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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 22, 1996 | 155 | Western Illinois | W | 81-66 | 92% | 1 - 0 | +15.0 | ||
| Nov 25, 1996 | 12 | California | L | 59-75 | 50% | 1 - 1 | -0.7 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 130 | LSU | L | 60-70 | 89% | 1 - 2 | -8.3 | ||
| Dec 03, 1996 | 214 | @ Drake | W | 79-59 | 93% | 2 - 2 | +19.0 | ||
| Dec 06, 1996 | 293 | Grambling St. | W | 93-73 | 99% | 3 - 2 | +1.4 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 128 | La Salle | W | 65-60 | 94% | 4 - 2 | +2.6 | ||
| Dec 10, 1996 | 87 | Northern Iowa | W | 72-63 | 90% | 5 - 2 | +10.3 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 31 | Iowa St. | L | 74-81 | 76% | 5 - 3 | +0.9 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 71 | Missouri | W | 88-77 | 87% | 6 - 3 | +14.2 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 182 | Austin Peay | W | 90-58 | 97% | 7 - 3 | +25.1 | ||
| Dec 29, 1996 | 168 | Cal St. Northridge | W | 90-65 | 96% | 8 - 3 | +19.2 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 161 | Northwestern | W | 72-55 | 96% | 9 - 3 | 1 - 0 | +12.0 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 126 | @ Penn St. | W | 69-57 | 81% | 10 - 3 | 2 - 0 | +18.0 | |
| Jan 07, 1997 | 36 | @ Purdue | W | 59-56 | 49% | 11 - 3 | 3 - 0 | +18.4 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 34 | Wisconsin | W | 78-53 | 78% | 12 - 3 | 4 - 0 | +32.3 | |
| Jan 15, 1997 | 81 | Ohio St. | W | 76-62 | 89% | 13 - 3 | 5 - 0 | +16.1 | |
| Jan 19, 1997 | 16 | @ Michigan | L | 71-79 | 36% | 13 - 4 | 5 - 1 | +10.9 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 3 | @ Minnesota | L | 51-66 | 20% | 13 - 5 | 5 - 2 | +9.1 | |
| Jan 29, 1997 | 20 | Illinois | W | 82-65 | 70% | 14 - 5 | 6 - 2 | +26.9 | |
| Feb 04, 1997 | 32 | Indiana | W | 75-67 | 77% | 15 - 5 | 7 - 2 | +15.5 | |
| Feb 09, 1997 | 20 | @ Illinois | L | 51-66 | 39% | 15 - 6 | 7 - 3 | +3.2 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 50 | @ Michigan St. | L | 67-69 | 55% | 15 - 7 | 7 - 4 | +11.9 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 3 | Minnesota | L | 66-68 | 48% | 15 - 8 | 7 - 5 | +13.8 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 16 | Michigan | W | 80-75 | 67% | 16 - 8 | 8 - 5 | +15.6 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 81 | @ Ohio St. | W | 69-56 | 68% | 17 - 8 | 9 - 5 | +23.4 | |
| Feb 26, 1997 | 34 | @ Wisconsin | L | 48-49 | 49% | 17 - 9 | 9 - 6 | +14.5 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 36 | Purdue | W | 84-62 | 78% | 18 - 9 | 10 - 6 | +29.1 | |
| Mar 05, 1997 | 126 | Penn St. | W | 81-55 | 94% | 19 - 9 | 11 - 6 | +23.7 | |
| Mar 08, 1997 | 161 | @ Northwestern | W | 75-59 | 87% | 20 - 9 | 12 - 6 | +19.3 | |
| Mar 13, 1997 | 28 | Virginia | W | 73-60 | 61% | 21 - 9 | +25.4 | ||
| Mar 15, 1997 | 1 | Kentucky | L | 69-75 | 17% | 21 - 10 | +19.3 | ||
| Projected Record | 21 - 10 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
