# 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated Georgia, Purdue, and West Virginia to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* | | Southeast Missouri State | W 90–59 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 13, 2007* | | at Miami (OH) | L 57–59 | 1–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | Coppin State | W 98–49 | 2–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | vs. Kent State | W 78–65 | 3–1 | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | vs. No. 8 Indiana | W 80–65 | 4–1 | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Nov 28, 2007* | No. 23 | Oakland | W 93–68 | 5–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 2007* | No. 23 | Belmont | W 90–49 | 6–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 5, 2007* | No. 21 | Creighton | W 79–66 | 7–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 2007* | No. 17 | Cincinnati | W 64–59 | 8–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 15, 2007* | No. 17 | at Arizona State | L 55–77 | 8–2 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | No. 12 Tennessee | L 75–82 | 8–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | Delaware State | W 65–33 | 9–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 31, 2007* | | vs. Kansas State | W 103–77 | 10–3 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 3, 2008* | | Virginia | W 108–70 | 11–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 6, 2008* | | at Auburn | W 80–57 | 12–3 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 2008 | No. 24 | St. Bonaventure | W 83–68 | 13–3 (1–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 2008 | No. 24 | Fordham | W 68–50 | 14–3 (2–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 16, 2008 | No. 20 | at Temple | L 59–78 | 14–4 (2–1) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 2008 | No. 20 | at George Washington | W 74–66 | 15–4 (3–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 24, 2008 | No. 23 | No. 16 Dayton | W 69–43 | 16–4 (4–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 2008* | No. 23 | at UMass | W 77–65 | 17–4 (5–1) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 2, 2008 | No. 15 | La Salle | W 75–62 | 18–4 (6–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 7, 2008 | No. 13 | at Saint Louis | W 70–68 | 19–4 (7–1) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 10, 2008 | No. 13 | Saint Joseph's | W 76–72 | 20–4 (8–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 2008 | No. 12 | at UNC Charlotte | W 62–60 | 21–4 (9–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 2008 | No. 10 | at Rhode Island | W 81–77 | 22–4 (10–1) | Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Feb 21, 2008 | No. 10 | Duquesne | W 75–48 | 23–4 (11–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 2008 | No. 10 | at Dayton | W 57–51 | 24–4 (12–1) | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 1, 2008 | No. 9 | George Washington | W 66–56 | 25–4 (13–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 6, 2008 | No. 8 | at Saint Joseph's | L 66–71 | 25–5 (13–2) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 2008 | No. 8 | Richmond | W 86–61 | 26–5 (14–2) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2008* | (1) No. 10 | vs. (8) Dayton Quarterfinal | W 74–65 | 27–5 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Mar 14, 2008* | (1) No. 10 | vs. (5) Saint Joseph's Semifinal | L 53–61 | 27–6 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (14 W) Georgia First round | W 73–61 | 28–6 | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 22, 2008* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (6 W) No. 20 Purdue Second Round | W 85–78 | 29–6 | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 27, 2008* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (7 W) West Virginia West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 79–75 | 30–6 | US Airways Center (18,103) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Mar 29, 2008* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (1 W) No. 3 UCLA West Regional final – Elite Eight | L 57–76 | 30–7 | US Airways Center (18,103) Phoenix, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 |