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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 22, 1996 | 209 | Troy | W | 90-59 | 84% | 1 - 0 | +21.8 | ||
| Nov 25, 1996 | 2 | Kansas | L | 53-82 | 3% | 1 - 1 | -5.7 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 13 | Iowa | W | 70-60 | 11% | 2 - 1 | +25.2 | ||
| Nov 27, 1996 | 24 | South Carolina | L | 68-74 | 14% | 2 - 2 | 0 - 1 | +7.1 | |
| Nov 30, 1996 | 230 | N.C. A&T | W | 74-62 | 87% | 3 - 2 | +1.4 | ||
| Dec 02, 1996 | 252 | Samford | L | 50-53 | 91% | 3 - 3 | -16.2 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 48 | Louisville | L | 87-93 OT | 22% | 3 - 4 | +3.9 | ||
| Dec 15, 1996 | 16 | Michigan | L | 59-70 | 12% | 3 - 5 | +3.7 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 4 | North Carolina | L | 48-67 | 5% | 3 - 6 | +0.9 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 67 | Oral Roberts | W | 59-58 | 42% | 4 - 6 | +4.6 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 301 | Prairie View | W | 96-56 | 97% | 5 - 6 | +19.4 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 84 | Fresno St. | W | 79-75 | 50% | 6 - 6 | +5.6 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 276 | Lafayette | W | 64-43 | 94% | 7 - 6 | +4.9 | ||
| Jan 04, 1997 | 132 | @ Mississippi St. | L | 66-69 | 35% | 7 - 7 | 0 - 2 | +2.7 | |
| Jan 08, 1997 | 99 | Florida | W | 88-82 OT | 57% | 8 - 7 | 1 - 2 | +5.9 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 43 | @ Arkansas | L | 57-82 | 12% | 8 - 8 | 1 - 3 | -10.5 | |
| Jan 15, 1997 | 54 | Vanderbilt | L | 62-69 | 38% | 8 - 9 | 1 - 4 | -2.1 | |
| Jan 19, 1997 | 149 | @ Tennessee | L | 52-66 | 39% | 8 - 10 | 1 - 5 | -9.5 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 100 | Auburn | W | 75-59 | 57% | 9 - 10 | 2 - 5 | +15.8 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 77 | @ Alabama | L | 66-75 | 20% | 9 - 11 | 2 - 6 | +1.7 | |
| Jan 29, 1997 | 132 | Mississippi St. | L | 60-68 | 66% | 9 - 12 | 2 - 7 | -10.6 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 24 | South Carolina | L | 65-80 | 24% | 9 - 13 | 2 - 8 | -6.1 | |
| Feb 05, 1997 | 52 | Mississippi | L | 73-79 | 36% | 9 - 14 | 2 - 9 | -0.8 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 100 | @ Auburn | L | 72-76 | 27% | 9 - 15 | 2 - 10 | +4.1 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 1 | @ Kentucky | L | 48-84 | 1% | 9 - 16 | 2 - 11 | -6.6 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 77 | Alabama | L | 72-78 | 47% | 9 - 17 | 2 - 12 | -3.5 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 37 | @ Georgia | L | 59-82 | 11% | 9 - 18 | 2 - 13 | -7.7 | |
| Feb 26, 1997 | 52 | @ Mississippi | L | 68-74 | 14% | 9 - 19 | 2 - 14 | +7.5 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 43 | Arkansas | W | 66-64 | 33% | 10 - 19 | 3 - 14 | +8.2 | |
| Mar 06, 1997 | 37 | Georgia | L | 54-75 | 19% | 10 - 20 | -9.9 | ||
| Projected Record | 10 - 20 | 3 - 14 | |||||||
