| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1996 | 216 | Idaho | W | 86-63 | 96% | 1 - 0 | +13.7 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 144 | @ Western Michigan | W | 65-56 | 73% | 2 - 0 | +13.9 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 60 | Bowling Green | L | 83-86 | 74% | 2 - 1 | +1.4 | ||
| Dec 03, 1996 | 1 | Kentucky | L | 87-101 | 10% | 2 - 2 | +11.3 | ||
| Dec 06, 1996 | 218 | Cornell | W | 69-55 | 96% | 3 - 2 | +4.7 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 166 | Long Beach St. | W | 86-71 | 93% | 4 - 2 | +9.9 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 48 | Louisville | L | 72-88 | 55% | 4 - 3 | -6.1 | ||
| Dec 16, 1996 | 239 | Tennessee Martin | W | 75-45 | 97% | 5 - 3 | +18.1 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 33 | @ Oklahoma | L | 58-82 | 33% | 5 - 4 | -8.3 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 58 | @ TCU | L | 69-97 | 44% | 5 - 5 | -15.1 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 20 | @ Illinois | W | 75-69 | 25% | 6 - 5 | 1 - 0 | +24.2 | |
| Jan 07, 1997 | 13 | Iowa | L | 56-59 | 51% | 6 - 6 | 1 - 1 | +8.1 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 161 | Northwestern | W | 78-53 | 93% | 7 - 6 | 2 - 1 | +20.0 | |
| Jan 16, 1997 | 16 | @ Michigan | L | 65-89 | 23% | 7 - 7 | 2 - 2 | -5.1 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 32 | Indiana | W | 70-53 | 64% | 8 - 7 | 3 - 2 | +24.5 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 34 | Wisconsin | W | 60-52 | 65% | 9 - 7 | 4 - 2 | +15.3 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 3 | @ Minnesota | L | 68-91 | 12% | 9 - 8 | 4 - 3 | +1.1 | |
| Jan 29, 1997 | 50 | Michigan St. | W | 72-62 | 71% | 10 - 8 | 5 - 3 | +15.6 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 126 | @ Penn St. | W | 67-62 | 70% | 11 - 8 | 6 - 3 | +11.0 | |
| Feb 05, 1997 | 81 | Ohio St. | W | 94-77 | 81% | 12 - 8 | 7 - 3 | +19.1 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 50 | @ Michigan St. | W | 77-62 | 40% | 13 - 8 | 8 - 3 | +28.9 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 3 | Minnesota | L | 67-70 | 33% | 13 - 9 | 8 - 4 | +12.8 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 34 | @ Wisconsin | L | 52-69 | 34% | 13 - 10 | 8 - 5 | -1.5 | |
| Feb 18, 1997 | 32 | @ Indiana | W | 89-87 OT | 33% | 14 - 10 | 9 - 5 | +17.8 | |
| Feb 23, 1997 | 16 | Michigan | W | 67-58 | 53% | 15 - 10 | 10 - 5 | +19.6 | |
| Feb 26, 1997 | 161 | @ Northwestern | W | 72-61 | 78% | 16 - 10 | 11 - 5 | +14.3 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 13 | @ Iowa | L | 62-84 | 22% | 16 - 11 | 11 - 6 | -2.6 | |
| Mar 08, 1997 | 20 | Illinois | W | 77-69 | 55% | 17 - 11 | 12 - 6 | +17.9 | |
| Mar 13, 1997 | 21 | Rhode Island | W | 83-76 OT | 40% | 18 - 11 | +20.9 | ||
| Mar 15, 1997 | 2 | Kansas | L | 61-75 | 13% | 18 - 12 | +9.3 | ||
| Projected Record | 18 - 12 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
