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1961-62 West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-6 (12-1, 1st in Southern MBB)

Coach: George King

PS/G: 85.4 (5th of 180)

PA/G: 74.0 (129th of 180)

SRS: 9.39 (25th of 178)

SOS: -1.98 (117th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (90-75) versus Villanova

Southern Reg Season Champ
Southern Tourney Champ

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
West Virginia	-	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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		William & Mary	Southern	-9.17	W	69	53		1	0	W 1	Stansbury Hall
2	Tue, Dec 5, 1961	REG	N	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-9.15	W	90	56		2	0	W 2	Charleston Civic Center
3	Fri, Dec 8, 1961	REG	@	The Citadel	Southern	-10.56	W	78	70		3	0	W 3	McAlister Field House
4	Sat, Dec 9, 1961	REG	@	Furman	Southern	-5.28	W	96	79		4	0	W 4	Memorial Auditorium
5	Tue, Dec 12, 1961	REG		Richmond	Southern	-11.51	W	97	61		5	0	W 5	Stansbury Hall
6	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG	@	Penn State	Ind	-4.91	W	79	67		6	0	W 6	Rec Hall
7	Mon, Dec 18, 1961	REG		Duke	ACC	16.27	L	65	69		6	1	L 1	Stansbury Hall
8	Wed, Dec 27, 1961	REG	N	Utah	MSAC	10.14	L	83	84		6	2	L 2	L.A. Sports Arena
9	Thu, Dec 28, 1961	REG	N	Purdue (9)	Big Ten	11.07	L	79	86		6	3	L 3	L.A. Sports Arena
10	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	N	Army	Ind	-6.52	W	73	58		7	3	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
11	Wed, Jan 3, 1962	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-9.15	W	101	79		8	3	W 2	Stansbury Hall
12	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG		Villanova (5)	Ind	13.74	W	88	82		9	3	W 3	Stansbury Hall
13	Tue, Jan 9, 1962	REG		Virginia Tech	Southern	4.90	W	85	81		10	3	W 4	Stansbury Hall
14	Sat, Jan 13, 1962	REG	@	George Washington	Southern	-10.09	W	120	68		11	3	W 5	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
15	Mon, Jan 15, 1962	REG	@	Richmond	Southern	-11.51	W	82	73		12	3	W 6	Richmond Arena
16	Sat, Jan 20, 1962	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	-2.79	W	88	78		13	3	W 7	Stansbury Hall
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1962	REG	N	William & Mary	Southern	-9.17	W	70	61		14	3	W 8	Municipal Auditorium
18	Mon, Jan 29, 1962	REG	@	Virginia Tech	Southern	4.90	L	82	85		14	4	L 1	Cassell Coliseum
19	Wed, Jan 31, 1962	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	11.57	W	101	99		15	4	W 1	Charleston Civic Center
20	Sat, Feb 3, 1962	REG	N	NC State	ACC	7.07	W	82	81	OT	16	4	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
21	Wed, Feb 7, 1962	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	-2.79	W	80	76		17	4	W 3	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 10, 1962	REG		George Washington	Southern	-10.09	W	87	62		18	4	W 4	Stansbury Hall
23	Thu, Feb 15, 1962	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	6.51	L	75	85		18	5	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
24	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG	@	Syracuse	Ind	-19.77	W	86	72		19	5	W 1	Onondaga County War Memorial
25	Tue, Feb 20, 1962	REG		Penn State	Ind	-4.91	W	79	60		20	5	W 2	Stansbury Hall
26	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		Furman	Southern	-5.28	W	101	86		21	5	W 3	Stansbury Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 1, 1962	CTOURN	@	Richmond	Southern	-11.51	W	97	75		22	5	W 4	Richmond Arena
28	Fri, Mar 2, 1962	CTOURN	N	George Washington	Southern	-10.09	W	86	73		23	5	W 5	Richmond Arena
29	Sat, Mar 3, 1962	CTOURN	N	Virginia Tech	Southern	4.90	W	88	72		24	5	W 6	Richmond Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	NCAA	N	Villanova	Ind	13.74	L	75	90		24	6	L 1	The Palestra