# 2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 1st year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.
The Bulldogs won the 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and the 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball tournament championship, earning the Horizon League's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the East Region. They beat 10 seed South Alabama 81–61 before falling to 2 seed Tennessee 71–76 in overtime in the Round of 32.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2007* 7:00 pm | | St. Joseph's (IN) | W 75–50 | | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 3, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Marian (IN) | W 83–49 | | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* 7:05 pm | | at Ball State | W 61–45 | 1–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (7,331) Muncie, IN |
| Nov 14, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 76–48 | 2–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,555) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 17, 2007* 8:05 pm | | at Evansville | W 60–47 | 3–0 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,407) Evansville, IN |
| Nov 21, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | vs. Michigan Great Alaska Shootout | W 79–65 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (7,265) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 23, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPN360 | No. 23 | vs. Virginia Tech Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,469) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 24, 2007* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | vs. Texas Tech Great Alaska Shootout Championship | W 81–71 | 6–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK |
| Dec 1, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | Ohio State | W 65–46 | 7–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 6, 2007 7:05 pm | No. 13 | at Detroit | W 53–46 | 8–0 (1–0) | Calihan Hall (3,136) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 8, 2007 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at Wright State | L 42–43 | 8–1 (1–1) | Nutter Center (6,981) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 15, 2007* 6:07 pm, HDNet / WNDY | No. 19 | vs. Florida State Wooden Tradition | W 79–68 | 9–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse (17,170) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 19, 2007* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Bradley | W 83–64 | 10–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,596) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 22, 2007* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 78–66 | 11–1 | Alico Arena (3,843) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 28, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | at Southern Illinois | W 57–55 | 12–1 | SIU Arena (9,386) Carbondale, IL |
| Horizon League Play ||||||
| Jan 5, 2008 2:00 pm | No. 17 | Valparaiso | W 73–65 | 13–1 (2–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,284) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 7, 2008 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at Loyola (IL) | W 66–55 | 14–1 (3–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,100) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 10, 2008 9:00 pm | No. 14 | Green Bay | W 74–65 | 15–1 (4–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,226) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 12, 2008 2:00 pm | No. 14 | Milwaukee | W 72–56 | 16–1 (5–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,698) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 17, 2008 7:35 pm | No. 12 | at Cleveland State | L 52–56 | 16–2 (5–2) | Wolstein Center (5,352) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 19, 2008 7:15 pm | No. 12 | at Youngstown State | W 78–69 | 17-2 (6–2) | Beeghly Center (6,198) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 24, 2008 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Loyola (IL) | W 63–50 | 18-2 (7–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,822) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 26, 2008 2:00 pm | No. 14 | Illinois-Chicago | W 73–57 | 19–2 (8–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,952) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 5, 2008 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | at Valparaiso | W 71–68 | 20–2 (9–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (5,432) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 9, 2008 7:05 pm | No. 11 | at Green Bay | W 62–57 | 21–2 (10–2) | Resch Center (6,984) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 12, 2008 6:00 pm | No. 10 | at Milwaukee | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 22–2 (11–2) | U.S. Cellular Arena (4,055) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 14, 2008 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Youngstown St. | W 89–73 | 23–2 (12–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,702) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 16, 2008 2:00 pm | No. 10 | Cleveland St. | W 51–46 | 24–2 (13–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,279) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at Illinois-Chicago | W 51–46 | 25–2 (14–2) | UIC Pavilion (7,799) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 23, 2008* 5:05 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 18 Drake BracketBuster | L 64–71 | 25–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 28, 2008 9:00 pm | No. 13 | Wright St. | W 66–61 | 26–3 (15–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,045) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 1, 2008 2:00 pm | No. 13 | Detroit | W 65–31 | 27–3 (16–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,880) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2008 7:10 pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 12 | (4) Illinois-Chicago Horizon League Semifinals | W 66–50 | 28–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,109) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 11, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN | (1) No. 10 | (2) Cleveland St. Horizon League Championship | W 70–55 | 29–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,021) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* 3:00 pm, CBS | (7 E) No. 10 | vs. (10 E) South Alabama First Round | W 81–61 | 30–3 | BJCC (14,420) Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 23, 2008* 2:30 pm, CBS | (7 E) No. 10 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Tennessee Second Round | L 71–76 $^{OT}$ | 30–4 | BJCC (14,606) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 |