena
14	Wed, Jan 20, 1982	REG	@	Florida	SEC	2.20	W	91	76		11	3	W 2	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
15	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	6.60	W	67	58		12	3	W 3	Rupp Arena
16	Mon, Jan 25, 1982	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	8.43	W	76	65		13	3	W 4	Rupp Arena
17	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	-1.44	L	51	56		13	4	L 1	Humphrey Coliseum
18	Sat, Jan 30, 1982	REG		Georgia	SEC	10.16	W	82	73		14	4	W 1	Rupp Arena
19	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	4.97	L	81	83	OT	14	5	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
20	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	REG		Tennessee (16)	SEC	9.75	W	77	67		15	5	W 1	Rupp Arena
21	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	REG		Mississippi	SEC	8.67	W	56	49		16	5	W 2	Rupp Arena
22	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	REG	@	Alabama (10)	SEC	10.51	W	72	62		17	5	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
23	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	REG		Florida	SEC	2.20	W	84	78		18	5	W 4	Rupp Arena
24	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	6.60	W	73	69		19	5	W 5	Memorial Gymnasium
25	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	-1.44	W	71	54		20	5	W 6	Rupp Arena
26	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	8.43	L	78	94		20	6	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	CTOURN		Auburn	SEC	4.97	W	89	66		21	6	W 1	Rupp Arena
28	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	CTOURN		Mississippi	SEC	8.67	W	62	58		22	6	W 2	Rupp Arena
29	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	CTOURN		Alabama (18)	SEC	10.51	L	46	48		22	7	L 1	Rupp Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Mar 11, 1982	NCAA	N	Middle Tennessee	OVC	-1.50	L	44	50		22	8	L 2	Memorial Gymnasium