| November 22, 1996 | vs Central Florida | W 80-63 |
| November 25, 1996 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 68-59 |
| November 29, 1996 | vs Creighton Bluejays | L 73-74 |
| December 1, 1996 | vs Delaware | L 78-88 |
| December 4, 1996 | vs Texas Longhorns | L 64-82 |
| December 7, 1996 | vs Duquesne | W 95-85 |
| December 10, 1996 | vs South Florida | W 85-53 |
| December 14, 1996 | vs Stetson | W 57-47 |
| December 21, 1996 | vs Florida State Seminoles | L 65-79 |
| December 28, 1996 | vs Pennsylvania | L 63-71 |
| December 29, 1996 | vs Robert Morris | W 106-69 |
| January 5, 1997 | vs Arkansas Razorbacks | W 75-62 |
| January 8, 1997 | vs LSU Tigers | L 82-88 |
| January 11, 1997 | vs Auburn Tigers | L 65-79 |
| January 15, 1997 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | L 79-80 |
| January 18, 1997 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide | W 85-66 |
| January 22, 1997 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | L 70-77 |
| January 25, 1997 | vs Tennessee Volunteers | W 56-50 |
| January 29, 1997 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | L 65-92 |
| February 1, 1997 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | L 63-74 |
| February 3, 1997 | vs Jacksonville | W 102-82 |
| February 8, 1997 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | L 68-76 |
| February 12, 1997 | vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | W 72-69 |
| February 15, 1997 | vs Kentucky Wildcats (19) | L 56-85 |
| February 19, 1997 | vs Tennessee Volunteers | W 76-54 |
| February 23, 1997 | vs Ole Miss Rebels | L 65-67 |
| February 26, 1997 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | L 76-88 |
| March 1, 1997 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | L 72-79 |
| March 6, 1997 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide | L 66-80 |
