AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/27 |
12/4 |
12/11 |
12/18 |
12/25 |
1/3 |
1/8 |
1/15 |
1/22 |
1/29 |
2/5 |
2/12 |
2/19 |
2/26 |
3/5 |
Final |
| Northwestern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Mon, Nov 27, 1978 | REG | | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2.80 | L | 80 | 83 | OT | 0 | 1 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 2 | Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | REG | | North Carolina (14) | ACC | 18.54 | L | 67 | 97 | | 0 | 2 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 3 | Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | REG | | Rice | SWC | -10.91 | W | 93 | 71 | | 1 | 2 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 4 | Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | REG | @ | Notre Dame (3) | Ind | 18.94 | L | 57 | 101 | | 1 | 3 | L 1 | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center |
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| 5 | Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Ind | -16.83 | W | 85 | 61 | | 2 | 3 | W 1 | Hilltop Gym |
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| 6 | Tue, Dec 19, 1978 | REG | @ | DePaul | Ind | 10.10 | L | 83 | 90 | OT | 2 | 4 | L 1 | Alumni Hall |
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| 7 | Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | REG | @ | Oklahoma City | TAAC | -1.68 | L | 75 | 86 | | 2 | 5 | L 2 | Cox Center |
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| 8 | Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | REG | N | East Tennessee State | Southern | -5.88 | W | 74 | 68 | | 3 | 5 | W 1 | Cox Center |
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| 9 | Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | REG | N | New Orleans | Sun Belt | -5.90 | W | 65 | 54 | | 4 | 5 | W 2 | Cox Center |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 4, 1979 | REG | | Iowa | Big Ten | 17.60 | L | 57 | 65 | | 4 | 6 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | REG | | Illinois (4) | Big Ten | 11.28 | L | 56 | 74 | | 4 | 7 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 12 | Thu, Jan 11, 1979 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.45 | L | 82 | 95 | | 4 | 8 | L 3 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 13 | Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5.29 | L | 58 | 60 | | 4 | 9 | L 4 | Williams Arena |
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| 14 | Thu, Jan 18, 1979 | REG | | Michigan | Big Ten | 10.80 | L | 51 | 53 | | 4 | 10 | L 5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 15 | Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | 14.86 | L | 45 | 74 | | 4 | 11 | L 6 | Assembly Hall |
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| 16 | Thu, Jan 25, 1979 | REG | @ | Ohio State (10) | Big Ten | 12.05 | L | 61 | 73 | | 4 | 12 | L 7 | St. John Arena |
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| 17 | Sat, Jan 27, 1979 | REG | | Michigan State (4) | Big Ten | 22.53 | W | 83 | 65 | | 5 | 12 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 1, 1979 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 15.56 | L | 58 | 68 | | 5 | 13 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 3, 1979 | REG | @ | Michigan State (14) | Big Ten | 22.53 | L | 50 | 61 | | 5 | 14 | L 2 | Jenison Field House |
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| 20 | Thu, Feb 8, 1979 | REG | | Indiana | Big Ten | 14.86 | L | 57 | 82 | | 5 | 15 | L 3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 10, 1979 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | 15.56 | L | 64 | 76 | | 5 | 16 | L 4 | Mackey Arena |
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| 22 | Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | 10.80 | L | 67 | 78 | | 5 | 17 | L 5 | Crisler Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Feb 17, 1979 | REG | | Ohio State (17) | Big Ten | 12.05 | L | 73 | 88 | | 5 | 18 | L 6 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 24 | Thu, Feb 22, 1979 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5.29 | L | 71 | 73 | OT | 5 | 19 | L 7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 25 | Sat, Feb 24, 1979 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.45 | L | 70 | 72 | | 5 | 20 | L 8 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 26 | Thu, Mar 1, 1979 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | 11.28 | W | 71 | 64 | | 6 | 20 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 27 | Sat, Mar 3, 1979 | REG | @ | Iowa (11) | Big Ten | 17.60 | L | 64 | 95 | | 6 | 21 | L 1 | Iowa Field House |
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