1985-86 Men's Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

Record: 153-142, .519 W-L% (16th of 33) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -1.28 (17th of 33)

SOS: -0.23 (17th of 33)

Regular Season Champion: St. Joseph's

Player of the Year: Maurice Martin

Coach of the Year: Jim Boyle

Conference Tournament Champion: St. Joseph's

NCAA Tournament: 3 teams (St. Joseph's, Temple and West Virginia)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Saint Joseph's	16	2	.889	26	6	.813	69.4	62.8	7.6	1.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Temple	15	3	.833	25	6	.806	67.6	58.0	9.4	-0.3	NCAA Tournament
2	West Virginia	15	3	.833	22	11	.667	69.9	63.6	7.5	1.7	NCAA Tournament
4	St. Bonaventure	10	8	.556	15	13	.536	73.3	72.5	-2.0	0.5
5	Duquesne	9	9	.500	15	14	.517	70.7	68.9	-1.0	-1.9
6	George Washington	7	11	.389	12	16	.429	71.3	72.9	-4.1	0.8
7	Massachusetts	6	12	.333	9	19	.321	61.7	69.0	-8.7	-0.8
8	Penn State	5	13	.278	12	17	.414	61.3	64.1	-6.2	-1.5
8	Rhode Island	5	13	.278	9	19	.321	65.9	69.4	-6.2	-1.1
10	Rutgers	2	16	.111	8	21	.276	62.9	71.6	-9.1	-0.6

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Rhode Island	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Penn State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Joseph's	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temple	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Bonaventure	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Washington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rutgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Duquesne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UMass	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	St. Joseph's	32	26	6	.813	16	2	9	1	8	4				26.4	54.4	.486					16.5	22.3	.739		35.3	15.5	7.1	5.1			69.4	62.8	7.62	0.96
2	Temple	31	25	6	.806	15	3	10	0	12	2				24.8	55.2	.450					17.9	23.6	.761		34.5	12.6	6.8	5.3	9.7	17.4	67.6	58.0	9.39	-0.26
3	West Virginia	33	22	11	.667	15	3	13	1	7	6				27.3	56.8	.480					15.3	21.1	.726		33.2	13.0	8.2	2.2	14.4	19.3	69.9	63.6	7.52	1.70
4	St. Bonaventure	28	15	13	.536	10	8	7	4	4	9				27.7	58.4	.474					17.8	26.5	.673		33.8	14.4	9.5	2.7	17.1	20.9	73.3	72.5	-2.02	0.50
5	Duquesne	29	15	14	.517	9	9	7	4	6	7				28.0	56.9	.492					14.7	21.0	.698		33.6	15.2	7.4	2.3	15.7	20.7	70.7	68.9	-1.04	-1.93
6	George Washington	28	12	16	.429	7	11	8	3	1	13				28.0	58.0	.482					15.4	21.5	.715		34.0	14.5	7.4	1.3	16.0	21.3	71.3	72.9	-4.07	0.77
7	UMass	28	9	19	.321	6	12	5	7	1	10				24.3	54.5	.445					13.1	20.4	.643		32.6	13.3	5.6	3.3	14.9	19.7	61.7	69.0	-8.72	-0.83
8	Penn State	29	12	17	.414	5	13	7	5	2	11				22.4	46.7	.481					16.4	23.5	.698		31.3	13.8	6.2	1.7	16.9	18.7	61.3	64.1	-6.17	-1.51
9	Rhode Island	28	9	19	.321	5	13	5	8	2	10				24.9	54.8	.455					16.1	23.8	.677		33.5	11.6	7.3	4.1	16.1	21.8	65.9	69.4	-6.21	-1.10
10	Rutgers	29	8	21	.276	2	16	7	7	1	12				24.0	53.6	.448					14.9	23.2	.642		34.6	13.2	6.4	2.4	19.6	22.4	62.9	71.6	-9.13	-0.58

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.