1996-97 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary

1995-96 Big East 1997-98 Big East

Record: 232-169, .579 W-L% (6th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 10.42 (4th of 31)

SOS: 7.70 (4th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Boston College (Big East 6), Villanova (Big East 6) and Georgetown (Big East 7)

Player of the Year: Pat Garrity

Coach of the Year: John MacLeod

Conference Tournament Champion: Boston College

NCAA Tournament: 4 teams (Boston College, Villanova, Georgetown and Providence)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Boston College, Syracuse and Villanova)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Boston College and Villanova)

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Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	Big East 6	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Villanova	12	6	.667	24	10	.706	75.1	67.9	16.6	9.4	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Boston College	12	6	.667	22	9	.710	74.4	69.1	11.9	6.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
3	West Virginia	11	7	.611	21	10	.677	80.7	73.6	14.4	7.3
4	Notre Dame	8	10	.444	16	14	.533	71.0	69.7	9.4	8.1
5	St. John's (NY)	8	10	.444	13	14	.481	67.2	67.1	8.4	8.2
6	Connecticut	7	11	.389	18	15	.545	65.8	60.9	13.0	8.1
Rk	Big East 7	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Georgetown	11	7	.611	20	10	.667	69.4	62.9	10.9	5.8	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Providence	10	8	.556	24	12	.667	76.5	70.1	14.2	8.3	NCAA Tournament
3	Pittsburgh	10	8	.556	18	15	.545	69.2	67.5	9.1	8.7
4	Miami (FL)	9	9	.500	16	13	.552	65.1	62.8	8.2	5.9
5	Syracuse	9	9	.500	19	13	.594	74.9	69.0	12.9	7.0
6	Seton Hall	5	13	.278	10	18	.357	68.1	73.2	3.8	9.2
7	Rutgers	5	13	.278	11	16	.407	64.4	68.9	2.7	7.1

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	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
Pitt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Villanova	7	6	5	5	4	10	10	10	8	16	12	14	16	18	19	18	21	20
St. John's (NY)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seton Hall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Providence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Miami (FL)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UConn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boston College	21	21	23	20	25	-	25	25	23	19	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	23
Syracuse	12	13	12	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgetown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rutgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Boston College	31	22	9	.710	12	6	12	2	6	5	107.0	99.5	+7.5	25.2	55.6	.452	6.1	16.5	.371	.508	17.9	25.5	.703	13.9	38.5	13.2	7.7	2.8	15.3	18.3	74.4	69.1	11.92	6.69	68.1
2	Villanova	34	24	10	.706	12	6	11	3	8	5	107.3	97.1	+10.2	26.2	56.8	.462	5.4	16.5	.327	.510	17.2	24.8	.694	15.1	40.6	15.2	8.4	6.1	16.3	18.8	75.1	67.9	16.62	9.44	69.9
3	Georgetown	30	20	10	.667	11	7	11	3	7	4	95.1	86.1	+9.0	25.7	64.5	.399	3.9	13.1	.298	.429	14.1	23.6	.597	18.6	44.9	12.6	10.0	6.5	16.3	20.1	69.4	62.9	10.87	5.84	72.7
4	West Virginia	31	21	10	.677	11	7	12	4	7	5	108.0	98.5	+9.5	30.3	63.9	.474	4.6	14.0	.331	.511	15.4	23.8	.647	15.4	39.7	17.1	10.0	3.5	15.5	17.5	80.7	73.6	14.45	7.35
5	Pitt	33	18	15	.545	10	8	11	4	4	9	96.0	93.6	+2.4	24.9	59.4	.420	5.4	16.3	.333	.465	13.9	21.6	.644	15.0	36.5	13.6	10.1	4.7	17.7	20.6	69.2	67.5	9.12	8.74	72.1
6	Providence	36	24	12	.667	10	8	12	3	6	6	104.3	95.6	+8.7	26.9	60.2	.447	5.8	17.3	.336	.495	16.9	23.4	.723	13.3	37.3	16.1	9.3	3.8	15.5	20.0	76.5	70.1	14.17	8.31	72.3
7	Miami (FL)	29	16	13	.552	9	9	12	3	4	9	93.7	90.4	+3.3	24.0	57.6	.416	3.7	12.4	.297	.448	13.4	20.8	.647	14.3	38.1	14.0	8.1	6.0	16.8	19.3	65.1	62.8	8.18	5.90
8	Syracuse	32	19	13	.594	9	9	9	7	7	4	102.2	94.2	+8.1	27.4	63.0	.435	7.3	20.0	.365	.493	12.8	19.9	.642	14.3	39.3	16.1	9.9	4.6	15.2	19.0	74.9	69.0	12.87	6.96	72.4
9	Notre Dame	30	16	14	.533	8	10	14	4	2	9	97.3	95.6	+1.7	25.2	54.7	.460	5.1	15.3	.332	.507	15.6	23.3	.669	11.2	38.9	17.0	7.3	3.1	18.3	19.5	71.0	69.7	9.42	8.15	72.3
10	St. John's (NY)	27	13	14	.481	8	10	7	8	6	6	96.3	96.2	+0.2	21.9	52.6	.415	3.6	13.0	.274	.449	20.0	29.7	.673	16.1	42.8	12.9	6.3	3.1	18.9	19.2	67.2	67.1	8.36	8.25	68.8
11	UConn	33	18	15	.545	7	11	13	7	4	5	95.6	88.5	+7.0	23.5	56.5	.416	5.5	15.4	.356	.464	13.2	20.4	.650	13.8	39.0	13.1	7.5	3.8	16.1	17.9	65.8	60.9	12.99	8.09	67.5
12	Rutgers	27	11	16	.407	5	13	9	6	2	9	93.7	100.2	-6.5	21.9	57.1	.384	6.4	19.1	.338	.441	14.1	20.6	.685	13.7	35.7	10.9	7.6	3.4	15.3	20.3	64.4	68.9	2.67	7.12	68.7
13	Seton Hall	28	10	18	.357	5	13	8	9	2	8	91.5	98.2	-6.8	23.2	61.2	.379	7.5	22.3	.339	.440	14.3	22.1	.646	13.9	37.5	12.6	9.0	4.8	16.7	20.7	68.1	73.2	3.85	9.22	74.2

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