AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/21 |
11/28 |
12/5 |
12/12 |
12/19 |
12/26 |
1/2 |
1/9 |
1/16 |
1/23 |
1/30 |
2/6 |
2/13 |
2/20 |
2/27 |
3/6 |
Final |
| Northwestern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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 | Sat, Dec 3, 1988 | REG | @ | Duke (1) | ACC | 24.95 | L | 62 | 86 | | 0 | 1 | L 1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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| 2 | Mon, Dec 5, 1988 | REG | @ | Rutgers | A-10 | 2.52 | W | 75 | 69 | | 1 | 1 | W 1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
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| 3 | Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | REG | | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | -0.86 | W | 97 | 81 | | 2 | 1 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 4 | Wed, Dec 21, 1988 | REG | N | Radford | Big South | -14.83 | W | 96 | 89 | | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |
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| 5 | Thu, Dec 22, 1988 | REG | N | Ball State | MAC | 9.48 | L | 71 | 77 | | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
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| 6 | Wed, Dec 28, 1988 | REG | N | Pittsburgh | Big East | 11.35 | L | 76 | 90 | | 3 | 3 | L 2 | |
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| 7 | Thu, Dec 29, 1988 | REG | N | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | -0.86 | W | 94 | 81 | | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |
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| 8 | Tue, Jan 3, 1989 | REG | | Navy | CAA | -12.50 | W | 83 | 60 | | 5 | 3 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 9 | Thu, Jan 5, 1989 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 16.24 | L | 56 | 75 | | 5 | 4 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 10 | Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan (7) | Big Ten | 27.63 | L | 66 | 94 | | 5 | 5 | L 2 | Crisler Arena |
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| 11 | Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.83 | L | 62 | 64 | | 5 | 6 | L 3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 12 | Sat, Jan 14, 1989 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | 20.27 | L | 76 | 92 | | 5 | 7 | L 4 | Assembly Hall |
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| 13 | Thu, Jan 19, 1989 | REG | | Illinois (2) | Big Ten | 24.68 | L | 70 | 75 | | 5 | 8 | L 5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 14 | Sat, Jan 21, 1989 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13.79 | W | 75 | 67 | | 6 | 8 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 15 | Thu, Jan 26, 1989 | REG | @ | Ohio State (17) | Big Ten | 16.15 | L | 68 | 100 | | 6 | 9 | L 1 | St. John Arena |
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| 16 | Sat, Jan 28, 1989 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13.98 | L | 58 | 59 | | 6 | 10 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 17 | Thu, Feb 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Iowa (9) | Big Ten | 18.99 | L | 84 | 102 | | 6 | 11 | L 3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 9, 1989 | REG | | Indiana (13) | Big Ten | 20.27 | L | 56 | 72 | | 6 | 12 | L 4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Illinois (7) | Big Ten | 24.68 | L | 69 | 86 | | 6 | 13 | L 5 | Assembly Hall |
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| 20 | Wed, Feb 15, 1989 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13.98 | L | 60 | 72 | | 6 | 14 | L 6 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 18, 1989 | REG | | Ohio State (16) | Big Ten | 16.15 | W | 70 | 69 | | 7 | 14 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 22 | Wed, Feb 22, 1989 | REG | | Iowa (14) | Big Ten | 18.99 | L | 84 | 89 | | 7 | 15 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Feb 25, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.83 | L | 65 | 80 | | 7 | 16 | L 2 | Jenison Field House |
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| 24 | Sat, Mar 4, 1989 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13.79 | L | 59 | 78 | | 7 | 17 | L 3 | Williams Arena |
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| 25 | Thu, Mar 9, 1989 | REG | | Michigan (8) | Big Ten | 27.63 | L | 79 | 88 | | 7 | 18 | L 4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 26 | Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | 16.24 | L | 66 | 97 | | 7 | 19 | L 5 | Mackey Arena |
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