AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
12/1 |
12/8 |
12/15 |
12/22 |
12/29 |
1/5 |
1/12 |
1/19 |
1/26 |
2/2 |
2/9 |
2/16 |
2/23 |
3/2 |
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 | Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | REG | | Maryland-Baltimore County | Ind | -13.95 | W | 81 | 52 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 2 | Mon, Dec 1, 1986 | REG | | Northern Illinois | Ind | -7.61 | W | 74 | 63 | | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 3 | Wed, Dec 3, 1986 | REG | @ | Butler | MW Coll | -3.19 | L | 53 | 71 | | 2 | 1 | L 1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
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| 4 | Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | REG | | Marquette | Ind | 6.09 | W | 56 | 54 | | 3 | 1 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 5 | Mon, Dec 22, 1986 | REG | @ | DePaul (17) | Ind | 16.31 | L | 54 | 72 | | 3 | 2 | L 1 | Rosemont Horizon |
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| 6 | Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | REG | @ | Green Bay | Mid-Cont | -2.22 | L | 49 | 61 | | 3 | 3 | L 2 | Brown County Arena |
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| 7 | Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | REG | @ | Duke (20) | ACC | 16.82 | L | 55 | 106 | | 3 | 4 | L 3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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| 8 | Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | REG | @ | Iowa (3) | Big Ten | 20.59 | L | 44 | 80 | | 3 | 5 | L 4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
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| 9 | Mon, Jan 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0.99 | L | 53 | 60 | | 3 | 6 | L 5 | Williams Arena |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 8, 1987 | REG | | Purdue (6) | Big Ten | 18.14 | L | 67 | 85 | | 3 | 7 | L 6 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | | Illinois (12) | Big Ten | 18.05 | L | 69 | 76 | | 3 | 8 | L 7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 12 | Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 14.67 | L | 59 | 87 | | 3 | 9 | L 8 | St. John Arena |
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| 13 | Sat, Jan 17, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana (4) | Big Ten | 20.69 | L | 43 | 95 | | 3 | 10 | L 9 | Assembly Hall |
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| 14 | Wed, Jan 21, 1987 | REG | | Michigan | Big Ten | 15.04 | L | 73 | 87 | | 3 | 11 | L 10 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 15 | Wed, Jan 28, 1987 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6.20 | W | 67 | 65 | | 4 | 11 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 16 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.98 | L | 57 | 62 | | 4 | 12 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 17 | Thu, Feb 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Illinois (14) | Big Ten | 18.05 | L | 43 | 72 | | 4 | 13 | L 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1987 | REG | @ | Purdue (7) | Big Ten | 18.14 | L | 60 | 86 | | 4 | 14 | L 3 | Mackey Arena |
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| 19 | Wed, Feb 11, 1987 | REG | | Indiana (2) | Big Ten | 20.69 | L | 75 | 77 | | 4 | 15 | L 4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | REG | | Ohio State | Big Ten | 14.67 | L | 60 | 75 | | 4 | 16 | L 5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 21 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6.20 | L | 71 | 96 | | 4 | 17 | L 6 | Jenison Field House |
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| 22 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | 15.04 | L | 73 | 101 | | 4 | 18 | L 7 | Crisler Arena |
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| 23 | Sun, Mar 1, 1987 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.98 | L | 59 | 76 | | 4 | 19 | L 8 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 24 | Thu, Mar 5, 1987 | REG | | Iowa (6) | Big Ten | 20.59 | L | 76 | 103 | | 4 | 20 | L 9 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 25 | Sat, Mar 7, 1987 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0.99 | W | 72 | 71 | | 5 | 20 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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