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1997-98 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary

1996-97 Big East 1998-99 Big East

Record: 231-167, .580 W-L% (5th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 9.43 (5th of 30)

SOS: 7.07 (4th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: UConn (Big East 6) and Syracuse (Big East 7)

Player of the Year: Richard Hamilton

Coach of the Year: Jim Calhoun

Conference Tournament Champion: UConn

NCAA Tournament: 5 teams (UConn, St. John's (NY), West Virginia, Miami (FL) and Syracuse)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 teams (UConn)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (UConn and Syracuse)

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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	Connecticut	15	3	.833	32	5	.865	76.6	63.9	20.7	7.9	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	St. John's (NY)	13	5	.722	22	10	.688	72.9	68.2	11.3	6.8	NCAA Tournament
3	West Virginia	11	7	.611	24	9	.727	80.2	69.2	16.2	7.0	NCAA Tournament
4	Villanova	8	10	.444	12	17	.414	69.8	72.1	6.7	9.1
5	Notre Dame	7	11	.389	13	14	.481	70.2	71.0	5.5	6.3
6	Boston College	6	12	.333	15	16	.484	69.9	70.9	5.1	6.5
Rk	Big East 7	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Syracuse	12	6	.667	26	9	.743	70.9	67.0	11.9	8.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Miami (FL)	11	7	.611	18	10	.643	70.1	65.6	10.9	6.4	NCAA Tournament
3	Seton Hall	9	9	.500	15	15	.500	67.6	68.7	6.2	7.7
4	Providence	7	11	.389	13	16	.448	65.4	66.1	7.1	7.8
5	Pittsburgh	6	12	.333	11	16	.407	73.6	76.9	2.7	6.0
6	Rutgers	6	12	.333	14	15	.483	69.2	66.5	9.5	6.7
7	Georgetown	6	12	.333	16	15	.516	71.7	66.2	8.7	6.0

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
Pitt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Providence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Miami (FL)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boston College	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seton Hall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgetown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. John's (NY)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UConn	12	12	11	13	13	12	11	10	8	10	8	9	7	6	7	6	6	6
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	22	25	21	23	17	15	16	20	19	23	-
Syracuse	-	-	-	-	-	25	19	19	18	15	15	20	19	23	21	23	22	21
Rutgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Villanova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	UConn	37	32	5	.865	15	3	18	0	7	3	109.6	91.3	+18.3	27.1	59.1	.458	5.9	16.6	.357	.509	16.5	22.5	.733	14.1	39.1	14.3	8.5	4.0	14.2	18.1	76.6	63.9	20.67	7.89	69.9
2	St. John's (NY)	32	22	10	.688	13	5	12	5	9	3	103.9	97.1	+6.8	25.6	58.4	.439	4.5	14.1	.322	.477	17.1	26.7	.641	17.6	42.3	14.5	7.5	4.1	16.5	19.3	72.9	68.2	11.28	6.76	68.8
3	Syracuse	35	26	9	.743	12	6	12	4	9	2	101.0	95.4	+5.5	24.8	56.9	.435	5.7	17.3	.329	.485	15.7	23.2	.676	14.0	38.0	15.8	9.5	5.7	15.9	17.1	70.9	67.0	11.87	7.98	69.7
4	Miami (FL)	28	18	10	.643	11	7	11	3	7	5	95.8	89.6	+6.2	26.3	59.6	.440	4.1	14.2	.287	.475	13.5	20.4	.661	13.9	40.0	14.1	9.3	4.3	17.7	20.1	70.1	65.6	10.87	6.37	73.1
5	West Virginia	33	24	9	.727	11	7	13	1	4	6	108.8	93.8	+15.0	31.1	67.5	.461	5.2	15.6	.332	.499	12.8	20.8	.613	16.8	40.2	15.8	12.3	3.5	13.5	18.6	80.2	69.2	16.24	6.95	73.5
6	Seton Hall	30	15	15	.500	9	9	10	4	5	7	98.4	100.0	-1.6	23.7	59.6	.398	7.8	24.3	.321	.464	12.3	17.4	.707	13.1	36.0	13.2	7.6	2.4	13.7	17.4	67.6	68.7	6.24	7.73	67.6
7	Villanova	29	12	17	.414	8	10	8	6	3	10	98.3	101.5	-3.3	26.1	60.7	.430	7.3	22.0	.331	.490	10.3	15.7	.655	13.7	36.7	16.3	7.0	4.6	16.6	18.2	69.8	72.1	6.75	9.06	69.9
8	Notre Dame	27	13	14	.481	7	11	10	5	3	8	99.1	100.2	-1.0	25.0	56.1	.446	6.3	17.1	.367	.502	13.9	20.8	.667	12.4	38.9	17.0	6.7	2.8	17.1	17.7	70.2	71.0	5.54	6.28	70.8
9	Providence	29	13	16	.448	7	11	8	6	4	8	96.2	97.2	-1.0	22.8	54.7	.416	4.5	15.1	.300	.458	15.3	21.9	.701	12.0	33.1	13.6	8.6	2.9	14.7	20.3	65.4	66.1	7.08	7.77	68.0
10	Boston College	31	15	16	.484	6	12	10	6	4	7	99.9	101.3	-1.4	25.5	56.6	.450	5.6	16.5	.338	.500	13.3	20.6	.644	12.5	35.7	13.1	7.7	3.5	16.0	16.8	69.9	70.9	5.14	6.47	69.4
11	Georgetown	31	16	15	.516	6	12	12	4	3	9	100.8	93.1	+7.8	26.5	60.9	.435	3.0	10.5	.287	.460	15.6	24.8	.632	17.6	40.9	12.6	11.4	3.2	16.3	20.8	71.7	66.2	8.75	5.99	70.6
12	Pitt	27	11	16	.407	6	12	7	6	4	8	100.6	105.2	-4.5	27.6	62.1	.444	5.8	18.0	.322	.491	12.6	18.3	.687	14.9	36.3	14.7	8.9	4.9	17.2	18.6	73.6	76.9	2.66	5.95	71.5
13	Rutgers	29	14	15	.483	6	12	10	6	2	8	101.3	97.4	+4.0	23.6	53.0	.444	6.5	18.4	.353	.506	15.6	22.8	.684	12.2	34.9	15.2	8.0	3.5	16.7	18.0	69.2	66.5	9.47	6.74	68.0

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