1979-80 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary

1980-81 Big East

Record: 140-63, .690 W-L% (1st of 29) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 6.62 (4th of 29)

SOS: 1.62 (9th of 29)

Regular Season Champion: Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Syracuse

Player of the Year: John Duren

Coach of the Year: John Thompson Jr

Conference Tournament Champion: Georgetown

NCAA Tournament: 3 teams (Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Syracuse)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Syracuse)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Syracuse)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Syracuse	5	1	.833	26	4	.867	85.8	70.4	16.4	2.1	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	St. John's (NY)	5	1	.833	24	5	.828	75.6	66.9	10.4	1.6	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
3	Georgetown	5	1	.833	26	6	.813	80.1	68.8	13.1	5.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
4	Connecticut	3	3	.500	20	9	.690	74.6	69.9	3.4	-1.2	*Overall W-L adjusted to 21-8
5	Boston College	2	4	.333	19	10	.655	76.1	68.9	5.9	2.0
6	Seton Hall	1	5	.167	14	13	.519	68.2	69.9	-2.9	-0.1
7	Providence	0	6	.000	11	16	.407	63.1	62.7	0.0	1.9

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
St. John's (NY)	16	9	15	15	15	17	14	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	13
Georgetown	19	17	16	17	17	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	11
Syracuse	12	11	10	10	9	9	5	3	6	4	2	2	4	3	6
Boston College	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UConn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Providence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seton Hall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Georgetown	32	26	6	.813	5	1	11	2	4	2				31.2	58.5	.534					17.7	24.2	.729		34.3	17.3	8.2	2.0	14.0	16.9	80.1	68.8	13.07	5.00
2	St. John's (NY)	29	24	5	.828	5	1	15	2	9	1				30.1	60.0	.502					15.3	22.2	.689		39.6	14.7	10.0	4.4	17.2		75.6	66.9	10.43	1.57
3	Syracuse	30	26	4	.867	5	1	11	1	10	1				34.2	63.4	.539					17.5	24.3	.719		40.9	20.5				21.7	85.8	70.4	16.43	2.08
4	UConn	29	20	9	.690	3	3	12	2	3	6				28.6	57.8	.495					17.4	23.5	.739		36.4	17.6	9.2			20.9	74.6	69.9	3.37	-1.20
5	Boston College	29	19	10	.655	2	4	5	4	4	4				28.4	54.9	.518					19.2	26.5	.725		35.0					21.3	76.1	68.9	5.92	2.05
6	Seton Hall	27	14	13	.519	1	5	9	3	2	8				24.9	55.8	.446					18.4	26.1	.705		33.1	8.8	9.0	3.5	18.3		68.2	69.9	-2.87	-0.07
7	Providence	27	11	16	.407	0	6	7	8	1	8				25.7	56.8	.452					11.7	17.0	.689		32.2	13.7	7.3	3.0	15.2	17.5	63.1	62.7	-0.03	1.88

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