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1996-97 Villanova Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-10 (12-6, 1st in Big East MBB Big East 6)

Rank: 20th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Steve Lappas

PS/G: 75.1 (63rd of 306)

PA/G: 67.9 (109th of 306)

SRS: 16.62 (16th of 305)

SOS: 9.44 (17th of 305)

ORtg: 107.3 (43rd of 306)

DRtg: 97.1 (99th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in East)
Won East First Round (101-91) versus #13 Long Island University
Lost East Second Round (75-68) versus #5 California

Big East Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Villanova	7	6	5	5	4	10	10	10	8	16	12	14	16	18	19	18	21	20

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	@	American-Puerto Rico			W	68	62		1	0	W 1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
2	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	N	Butler	MW Coll	7.61	W	62	54		2	0	W 2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
3	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	N	Tulane	CUSA	7.98	W	85	70		3	0	W 3	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
4	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		Providence	Big East	14.17	W	75	64		4	0	W 4	CoreStates Center
5	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.36	W	82	70		5	0	W 5	Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	-2.84	W	89	62		6	0	W 6	The Palestra
7	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Duke (14)	ACC	22.52	L	79	87		6	1	L 1	CoreStates Center
8	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Mount St. Mary's	NEC	-6.13	W	91	66		7	1	W 1	CoreStates Center
9	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	12.94	W	81	65		8	1	W 2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
10	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG		Rider	NEC	-6.27	W	75	61		9	1	W 3	CoreStates Center
11	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	REG		UNC Wilmington	CAA	-1.86	W	87	38		10	1	W 4	CoreStates Center
12	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	3.85	W	88	67		11	1	W 5	CoreStates Center
13	Mon, Jan 6, 1997	REG	@	Providence	Big East	14.17	L	68	91		11	2	L 1	Providence Civic Center
14	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG		Oral Roberts	Ind	7.48	W	64	46		12	2	W 1	CoreStates Center
15	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		Miami (FL)	Big East	8.18	L	59	61		12	3	L 1	CoreStates Center
16	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	REG	@	Notre Dame	Big East	9.42	W	68	57		13	3	W 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
17	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		Rutgers	Big East	2.67	W	79	56		14	3	W 2	CoreStates Center
18	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	REG		Syracuse	Big East	12.87	L	60	62		14	4	L 1	CoreStates Center
19	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG	@	Boston College (22)	Big East	11.92	W	84	66		15	4	W 1	Silvio O. Conte Forum
20	Mon, Jan 27, 1997	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	10.87	L	67	78		15	5	L 1	US Airways Arena
21	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	Syracuse	Big East	12.87	W	70	60		16	5	W 1	Carrier Dome
22	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	REG		West Virginia	Big East	14.45	W	81	70		17	5	W 2	The Pavilion
23	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG	@	Kentucky (3)	SEC	29.29	L	56	93		17	6	L 1	Rupp Arena
24	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Big East	9.12	L	89	95		17	7	L 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
25	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	REG		Notre Dame	Big East	9.42	W	75	70		18	7	W 1	CoreStates Center
26	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.36	W	65	54		19	7	W 2	CoreStates Center
27	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	REG		Connecticut	Big East	12.99	W	65	58		20	7	W 3	CoreStates Center
28	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG	@	West Virginia	Big East	14.45	L	76	83		20	8	L 1	WVU Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG	@	Rutgers	Big East	2.67	W	84	74		21	8	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	CTOURN	N	Syracuse	Big East	12.87	W	80	70		22	8	W 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)
31	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN	N	Providence	Big East	14.17	W	73	63		23	8	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
32	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	CTOURN	N	Boston College	Big East	11.92	L	58	70		23	9	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	Long Island University	NEC	3.75	W	101	91		24	9	W 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
34	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	NCAA	N	California	Pac-10	17.34	L	68	75		24	10	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum