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1977-78 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary

Record: 152-123, .553 W-L% (12th of 24) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 8.05 (2nd of 24)

SOS: 6.41 (2nd of 24)

Regular Season Champion: Michigan State

Coach of the Year: Jud Heathcote

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Indiana and Michigan State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Indiana and Michigan State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Michigan State	15	3	.833	25	5	.833	76.7	65.8	16.3	5.4	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Indiana	12	6	.667	21	8	.724	70.3	63.8	12.5	6.0	NCAA Tournament
2	Minnesota	12	6	.667	17	10	.630	69.7	66.5	10.3	7.1
4	Michigan	11	7	.611	16	11	.593	77.9	74.8	9.8	6.6
4	Purdue	11	7	.611	16	11	.593	76.9	74.0	10.3	7.3
6	Ohio State	9	9	.500	16	11	.593	80.1	76.6	7.2	5.2
7	Illinois	7	11	.389	13	14	.481	75.7	76.7	6.1	7.1
8	Iowa	5	13	.278	12	15	.444	74.3	73.4	5.8	5.8
9	Northwestern	4	14	.222	8	19	.296	73.2	79.0	0.3	7.0
9	Wisconsin	4	14	.222	8	19	.296	70.9	75.5	2.0	6.6

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Ohio State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Minnesota	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-
Iowa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purdue	12	11	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indiana	-	-	-	-	-	15	11	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
Michigan	13	13	9	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michigan State	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	12	10	7	7	10	10	10	9	6	4
Northwestern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Michigan State	30	25	5	.833	15	3	12	1	8	3				30.3	57.7	.524					16.2	23.0	.704		36.5	15.8				19.4	76.7	65.8	16.30	5.37
2	Indiana	29	21	8	.724	12	6	14	1	6	6				27.2	54.5	.500					15.8	22.6	.702		36.7	15.0	7.2	2.7	18.6	20.3	70.3	63.8	12.48	5.97
3	Minnesota	27	17	10	.630	12	6	12	3	5	7				29.7	58.5	.508					10.3	16.7	.616		35.6	12.4	6.4			18.3	69.7	66.5	10.27	7.09
4	Michigan	27	16	11	.593	11	7	10	4	6	7				33.3	68.0	.490					11.3	16.3	.695		35.0	16.9	5.6	3.3	16.5	19.9	77.9	74.8	9.79	6.64
5	Purdue	27	16	11	.593	11	7	11	1	4	10				30.0	64.5	.465					16.9	23.7	.714		44.7	14.8	5.7	5.1		19.6	76.9	74.0	10.26	7.30
6	Ohio State	27	16	11	.593	9	9	11	3	4	7				33.4	71.6	.466					13.3	19.7	.676		42.5	14.7	6.7	6.0	16.7	21.6	80.1	76.6	7.18	5.18
7	Illinois	27	13	14	.481	7	11	9	5	4	7				31.4	68.8	.456					13.0	18.4	.703		42.0	14.7	6.6	2.4	15.3	22.9	75.7	76.7	6.11	7.11
8	Iowa	27	12	15	.444	5	13	8	5	3	10				29.4	63.6	.462					15.5	22.7	.685		42.4	15.3				21.0	74.3	73.4	5.83	5.75
9	Northwestern	27	8	19	.296	4	14	5	8	1	10				28.3	67.0	.422					16.6	23.5	.707		41.0						73.2	79.0	0.33	7.02
10	Wisconsin	27	8	19	.296	4	14	7	7	1	12				28.1	64.3	.437					14.7	21.9	.671		39.8	12.6	5.7	2.2	18.3	22.7	70.9	75.5	1.98	6.65