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1997-98 Men's Conference USA Season Summary

1996-97 CUSA 1998-99 CUSA

Record: 201-172, .539 W-L% (11th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 5.95 (8th of 30)

SOS: 5.02 (8th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Cincinnati (American) and Memphis (National)

Player of the Year: DeMarco Johnson

Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins

Conference Tournament Champion: Cincinnati

NCAA Tournament: 3 teams (Charlotte, Cincinnati and Saint Louis)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 teams (Charlotte and Louisville)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Cincinnati)

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Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	American	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Cincinnati	14	2	.875	27	6	.818	76.1	63.2	17.8	5.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Charlotte	13	3	.813	20	11	.645	73.6	68.2	12.2	6.7	NCAA Tournament
3	Saint Louis	11	5	.688	22	11	.667	67.3	63.3	9.5	5.5	NCAA Tournament
4	Marquette	8	8	.500	20	11	.645	65.3	60.0	10.5	5.3
5	Louisville	5	11	.313	12	20	.375	70.8	72.0	7.9	9.0
6	DePaul	3	13	.188	7	23	.233	59.2	68.8	-2.4	7.5
Rk	National	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Memphis	12	4	.750	17	12	.586	74.2	71.7	8.0	5.6	Reg. Season Champion
2	UAB	10	6	.625	21	12	.636	75.2	72.2	6.9	4.7
3	Southern Mississippi	9	7	.563	22	11	.667	69.2	62.3	8.9	2.4
4	South Florida	7	9	.438	17	13	.567	65.8	66.3	2.7	3.2
5	Houston	2	14	.125	9	20	.310	63.6	72.9	-7.3	3.1
5	Tulane	2	14	.125	7	22	.241	66.6	72.4	-3.4	2.4

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
Memphis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saint Louis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern Miss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Florida	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cincinnati	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	18	20	19	17	17	14	9
Louisville	25	22	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UAB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DePaul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulane	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marquette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	20	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charlotte	18	17	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Cincinnati	33	27	6	.818	14	2	19	1	6	4	108.0	89.7	+18.3	26.1	57.2	.457	5.4	15.5	.347	.504	18.5	27.2	.679	15.8	40.1	12.5	7.8	4.4	15.9	19.2	76.1	63.2	17.85	4.97
2	Charlotte	31	20	11	.645	13	3	10	1	6	7	103.6	95.9	+7.7	26.3	60.2	.437	5.8	16.9	.343	.486	15.2	21.5	.708	13.7	37.9	15.5	8.6	2.4	14.4	18.1	73.6	68.2	12.21	6.72	70.5
3	Memphis	29	17	12	.586	12	4	11	4	6	7	99.1	95.8	+3.3	26.9	58.0	.463	4.9	15.2	.324	.506	15.5	24.4	.635	12.1	34.9	13.9	10.0	3.2	17.7	19.2	74.2	71.7	8.04	5.56	73.9
4	Saint Louis	33	22	11	.667	11	5	13	2	7	4	98.3	92.5	+5.8	23.3	54.0	.431	5.5	15.7	.354	.482	15.2	23.0	.662	11.5	32.2	13.7	8.8	2.2	15.1	18.7	67.3	63.3	9.47	5.50	68.5
5	UAB	33	21	12	.636	10	6	11	4	7	6	101.6	97.4	+4.1	26.1	58.9	.442	5.6	15.4	.364	.490	17.5	25.9	.674	14.1	40.5	13.8	7.7	2.8	17.2	21.8	75.2	72.2	6.88	4.66
6	Southern Miss	33	22	11	.667	9	7	10	3	6	6	105.2	94.8	+10.4	24.5	52.0	.471	4.0	11.0	.362	.509	16.2	23.4	.692	10.1	35.5	14.4	6.0	3.7	14.4	18.1	69.2	62.3	8.92	2.42
7	Marquette	31	20	11	.645	8	8	13	5	6	5	97.7	89.8	+7.9	23.1	56.3	.410	6.4	20.9	.308	.467	12.7	18.7	.679	14.1	39.2	12.9	6.8	4.0	15.5	17.9	65.3	60.0	10.55	5.26	66.3
8	South Florida	30	17	13	.567	7	9	9	6	6	5	95.3	96.0	-0.7	22.4	57.0	.393	5.3	18.3	.288	.439	15.7	24.0	.656	14.6	36.5	12.7	9.9	3.0	14.9	21.6	65.8	66.3	2.69	3.16	68.5
9	Louisville	32	12	20	.375	5	11	6	8	3	9	98.5	100.0	-1.6	26.4	59.6	.443	6.9	20.4	.339	.501	11.2	17.2	.651	13.5	35.6	16.0	7.5	3.6	17.7	20.4	70.8	72.0	7.90	9.03	71.7
10	DePaul	30	7	23	.233	3	13	3	10	4	10	90.8	105.4	-14.6	21.0	58.3	.360	5.8	20.4	.286	.410	11.4	17.0	.669	14.2	34.1	9.6	8.3	2.2	13.2	18.0	59.2	68.8	-2.43	7.50
11	Houston	29	9	20	.310	2	14	6	7	3	10	88.6	101.6	-13.0	23.4	55.0	.425	4.0	13.0	.305	.461	12.8	18.5	.693	14.1	40.1	12.1	5.7	3.2	21.8	19.9	63.6	72.9	-7.26	3.06
12	Tulane	29	7	22	.241	2	14	5	9	1	10	89.6	97.4	-7.8	23.7	60.9	.388	5.0	17.3	.291	.430	14.2	23.0	.619	16.5	39.8	12.8	9.5	5.3	19.0	21.9	66.6	72.4	-3.41	2.38

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