1986-87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 29-9 (12-2, 1st in Sun Belt MBB)

PS/G: 78.7 (62nd of 290)

PA/G: 67.9 (65th of 290)

SRS: 12.91 (27th of 290)

SOS: 2.45 (106th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in East)
Won East First Round (64-62) versus #7 West Virginia
Lost East Second Round (104-86) versus #2 Syracuse

Sun Belt Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1986-87 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Western Kentucky	-	14	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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, Nov 21, 1986	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	11.72	W	80	63		1	0	W 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
2	Sat, Nov 22, 1986	REG		TCU	SWC	12.83	W	96	90		2	0	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
3	Sun, Nov 23, 1986	REG	N	Memphis	Metro	13.89	W	68	67		3	0	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
4	Mon, Nov 24, 1986	REG	N	Nevada-Las Vegas (5)	PCAA	23.11	L	95	96	2OT	3	1	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
5	Fri, Dec 5, 1986	REG		Mercer	TAAC	-9.70	W	98	67		4	1	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
6	Sat, Dec 6, 1986	REG		Southern California	Pac-10	2.30	W	82	52		5	1	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
7	Wed, Dec 10, 1986	REG		Louisville	Metro	8.68	L	58	60		5	2	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
8	Thu, Dec 11, 1986	REG		Central Michigan	MAC	6.14	L	65	73		5	3	L 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
9	Sat, Dec 13, 1986	REG	@	Samford	TAAC	-16.29	W	94	57		6	3	W 1	Seibert Hall
10	Fri, Dec 19, 1986	REG		Armstrong	Big South	-21.60	W	68	48		7	3	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
11	Tue, Dec 30, 1986	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-18.89	W	102	46		8	3	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
12	Sat, Jan 3, 1987	REG	@	Butler	MW Coll	-3.19	W	74	73		9	3	W 4	Hinkle Fieldhouse
13	Wed, Jan 7, 1987	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	2.11	L	66	68		9	4	L 1	McBrayer Arena
14	Sat, Jan 10, 1987	REG		UAB	Sun Belt	4.63	W	85	67		10	4	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
15	Mon, Jan 12, 1987	REG	@	Virginia Commonwealth	Sun Belt	2.57	W	79	70		11	4	W 2	Richmond Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 14, 1987	REG	@	Jacksonville	Sun Belt	7.63	L	71	80		11	5	L 1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
17	Sat, Jan 17, 1987	REG		Virginia Commonwealth	Sun Belt	2.57	W	90	71		12	5	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
18	Mon, Jan 19, 1987	REG	@	South Florida	Sun Belt	-0.35	W	61	46		13	5	W 2	Sun Dome
19	Sat, Jan 24, 1987	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	11.89	L	62	67		13	6	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center
20	Mon, Jan 26, 1987	REG	@	South Alabama	Sun Belt	0.64	W	68	60		14	6	W 1	Jaguar Gym
21	Thu, Jan 29, 1987	REG		South Florida	Sun Belt	-0.35	W	76	59		15	6	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
22	Sat, Jan 31, 1987	REG		Charlotte	Sun Belt	2.87	W	88	69		16	6	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
23	Tue, Feb 3, 1987	REG		Old Dominion	Sun Belt	-2.98	W	94	53		17	6	W 4	E. A. Diddle Arena
24	Sun, Feb 8, 1987	REG	@	Charlotte	Sun Belt	2.87	W	74	71		18	6	W 5	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
25	Thu, Feb 12, 1987	REG	@	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	-2.98	W	75	59		19	6	W 6	Norfolk Scope
26	Sat, Feb 14, 1987	REG		South Alabama	Sun Belt	0.64	W	85	70		20	6	W 7	E. A. Diddle Arena
27	Mon, Feb 16, 1987	REG		Jacksonville	Sun Belt	7.63	W	87	74		21	6	W 8	E. A. Diddle Arena
28	Wed, Feb 18, 1987	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	-0.61	W	78	58		22	6	W 9	SIU Arena
29	Sat, Feb 21, 1987	REG	@	UAB	Sun Belt	4.63	L	73	86		22	7	L 1	BJCC Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Feb 26, 1987	CTOURN		Old Dominion	Sun Belt	-2.98	W	60	58		23	7	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
31	Fri, Feb 27, 1987	CTOURN		Charlotte	Sun Belt	2.87	W	99	95	2OT	24	7	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
32	Sat, Feb 28, 1987	CTOURN		UAB	Sun Belt	4.63	L	70	72		24	8	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Tue, Mar 3, 1987	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	0.79	W	78	72		25	8	W 1	University of Dayton Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Fri, Mar 13, 1987	NCAA	N	West Virginia	A-10	10.18	W	64	62		26	8	W 2	Carrier Dome
35	Sun, Mar 15, 1987	NCAA	N	Syracuse (10)	Big East	17.98	L	86	104		26	9	L 1	Carrier Dome