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1961-62 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 17-10 (11-1, 1st in OVC MBB)

Coach: E.A. Diddle

PS/G: 82.4 (13th of 180)

PA/G: 77.2 (153rd of 180)

SRS: 3.40 (62nd of 178)

SOS: -1.36 (107th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (90-81) versus Detroit Mercy
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (93-73) versus Ohio State
Lost Mideast Regional Third Place (87-86) versus Butler

OVC 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
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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 9, 1961	REG	@	Kent State	MAC	-7.01	W	88	81		1	0	W 1	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center
2	Fri, Dec 15, 1961	REG	N	St. Bonaventure	Ind	3.52	L	65	66		1	1	L 1
3	Sat, Dec 16, 1961	REG	N	Texas	SWC	3.77	L	68	78		1	2	L 2
4	Fri, Dec 29, 1961	REG	@	Marshall	MAC	-1.27	L	84	89		1	3	L 3	Memorial Field House
5	Sat, Dec 30, 1961	REG	@	Xavier	Ind	4.67	L	83	95		1	4	L 4	Schmidt Fieldhouse
6	Sat, Jan 6, 1962	REG		New Mexico State	BIAA	-4.41	W	71	67		2	4	W 1	Physical Education Building
7	Tue, Jan 9, 1962	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-5.13	W	93	61		3	4	W 2	Physical Education Building
8	Sat, Jan 13, 1962	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	-8.88	W	72	61		4	4	W 3	Racer Arena
9	Thu, Jan 18, 1962	REG	@	Morehead State	OVC	-1.06	W	80	79		5	4	W 4	Wetherby Gymnasium
10	Sat, Jan 20, 1962	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-12.81	W	89	69		6	4	W 5	Physical Education Building
11	Sat, Jan 27, 1962	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-2.76	W	96	62		7	4	W 6	Weaver Gymnasium
12	Tue, Jan 30, 1962	REG	@	Tennessee Tech	OVC	-5.13	L	72	79		7	5	L 1	Memorial Gym
13	Mon, Feb 5, 1962	REG	@	DePaul	Ind	2.61	L	78	86		7	6	L 2	Alumni Hall
14	Wed, Feb 7, 1962	REG	@	East Tennessee State	OVC	-12.24	W	89	84		8	6	W 1	Brooks Gym
15	Tue, Feb 13, 1962	REG	@	Middle Tennessee	OVC	-12.81	W	87	81		9	6	W 2	Alumni Memorial Gym
16	Sat, Feb 17, 1962	REG		Murray State	OVC	-8.88	W	96	77		10	6	W 3	Physical Education Building
17	Mon, Feb 19, 1962	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-1.06	W	77	51		11	6	W 4	Physical Education Building
18	Wed, Feb 21, 1962	REG		Xavier	Ind	4.67	W	88	83		12	6	W 5	Physical Education Building
19	Sat, Feb 24, 1962	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-2.76	W	88	74		13	6	W 6	Physical Education Building
20	Mon, Feb 26, 1962	REG		East Tennessee State	OVC	-12.24	W	77	66		14	6	W 7	Physical Education Building
21	Fri, Mar 2, 1962	REG	@	La Salle	Mid-Atl	1.58	L	84	88		14	7	L 1	Convention Hall
22	Wed, Mar 7, 1962	REG	@	Louisville	Ind	9.50	L	71	88		14	8	L 2	Freedom Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
23	Mon, Mar 12, 1962	NCAA	N	Detroit Mercy	Ind	1.99	W	90	81		15	8	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
24	Fri, Mar 16, 1962	NCAA	N	Ohio State (1)	Big Ten	24.68	L	73	93		15	9	L 1	Iowa Field House
25	Sat, Mar 17, 1962	NCAA	N	Butler	Ind	7.54	L	86	87		15	10	L 2	Iowa Field House