1961–62 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1961–62
John Erickson
1961–62 John Erickson
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Ohio State	13	–	1	.929	26	–	2	.929
Wisconsin	10	–	4	.714	17	–	7	.708
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	17	–	7	.708
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	15	–	8	.652
Indiana	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Iowa	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Minnesota	6	–	8	.429	10	–	14	.417
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
Michigan State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	8	–	15	.348

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1961–62

John Erickson, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference

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Schedule

Date
time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site
city, state

Regular Season

12/02/1961*
South Dakota W 99–63 1–0
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

12/04/1961*
Florida State W 64–63 2–0
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

12/09/1961*
Cincinnati L 67–86 2–1
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

12/11/1961*
Washington U. (MO) W 91–63 3–1
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

12/16/1961*
Pacific W 92–68 4–1
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

12/20/1961*
at Marquette L 75–92 4–2

Milwaukee, WI

12/26/1961*
vs. Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival W 95–84 5–2
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

12/28/1961*
vs. Dayton
ECAC Holiday Festival W 105–93 6–2
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

12/30/1961*
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
ECAC Holiday Festival L 71–101 6–3
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

1/06/1962
Iowa W 91–79 7–3 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

1/08/1962
at Michigan State W 83–78 8–3 (2–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse
East Lansing, MI

1/23/1962*
North Dakota State W 102–50 9–3
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

1/27/1962
Purdue W 89–86 10–3 (3–0)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

1/29/1962
at Illinois W 85–81 11–3 (4–0)
Huff Hall
Champaign, IL

2/03/1962
at Minnesota W 94–88 12–3 (5–0)

Minneapolis, MN

2/05/1962
Michigan L 74–81 12–4 (5–1)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

2/10/1962
Michigan State W 77–72 13–4 (6–1)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

2/12/1962
at Indiana W 105–94 14–4 (7–1)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN

2/17/1962
at Michigan L 65–84 14–5 (7–2)
Yost Field House
Ann Arbor, MI

2/19/1962
Illinois W 103–101 15–5 (8–2)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

2/24/1962
at Northwestern W 65–64 16–5 (9–2)

Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL

2/26/1962
Minnesota L 90–92 16–6 (9–3)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

3/03/1962
No. 1 Ohio State W 86–67 17–6 (10–3)
UW Fieldhouse
Madison, WI

3/10/1962
at Iowa L 64–81 17–7 (10–4)
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from
AP Poll
. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.

^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

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[1] "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.

[2] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

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