AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
12/3 |
12/10 |
12/17 |
12/26 |
1/2 |
1/7 |
1/14 |
1/21 |
1/28 |
2/4 |
2/11 |
2/18 |
2/25 |
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, Dec 3, 1979 | REG | | Northern Illinois | MAC | 1.23 | W | 58 | 57 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 2 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | REG | | Notre Dame (4) | Ind | 13.38 | L | 56 | 73 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 3 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | | Valparaiso | Ind | -9.54 | W | 80 | 65 | | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 4 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | REG | | DePaul (6) | Ind | 14.10 | L | 75 | 81 | | 2 | 2 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 5 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | | Bradley | MVC | 7.03 | W | 67 | 64 | | 3 | 2 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 6 | Fri, Dec 28, 1979 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | 6.48 | L | 69 | 74 | | 3 | 3 | L 1 | John F. Savage Hall |
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| 7 | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | REG | N | Bowling Green State | MAC | -0.51 | L | 68 | 79 | | 3 | 4 | L 2 | John F. Savage Hall |
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| 8 | Thu, Jan 3, 1980 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11.93 | L | 66 | 75 | | 3 | 5 | L 3 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 9 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | @ | Illinois (20) | Big Ten | 15.77 | L | 71 | 81 | | 3 | 6 | L 4 | Assembly Hall |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 10, 1980 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.29 | W | 65 | 61 | | 4 | 6 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | | Ohio State (3) | Big Ten | 17.30 | L | 63 | 75 | | 4 | 7 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 12 | Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | REG | @ | Purdue (11) | Big Ten | 17.53 | L | 63 | 68 | | 4 | 8 | L 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 13 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | | Indiana (19) | Big Ten | 17.55 | L | 72 | 81 | | 4 | 9 | L 3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 14 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | 17.56 | L | 64 | 86 | | 4 | 10 | L 4 | Iowa Field House |
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| 15 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | | Michigan | Big Ten | 13.70 | W | 85 | 82 | | 5 | 10 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 16 | Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 15.72 | L | 64 | 74 | | 5 | 11 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 17 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | 13.70 | L | 57 | 70 | | 5 | 12 | L 2 | Crisler Arena |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | REG | @ | Indiana (20) | Big Ten | 17.55 | L | 69 | 83 | | 5 | 13 | L 3 | Assembly Hall |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 15.72 | L | 55 | 72 | | 5 | 14 | L 4 | Williams Arena |
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| 20 | Thu, Feb 14, 1980 | REG | | Purdue (15) | Big Ten | 17.53 | W | 57 | 54 | | 6 | 14 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | | Iowa (20) | Big Ten | 17.56 | L | 58 | 60 | | 6 | 15 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 22 | Thu, Feb 21, 1980 | REG | @ | Ohio State (11) | Big Ten | 17.30 | L | 59 | 68 | | 6 | 16 | L 2 | St. John Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.29 | W | 75 | 73 | | 7 | 16 | W 1 | Jenison Field House |
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| 24 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | REG | | Illinois | Big Ten | 15.77 | L | 66 | 90 | | 7 | 17 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1980 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11.93 | W | 53 | 50 | | 8 | 17 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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