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1981-82 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 157-129, .549 W-L% (10th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 4.26 (10th of 30)

SOS: 3.43 (11th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Bradley

Player of the Year: Paul Pressey

Coach of the Year: Gary Garner

Conference Tournament Champion: Tulsa

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Tulsa)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 teams (Tulsa and Wichita State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Tulsa)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Bradley	13	3	.813	26	10	.722	69.3	62.9	9.5	2.9	Reg. Season Champion
2	Tulsa	12	4	.750	24	6	.800	79.5	69.2	13.3	3.6	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Wichita State	12	4	.750	23	6	.793	76.9	65.1	13.5	3.1
4	New Mexico State	10	6	.625	17	11	.607	68.8	67.2	5.1	5.5
5	Illinois State	9	7	.563	17	12	.586	66.4	60.2	6.2	0.3
6	Drake	7	9	.438	12	15	.444	57.7	59.5	0.8	4.4
6	Southern Illinois	7	9	.438	11	16	.407	66.0	69.8	-3.3	2.8
8	Creighton	4	12	.250	7	20	.259	63.6	70.9	-2.2	5.8
9	West Texas A&M	3	13	.188	11	15	.423	75.5	73.8	2.5	2.6
9	Indiana State	3	13	.188	9	18	.333	67.6	73.9	-2.7	3.2

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	Final
Indiana State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creighton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Mexico State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wichita State	6	4	4	4	3	2	9	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Illinois State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Texas A&M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	11	9	14	12	14	13	10	18	10	16	11	7	6	8	10	10

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	Bradley	36	26	10	.722	13	3	12	4	11	4				26.9	55.1	.487					15.6	23.0	.679		34.7	16.4		2.3		18.0	69.3	62.9	9.49	2.89
2	Tulsa	30	24	6	.800	12	4	16	0	5	5				31.2	61.2	.510					17.1	25.0	.685		40.9	15.7	11.1	3.2	18.7	19.2	79.5	69.2	13.27	3.64
3	Wichita State	29	23	6	.793	12	4	11	1	8	3				31.1	61.3	.508					14.7	20.9	.702		39.1	19.3	6.9	3.9	17.9	21.1	76.9	65.1	13.51	3.14
4	New Mexico State	28	17	11	.607	10	6	10	1	4	9				27.6	57.5	.480					13.7	20.8	.657		38.3	14.9	6.5	2.0	16.9	19.0	68.8	67.2	5.06	5.50
5	Illinois State	29	17	12	.586	9	7	10	3	5	8				26.8	57.3	.468					12.8	17.6	.725		34.2	14.1	6.3	1.9	12.7	21.3	66.4	60.2	6.16	0.33
6	Drake	27	12	15	.444	7	9	9	3	1	11				23.1	51.9	.445					11.5	17.6	.655		32.2	12.1	5.9	2.3	15.5	17.7	57.7	59.5	0.84	4.38
7	Southern Illinois	27	11	16	.407	7	9	7	3	2	11				25.9	62.0	.418					14.2	20.1	.704		41.3	13.3	6.7	2.5	16.2	19.7	66.0	69.8	-3.31	2.81
8	Creighton	27	7	20	.259	4	12	5	7	1	12				25.9	58.2	.445					11.7	19.1	.613		34.0	11.9	7.4	2.5	17.3	21.8	63.6	70.9	-2.24	5.76
9	Indiana State	27	9	18	.333	3	13	8	5	1	13				26.7	57.6	.464					14.1	22.0	.641		36.7					19.4	67.6	73.9	-2.72	3.21
10	West Texas A&M	26	11	15	.423	3	13	6	6	1	9				31.2	71.9	.434					13.0	18.9	.689		40.7	17.3	9.6	3.7	15.1	21.2	75.5	73.8	2.51	2.65

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.