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1961-62 UCLA Bruins Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 18-11 (10-2, 1st in AAWU MBB)

Coach: John Wooden

PS/G: 75.1 (47th of 180)

PA/G: 69.6 (88th of 180)

SRS: 11.77 (15th of 178)

SOS: 7.13 (6th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West Regional Semifinal (73-62) versus Utah State
Won West Regional Final (88-69) versus Oregon State
Lost National Semifinal (72-70) versus Cincinnati
Lost National Third Place (82-80) versus Wake Forest

AAWU 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
UCLA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Fri, Dec 1, 1961	REG	@	Brigham Young	MSAC	-4.41	L	66	68		0	1	L 1	George Albert Smith Field House
2	Sat, Dec 2, 1961	REG	@	Brigham Young	MSAC	-4.41	L	83	86		0	2	L 2	George Albert Smith Field House
3	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG		Kansas	Big 8	1.89	W	69	61		1	2	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG		Colorado State	MSAC	1.91	L	68	69		1	3	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
5	Wed, Dec 20, 1961	REG	@	Creighton	Ind	3.97	L	72	74		1	4	L 2	Omaha Civic Auditorium
6	Fri, Dec 22, 1961	REG	@	Houston	Ind	8.67	L	65	91		1	5	L 3	Jeppesen Field House
7	Sat, Dec 23, 1961	REG	N	Texas A&M	SWC	7.66	W	81	71		2	5	W 1
8	Wed, Dec 27, 1961	REG		Army	Ind	-6.52	W	86	72		3	5	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
9	Thu, Dec 28, 1961	REG		Ohio State (1)	Big Ten	24.68	L	84	105		3	6	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
10	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG		Utah	MSAC	10.14	L	79	88		3	7	L 2	L.A. Sports Arena
11	Fri, Jan 5, 1962	REG		Washington	AAWU	9.51	W	72	57		4	7	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
12	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG		Washington	AAWU	9.51	W	75	63		5	7	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
13	Fri, Jan 12, 1962	REG	@	California	AAWU	-0.66	W	71	60		6	7	W 3	Harmon Gym
14	Fri, Jan 26, 1962	REG		Texas Tech	SWC	6.89	W	89	60		7	7	W 4	L.A. Sports Arena
15	Sat, Jan 27, 1962	REG		Texas Tech	SWC	6.89	W	87	58		8	7	W 5	L.A. Sports Arena
16	Fri, Feb 2, 1962	REG		Southern California (5)	AAWU	11.90	W	73	59		9	7	W 6	L.A. Sports Arena
17	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG		Stanford	AAWU	10.57	W	82	64		10	7	W 7	L.A. Sports Arena
18	Fri, Feb 16, 1962	REG	@	Southern California	AAWU	11.90	L	60	74		10	8	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
19	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG		Southern California	AAWU	11.90	W	68	62		11	8	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
20	Fri, Feb 23, 1962	REG		California	AAWU	-0.66	W	68	62		12	8	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
21	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		Stanford	AAWU	10.57	W	75	65		13	8	W 3	L.A. Sports Arena
22	Fri, Mar 2, 1962	REG	@	Washington	AAWU	9.51	W	69	66		14	8	W 4	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
23	Fri, Mar 9, 1962	REG	@	Stanford	AAWU	10.57	L	67	82		14	9	L 1	Old Pavilion
24	Sat, Mar 10, 1962	REG	@	California	AAWU	-0.66	W	66	54		15	9	W 1	Harmon Gym
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Utah State	MSAC	6.28	W	73	62		16	9	W 2	George Albert Smith Field House
26	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Oregon State	Ind	7.66	W	88	69		17	9	W 3	George Albert Smith Field House
27	Fri, Mar 23, 1962	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (2)	MVC	22.85	L	70	72		17	10	L 1	Freedom Hall
28	Sat, Mar 24, 1962	NCAA	N	Wake Forest	ACC	11.57	L	80	82		17	11	L 2	Freedom Hall