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 |
Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Schedule and Results Table
G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
1 | Fri, Nov 15, 1996 | REG | N | Clemson (20) | ACC | 17.23 | L | 71 | 79 | OT | 0 | 1 | L 1 | RCA Dome |
2 | Thu, Nov 28, 1996 | REG | N | Syracuse (12) | Big East | 12.87 | W | 87 | 53 | | 1 | 1 | W 1 | Sullivan Arena |
3 | Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | REG | N | Alaska-Anchorage | | | W | 104 | 72 | | 2 | 1 | W 2 | Sullivan Arena |
4 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | N | College of Charleston | TAAC | 5.86 | W | 92 | 65 | | 3 | 1 | W 3 | Sullivan Arena |
5 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | N | Purdue | Big Ten | 12.24 | W | 101 | 87 | | 4 | 1 | W 4 | United Center |
6 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | N | Indiana (8) | Big Ten | 13.94 | W | 99 | 65 | | 5 | 1 | W 5 | Freedom Hall |
7 | Mon, Dec 9, 1996 | REG | | Wright State | MW Coll | -6.83 | W | 90 | 62 | | 6 | 1 | W 6 | Rupp Arena |
8 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | | Notre Dame | Big East | 9.42 | W | 80 | 56 | | 7 | 1 | W 7 | Rupp Arena |
9 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | N | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9.11 | W | 88 | 59 | | 8 | 1 | W 8 | Georgia Dome |
10 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | | UNC Asheville | Big South | -7.10 | W | 105 | 51 | | 9 | 1 | W 9 | Rupp Arena |
11 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | N | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8.45 | W | 81 | 65 | | 10 | 1 | W 10 | Gund Arena |
12 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | REG | @ | Louisville (14) | CUSA | 11.98 | W | 74 | 54 | | 11 | 1 | W 11 | Freedom Hall |
13 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | | Tennessee | SEC | 1.98 | W | 74 | 40 | | 12 | 1 | W 12 | Rupp Arena |
14 | Tue, Jan 7, 1997 | REG | | Mississippi State | SEC | 1.98 | W | 90 | 61 | | 13 | 1 | W 13 | Rupp Arena |
15 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | | Canisius | MAAC | 3.98 | W | 68 | 45 | | 14 | 1 | W 14 | Rupp Arena |
16 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | 11.40 | L | 69 | 73 | | 14 | 2 | L 1 | C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum |
17 | Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | REG | @ | Georgia (21) | SEC | 13.09 | W | 86 | 65 | | 15 | 2 | W 1 | Stegeman Coliseum |
18 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | | Auburn | SEC | 5.42 | W | 77 | 53 | | 16 | 2 | W 2 | Rupp Arena |
19 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | N | Vanderbilt | SEC | 11.55 | W | 58 | 46 | | 17 | 2 | W 3 | Riverfront Coliseum |
20 | Sun, Jan 26, 1997 | REG | @ | Arkansas | SEC | 14.74 | W | 83 | 73 | | 18 | 2 | W 4 | Bud Walton Arena |
21 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | 5.54 | W | 92 | 65 | | 19 | 2 | W 5 | Stephen C. O''Connell Center |
22 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | | Georgia | SEC | 13.09 | W | 82 | 57 | | 20 | 2 | W 6 | Rupp Arena |
23 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | REG | @ | South Carolina (19) | SEC | 15.09 | L | 79 | 84 | OT | 20 | 3 | L 1 | Carolina Coliseum |
24 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | | Western Carolina | Southern | -11.08 | W | 82 | 55 | | 21 | 3 | W 1 | Rupp Arena |
25 | Sun, Feb 9, 1997 | REG | | Villanova (16) | Big East | 16.62 | W | 93 | 56 | | 22 | 3 | W 2 | Rupp Arena |
26 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | | Louisiana State | SEC | 3.91 | W | 84 | 48 | | 23 | 3 | W 3 | Rupp Arena |
27 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | | Florida | SEC | 5.54 | W | 85 | 56 | | 24 | 3 | W 4 | Rupp Arena |
28 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | 9.75 | W | 75 | 61 | | 25 | 3 | W 5 | Coleman Coliseum |
29 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | 11.55 | W | 82 | 79 | | 26 | 3 | W 6 | Memorial Gymnasium |
30 | Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | 1.98 | W | 74 | 64 | | 27 | 3 | W 7 | Thompson-Boling Arena |
31 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | REG | | South Carolina (6) | SEC | 15.09 | L | 66 | 72 | | 27 | 4 | L 1 | Rupp Arena |
G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
32 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Auburn | SEC | 5.42 | W | 92 | 50 | | 28 | 4 | W 1 | The Pyramid |
33 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Mississippi | SEC | 11.40 | W | 88 | 70 | | 29 | 4 | W 2 | The Pyramid |
34 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Georgia (24) | SEC | 13.09 | W | 95 | 68 | | 30 | 4 | W 3 | The Pyramid |
G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
35 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | NCAA | N | Montana | Big Sky | 0.58 | W | 92 | 54 | | 31 | 4 | W 4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
36 | Sat, Mar 15, 1997 | NCAA | N | Iowa | Big Ten | 16.84 | W | 75 | 69 | | 32 | 4 | W 5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
37 | Thu, Mar 20, 1997 | NCAA | N | Saint Joseph's (12) | A-10 | 12.94 | W | 83 | 68 | | 33 | 4 | W 6 | SAP Center |
38 | Sat, Mar 22, 1997 | NCAA | N | Utah (2) | WAC | 17.58 | W | 72 | 59 | | 34 | 4 | W 7 | SAP Center |
39 | Sat, Mar 29, 1997 | NCAA | N | Minnesota (3) | Big Ten | 23.34 | W | 78 | 69 | | 35 | 4 | W 8 | RCA Dome |
40 | Mon, Mar 31, 1997 | NCAA | N | Arizona (15) | Pac-10 | 21.66 | L | 79 | 84 | OT | 35 | 5 | L 1 | RCA Dome |
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