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1978-79 Men's Big Eight Conference Season Summary

Record: 119-105, .531 W-L% (16th of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 3.49 (6th of 25)

SOS: 3.52 (6th of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Oklahoma

Player of the Year: John McCullough

Coach of the Year: Dave Bliss

Conference Tournament Champion: Oklahoma

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Oklahoma)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 teams (Kansas)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Oklahoma)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Oklahoma	10	4	.714	21	10	.677	74.1	69.4	8.3	4.2	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Missouri	8	6	.571	13	15	.464	70.2	71.3	2.6	4.2
3	Kansas State	8	6	.571	16	12	.571	68.4	63.9	4.3	3.3
4	Kansas	8	6	.571	18	11	.621	72.9	69.9	6.0	3.1
5	Nebraska	7	7	.500	14	13	.519	64.0	62.3	3.7	4.1
6	Iowa State	6	8	.429	11	16	.407	72.0	71.6	0.2	4.4
7	Oklahoma State	5	9	.357	12	15	.444	71.8	71.7	1.9	2.4
8	Colorado	4	10	.286	14	13	.519	67.3	66.9	0.9	2.5

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Missouri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Iowa State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nebraska	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16
Colorado	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kansas	5	4	5	8	7	18	19	15	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kansas State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Oklahoma	31	21	10	.677	10	4	13	1	5	6				30.4	60.8	.500					13.3	17.8	.748		37.1	16.9	6.8	4.1	14.0	18.3	74.1	69.4	8.26	4.19
2	Kansas	29	18	11	.621	8	6	14	3	3	8				29.0	63.7	.456					14.8	21.7	.682		40.2	14.0	8.9	4.7		20.3	72.9	69.9	6.05	3.08
3	Kansas State	28	16	12	.571	8	6	8	4	5	5				28.1	58.3	.482					12.2	18.0	.677		35.8	13.7				17.3	68.4	63.9	4.31	3.31
4	Missouri	28	13	15	.464	8	6	10	6	3	7				27.4	58.0	.472					15.5	22.2	.698		36.4	11.3		2.1	17.4	20.2	70.2	71.3	2.61	4.20
5	Nebraska	27	14	13	.519	7	7	9	2	2	10				26.7	57.6	.463					10.7	16.2	.660		32.7	14.9	5.8	2.6	13.5	20.4	64.0	62.3	3.75	4.12
6	Iowa State	27	11	16	.407	6	8	8	4	2	10				28.5	62.6	.455					15.1	23.1	.654		42.7	14.7	7.0	2.7		22.1	72.0	71.6	0.21	4.38
7	Oklahoma State	27	12	15	.444	5	9	7	3	4	10				28.2	60.4	.467					15.3	21.6	.711		37.7	12.4	3.9	1.5	15.0	18.9	71.8	71.7	1.86	2.40
8	Colorado	27	14	13	.519	4	10	12	3	0	10				26.7	55.8	.478					13.9	19.9	.701		33.7	11.0	4.6	2.7	16.3	22.0	67.3	66.9	0.88	2.50