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1987-88 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 27-6 Overall W-L adjusted to 25-5 (13-5, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Eddie Sutton

PS/G: 79.6 (61st of 290)

PA/G: 68.8 (62nd of 290)

SRS: 18.90 (10th of 290)

SOS: 8.87 (21st of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (99-84) versus #15 Southern
Won Southeast Second Round (90-81) versus #7 Maryland
Lost Southeast Regional Semifinal (80-74) versus #6 Villanova

SEC Reg Season Champ
SEC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1987-88 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	2/29	3/7	Final
Kentucky	5	2	1	1	2	2	1	5	4	9	10	10	9	12	8	6	6

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, 1987	REG		Hawaii	WAC	-3.56	W	86	59		1	0	W 1	Rupp Arena
2	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	2.55	W	101	77		2	0	W 2	Rupp Arena
3	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	REG	N	Indiana (5)	Big Ten	17.48	W	82	76	OT	3	0	W 3	RCA Dome
4	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	REG		Louisville	Metro	15.96	W	76	75		4	0	W 4	Rupp Arena
5	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	-5.84	W	85	71		5	0	W 5	Rupp Arena
6	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	REG		Charlotte	Sun Belt	3.99	W	84	81		6	0	W 6	Rupp Arena
7	Mon, Dec 28, 1987	REG		Alaska-Anchorage			W	100	58		7	0	W 7	Rupp Arena
8	Thu, Dec 31, 1987	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	13.88	W	81	74		8	0	W 8	Rupp Arena
9	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	REG	N	Georgia	SEC	10.52	W	84	77		9	0	W 9	The Omni
10	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	1.61	W	93	58		10	0	W 10	Rupp Arena
11	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	REG		Auburn	SEC	14.07	L	52	53		10	1	L 1	Rupp Arena
12	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	3.98	W	63	55		11	1	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	REG		Tennessee	SEC	8.11	W	83	65		12	1	W 2	Rupp Arena
14	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	REG		Florida	SEC	14.34	L	56	58		12	2	L 1	Rupp Arena
15	Sat, Jan 23, 1988	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	10.95	W	76	61		13	2	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
16	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	13.88	L	66	83		13	3	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
17	Sun, Jan 31, 1988	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	12.28	W	78	69		14	3	W 1	Freedom Hall
18	Wed, Feb 3, 1988	REG		Mississippi	SEC	4.96	W	94	65		15	3	W 2	Rupp Arena
19	Sat, Feb 6, 1988	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	1.61	W	93	59		16	3	W 3	Humphrey Coliseum
20	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	14.07	W	69	62		17	3	W 4	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	REG		Alabama	SEC	3.98	W	82	68		18	3	W 5	Rupp Arena
22	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	8.11	L	70	72		18	4	L 1	Thompson-Boling Arena
23	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	REG	@	Florida	SEC	14.34	L	76	83		18	5	L 2	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
24	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	10.95	W	95	69		19	5	W 1	Rupp Arena
25	Sun, Feb 28, 1988	REG		Syracuse (10)	Big East	22.66	W	62	58		20	5	W 2	Rupp Arena
26	Wed, Mar 2, 1988	REG		Georgia	SEC	10.52	W	80	72		21	5	W 3	Rupp Arena
27	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	4.96	W	78	71		22	5	W 4	C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	CTOURN	N	Mississippi	SEC	4.96	W	82	64		23	5	W 5	Maravich Assembly Center
29	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	CTOURN	@	Louisiana State	SEC	10.95	W	86	80		24	5	W 6	Maravich Assembly Center
30	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	CTOURN	N	Georgia	SEC	10.52	W	62	57		25	5	W 7	Maravich Assembly Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 18, 1988	NCAA	N	Southern	SWAC	1.30	W	99	84		26	5	W 8	Riverfront Coliseum
32	Sun, Mar 20, 1988	NCAA	N	Maryland	ACC	11.91	W	90	81		27	5	W 9	Riverfront Coliseum
33	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	NCAA	N	Villanova	Big East	13.92	L	74	80		27	6	L 1	BJCC Coliseum