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1997-98 Men's Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

1996-97 A-10 1998-99 A-10

Record: 198-165, .545 W-L% (9th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 6.43 (7th of 30)

SOS: 5.04 (7th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Temple (East), Dayton (West), George Washington (West) and Xavier (West)

Player of the Year: Cuttino Mobley

Coach of the Year: Oliver Purnell

Conference Tournament Champion: Xavier

NCAA Tournament: 5 teams (UMass, Rhode Island, Temple, George Washington and Xavier)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Rhode Island, Temple and Xavier)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Temple and Xavier)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	East	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Temple	13	3	.813	21	9	.700	65.7	60.7	12.5	7.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Rhode Island	12	4	.750	25	9	.735	77.7	71.6	12.6	6.4	NCAA Tournament
2	Massachusetts	12	4	.750	21	11	.656	69.7	65.0	12.0	7.3	NCAA Tournament
4	St. Bonaventure	6	10	.375	17	15	.531	65.8	65.1	4.1	3.4
5	Saint Joseph's	3	13	.188	11	17	.393	66.9	70.8	1.6	5.5
6	Fordham	2	14	.125	6	21	.222	65.3	72.4	-3.4	3.7
Rk	West	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Xavier	11	5	.688	22	8	.733	83.5	68.8	19.5	4.8	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
1	George Washington	11	5	.688	24	9	.727	73.2	68.0	9.9	4.8	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
1	Dayton	11	5	.688	21	12	.636	76.1	71.3	8.8	4.0	Reg. Season Champion
4	Virginia Tech	5	11	.313	10	17	.370	66.2	67.6	3.2	4.7
4	Duquesne	5	11	.313	11	19	.367	72.4	77.7	-0.6	4.7
4	La Salle	5	11	.313	9	18	.333	71.4	78.2	-3.0	3.8

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Xavier	10	10	9	9	7	10	13	13	19	18	19	24	21	-	-	-	-	23
St. Joseph's	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Washington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	17	24	-	-	-
Dayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fordham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rhode Island	21	20	23	-	-	-	22	24	23	20	22	21	-	25	-	-	-	-
Virginia Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temple	24	18	20	20	20	16	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	24	24
Duquesne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
La Salle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UMass	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	20	18	20	-	-
St. Bonaventure	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Temple	30	21	9	.700	13	3	10	4	9	3	103.1	95.2	+7.8	22.3	55.4	.402	7.2	22.0	.327	.467	13.9	20.6	.676	13.2	34.6	11.3	10.7	4.3	11.8	16.1	65.7	60.7	12.50	7.50	63.4
2	UMass	32	21	11	.656	12	4	8	2	7	5	104.0	96.9	+7.0	25.5	57.1	.447	3.5	10.2	.339	.478	15.2	21.7	.700	14.8	38.5	13.9	6.2	5.5	14.9	21.0	69.7	65.0	11.99	7.27	65.3
3	Rhode Island	34	25	9	.735	12	4	12	2	8	4	110.0	101.3	+8.7	27.1	60.1	.451	7.6	20.3	.374	.514	15.8	22.3	.709	12.7	36.7	15.0	7.3	4.7	12.5	17.6	77.7	71.6	12.57	6.42	70.2
4	Dayton	33	21	12	.636	11	5	14	4	4	6	108.6	101.8	+6.8	26.1	58.0	.450	5.5	14.7	.374	.498	18.3	25.5	.718	14.7	39.4	13.5	5.5	2.1	14.4	18.0	76.1	71.3	8.80	4.04	69.3
5	George Washington	33	24	9	.727	11	5	11	2	8	4	102.6	95.3	+7.2	25.7	57.7	.446	4.4	13.6	.323	.484	17.4	26.8	.649	14.5	40.0	15.0	7.1	2.7	15.5	21.7	73.2	68.0	9.91	4.76	71.1
6	Xavier	30	22	8	.733	11	5	14	1	5	5	112.2	92.4	+19.7	28.3	58.4	.484	5.7	16.2	.349	.533	21.3	28.9	.738	14.6	36.8	16.5	11.8	2.7	17.0	21.8	83.5	68.8	19.46	4.76	74.2
7	St. Bonaventure	32	17	15	.531	6	10	10	3	3	10	97.3	96.2	+1.0	23.3	54.8	.424	4.2	14.7	.287	.463	15.0	23.5	.639	15.1	37.3	11.5	8.6	5.1	16.6	18.0	65.8	65.1	4.11	3.42
8	Duquesne	30	11	19	.367	5	11	7	6	3	10	96.1	103.0	-6.9	25.8	58.7	.440	5.4	15.6	.348	.486	15.4	25.1	.613	14.9	36.9	13.6	8.7	3.0	19.6	21.2	72.4	77.7	-0.57	4.66
9	La Salle	27	9	18	.333	5	11	6	4	2	11	102.7	112.5	-9.8	24.0	59.4	.403	8.3	24.5	.337	.473	15.2	22.4	.680	15.0	35.1	14.1	6.9	2.8	14.2	19.3	71.4	78.2	-3.01	3.77
10	Virginia Tech	27	10	17	.370	5	11	8	6	2	7	98.7	100.8	-2.2	24.4	56.1	.435	5.1	15.4	.333	.481	12.2	18.1	.675	12.7	35.7	12.7	6.1	4.3	15.1	20.4	66.2	67.6	3.21	4.66
11	St. Joseph's	28	11	17	.393	3	13	5	6	3	10	99.0	104.7	-5.8	23.1	56.5	.410	7.3	21.4	.340	.474	13.3	19.7	.675	12.5	36.6	13.1	5.0	2.6	14.1	19.1	66.9	70.8	1.56	5.46	66.7
12	Fordham	27	6	21	.222	2	14	4	7	1	13	94.3	104.5	-10.3	22.6	56.8	.398	5.9	18.2	.321	.449	14.2	20.1	.707	12.4	33.8	12.7	6.0	2.9	15.1	20.6	65.3	72.4	-3.39	3.73	68.3

1997-98 Men's Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

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