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1997-98 Men's Mid-American Conference Season Summary

1996-97 MAC 1998-99 MAC

Record: 165-167, .497 W-L% (15th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 0.14 (13th of 30)

SOS: 1.00 (13th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Akron (East) and Ball State (West)

Player of the Year: Bonzi Wells

Coach of the Year: Dan Hipsher

Conference Tournament Champion: Eastern Michigan

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

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Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	East	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Akron	13	5	.722	17	10	.630	75.3	67.6	5.6	-0.7	Reg. Season Champion
2	Kent State	9	9	.500	13	17	.433	69.4	72.3	-3.8	0.7
3	Miami (OH)	9	9	.500	17	12	.586	69.2	66.6	3.6	1.9
4	Marshall	7	11	.389	11	16	.407	69.7	69.4	-3.0	0.6
5	Bowling Green State	7	11	.389	10	16	.385	68.3	71.4	-3.2	1.0
6	Ohio	3	15	.167	5	21	.192	64.0	77.5	-11.1	2.4
Rk	West	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Ball State	14	4	.778	21	8	.724	78.4	69.1	7.5	0.7	Reg. Season Champion
2	Western Michigan	14	4	.778	21	8	.724	78.8	70.4	10.3	1.9	NCAA Tournament
3	Eastern Michigan	13	5	.722	20	10	.667	79.8	75.5	6.7	2.7	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
4	Toledo	10	8	.556	15	12	.556	70.6	64.8	4.6	0.2
5	Northern Illinois	6	12	.333	10	16	.385	67.8	68.1	-3.9	-1.9
6	Central Michigan	3	15	.167	5	21	.192	68.8	81.4	-11.6	2.5

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
Bowling Green State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kent State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marshall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ball State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ohio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Michigan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Toledo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eastern Michigan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Akron	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Miami (OH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Central Michigan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Ball State	29	21	8	.724	14	4	14	1	7	6	105.2	92.8	+12.4	29.4	62.6	.470	4.0	13.3	.301	.502	15.7	23.7	.662	14.1	34.9	14.7	12.0	2.3	14.9	20.9	78.4	69.1	7.46	0.68
2	Western Michigan	29	21	8	.724	14	4	11	2	8	4	107.6	96.2	+11.4	27.6	58.7	.470	7.2	17.6	.409	.532	16.4	22.0	.746	10.6	32.0	15.3	9.5	2.4	14.7	19.1	78.8	70.4	10.28	1.90	72.9
3	Akron	27	17	10	.630	13	5	11	3	6	7	105.1	94.3	+10.8	27.1	57.3	.472	4.0	12.9	.310	.507	17.2	24.7	.695	11.6	35.0	14.5	9.5	3.4	14.3	17.6	75.3	67.6	5.57	-0.66
4	Eastern Michigan	30	20	10	.667	13	5	11	1	6	8	109.0	103.2	+5.8	30.3	64.4	.470	7.0	19.1	.367	.525	12.2	18.4	.663	13.8	37.4	15.8	7.8	3.7	14.3	20.0	79.8	75.5	6.70	2.67
5	Toledo	27	15	12	.556	10	8	10	3	5	9	99.6	91.5	+8.2	23.4	55.8	.420	6.3	19.1	.330	.476	17.4	25.1	.696	13.6	39.5	13.2	7.5	2.6	16.4	18.6	70.6	64.8	4.55	0.20
6	Kent State	30	13	17	.433	9	9	10	3	3	11	96.3	100.4	-4.1	25.3	57.4	.441	6.3	18.1	.349	.496	12.5	20.8	.600	13.3	34.7	15.6	8.0	2.4	18.1	21.0	69.4	72.3	-3.76	0.68
7	Miami (OH)	29	17	12	.586	9	9	10	3	5	8	101.3	97.6	+3.7	24.3	54.4	.447	5.4	14.3	.377	.497	15.2	21.0	.721	11.5	36.6	11.9	5.7	1.9	15.2	18.0	69.2	66.6	3.62	1.94
8	Bowling Green State	26	10	16	.385	7	11	7	5	2	11	100.1	104.6	-4.5	22.8	53.6	.425	7.0	19.3	.365	.490	15.7	22.0	.714	11.0	31.3	12.4	6.8	1.7	15.3	18.9	68.3	71.4	-3.20	0.96	68.3
9	Marshall	27	11	16	.407	7	11	9	4	2	11	100.8	100.4	+0.4	25.8	57.1	.452	6.6	18.4	.355	.509	11.6	17.3	.672	12.3	35.2	13.9	6.9	3.5	16.1	17.1	69.7	69.4	-2.98	0.62	69.1
10	Northern Illinois	26	10	16	.385	6	12	6	6	3	9	96.4	96.8	-0.3	24.4	57.8	.422	4.7	14.2	.327	.462	14.3	21.4	.670	13.6	37.8	12.8	7.3	2.3	15.7	19.8	67.8	68.1	-3.91	-1.87
11	Central Michigan	26	5	21	.192	3	15	4	7	1	13	90.1	106.6	-16.6	23.5	54.5	.432	6.2	17.9	.345	.489	15.5	22.8	.680	10.0	33.8	12.3	5.8	3.0	20.7	22.5	68.8	81.4	-11.57	2.47
12	Ohio	26	5	21	.192	3	15	4	7	1	12	90.1	109.1	-19.0	22.9	55.8	.410	4.5	15.3	.293	.451	13.6	21.5	.634	14.5	37.0	12.5	4.7	2.3	19.6	21.4	64.0	77.5	-11.07	2.43

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