1961-62 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-2 (13-1, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Fred Taylor

PS/G: 83.7 (9th of 180)

PA/G: 66.2 (54th of 180)

SRS: 24.68 (1st of 178)

SOS: 7.22 (4th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (93-73) versus Western Kentucky
Won Mideast Regional Final (74-64) versus Kentucky
Won National Semifinal (84-68) versus Wake Forest
Lost National Final (71-59) versus Cincinnati

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1961-62 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Ohio State	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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	Sat, Dec 2, 1961	REG		Florida State	Ind	4.47	W	72	57		1	0	W 1	St. John Arena
2	Wed, Dec 6, 1961	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	-2.79	W	99	79		2	0	W 2	Civic Arena
3	Fri, Dec 8, 1961	REG		Wichita State	MVC	11.67	W	85	62		3	0	W 3	St. John Arena
4	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG	@	Wake Forest (3)	ACC	11.57	W	84	62		4	0	W 4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
5	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG		Loyola (IL)	Ind	13.92	W	92	72		5	0	W 5	St. John Arena
6	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	7.68	W	61	48		6	0	W 6	Kiel Auditorium
7	Sat, Dec 23, 1961	REG		Penn State	Ind	-4.91	W	92	49		7	0	W 7	St. John Arena
8	Wed, Dec 27, 1961	REG	N	Washington	AAWU	9.51	W	59	49		8	0	W 8
9	Thu, Dec 28, 1961	REG	@	UCLA	AAWU	11.77	W	105	84		9	0	W 9	L.A. Sports Arena
10	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	@	Southern California (4)	AAWU	11.90	W	76	66		10	0	W 10	L.A. Sports Arena
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	0.99	W	85	62		11	0	W 11	Welsh-Ryan Arena
12	Sat, Jan 13, 1962	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	-0.50	W	89	64		12	0	W 12	St. John Arena
13	Sat, Jan 20, 1962	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	6.12	W	90	76		13	0	W 13	Williams Arena
14	Mon, Jan 22, 1962	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	11.07	W	91	65		14	0	W 14	St. John Arena
15	Mon, Jan 29, 1962	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	11.07	W	94	73		15	0	W 15	Lambert Fieldhouse
16	Sat, Feb 3, 1962	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	0.99	W	97	61		16	0	W 16	St. John Arena
17	Mon, Feb 5, 1962	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	6.30	W	89	63		17	0	W 17	St. John Arena
18	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	6.12	W	91	66		18	0	W 18	St. John Arena
19	Mon, Feb 12, 1962	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	-0.50	W	72	57		19	0	W 19	Yost Field House
20	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	2.46	W	80	72		20	0	W 20	Jenison Field House
21	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		Illinois	Big Ten	8.10	W	102	79		21	0	W 21	St. John Arena
22	Mon, Feb 26, 1962	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	6.30	W	72	62		22	0	W 22	Iowa Field House
23	Sat, Mar 3, 1962	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7.40	L	67	86		22	1	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
24	Sat, Mar 10, 1962	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	5.25	W	90	65		23	1	W 1	St. John Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Western Kentucky	OVC	3.40	W	93	73		24	1	W 2	Iowa Field House
26	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Kentucky (3)	SEC	18.29	W	74	64		25	1	W 3	Iowa Field House
27	Fri, Mar 23, 1962	NCAA	N	Wake Forest	ACC	11.57	W	84	68		26	1	W 4	Freedom Hall
28	Sat, Mar 24, 1962	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (2)	MVC	22.85	L	59	71		26	2	L 1	Freedom Hall