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1987-88 NC State Wolfpack Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-8 Overall W-L adjusted to 24-7 (10-4, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Valvano

PS/G: 83.0 (30th of 290)

PA/G: 71.8 (123rd of 290)

SRS: 17.34 (14th of 290)

SOS: 6.53 (47th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (78-75) versus #14 Murray State

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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
NC State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	16	14	-	16	11	14

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	Mon, Nov 30, 1987	REG		Vermont	ECACN	-19.68	W	108	58		1	0	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
2	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	REG		Kansas (17)	Big 8	15.71	L	67	74		1	1	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
3	Mon, Dec 21, 1987	REG		Winthrop	Big South	-7.77	W	93	59		2	1	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
4	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	REG	@	UC Santa Barbara	PCAA	9.84	L	78	96		2	2	L 1	The Thunderdome
5	Sun, Dec 27, 1987	REG	N	Creighton	MVC	-3.37	W	86	55		3	2	W 1
6	Mon, Dec 28, 1987	REG	N	Louisville (20)	Metro	15.96	W	80	75		4	2	W 2
7	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	REG	N	Arizona State	Pac-10	3.80	W	83	71		5	2	W 3
8	Sun, Jan 3, 1988	REG		Cornell	Ivy	-5.46	W	95	72		6	2	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
9	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	REG		Clemson	ACC	9.21	W	70	61		7	2	W 5	Reynolds Coliseum
10	Tue, Jan 12, 1988	REG		Morgan State	MEAC	-16.44	W	103	54		8	2	W 6	Reynolds Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	13.96	W	76	74		9	2	W 7	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
12	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	2.63	L	67	71		9	3	L 1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
13	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	REG		North Carolina (2)	ACC	19.52	L	73	77		9	4	L 2	Reynolds Coliseum
14	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	11.91	W	83	81		10	4	W 1	Cole Fieldhouse
15	Sun, Jan 31, 1988	REG		DePaul	Ind	12.03	W	71	66		11	4	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
16	Wed, Feb 3, 1988	REG		Virginia	ACC	8.64	W	75	69		12	4	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
17	Sat, Feb 6, 1988	REG	@	Duke (4)	ACC	23.33	W	77	74		13	4	W 4	Cameron Indoor Stadium
18	Mon, Feb 8, 1988	REG		Charleston Southern	Big South	-11.89	W	116	68		14	4	W 5	Reynolds Coliseum
19	Thu, Feb 11, 1988	REG	@	North Carolina (6)	ACC	19.52	L	73	75		14	5	L 1	Dean Smith Center
20	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	REG		Louisville	Metro	15.96	W	101	89		15	5	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	REG		Maryland-Baltimore County	Ind	-11.80	W	99	77		16	5	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
22	Thu, Feb 18, 1988	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	9.21	W	88	63		17	5	W 3	Littlejohn Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	13.96	L	84	87		17	6	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
24	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	REG		Duke (5)	ACC	23.33	W	89	78		18	6	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
25	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	8.64	W	64	63		19	6	W 2	University Hall
26	Mon, Feb 29, 1988	REG		UNC Asheville	Big South	-9.94	W	87	76		20	6	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
27	Thu, Mar 3, 1988	REG		Maryland	ACC	11.91	W	74	68		21	6	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
28	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	2.63	W	86	82		22	6	W 5	Reynolds Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	CTOURN		Clemson	ACC	9.21	W	79	72		23	6	W 6	Greensboro Coliseum
30	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	CTOURN	N	Duke (8)	ACC	23.33	L	71	73		23	7	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 18, 1988	NCAA	N	Murray State	OVC	4.61	L	75	78		23	8	L 2	Bob Devaney Sports Center