1997-98 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 148-146, .503 W-L% (13th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.05 (10th of 30)

SOS: 1.66 (10th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Illinois State

Player of the Year: Rico Hill

Coach of the Year: Kevin Stallings

Conference Tournament Champion: Illinois State

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Illinois State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Illinois State	16	2	.889	25	6	.806	76.2	69.1	9.6	3.4	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Creighton	12	6	.667	18	10	.643	75.0	69.9	6.3	1.2
3	Wichita State	11	7	.611	16	15	.516	63.5	64.5	1.0	1.9
3	Missouri State	11	7	.611	16	16	.500	74.0	70.2	7.5	3.6
5	Indiana State	10	8	.556	16	11	.593	69.4	66.6	3.5	0.6
5	Bradley	9	9	.500	15	14	.517	64.6	61.1	4.2	2.1
5	Evansville	9	9	.500	15	15	.500	70.0	66.8	1.7	-0.4
8	Southern Illinois	8	10	.444	14	18	.438	70.8	70.6	1.8	2.3
9	Northern Iowa	4	14	.222	10	17	.370	69.2	70.4	-1.0	0.2
10	Drake	0	18	.000	3	24	.111	61.0	75.3	-14.1	1.6

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
Missouri State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Illinois State	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evansville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Iowa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creighton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indiana State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Illinois State	31	25	6	.806	16	2	11	1	9	4	106.2	96.2	+10.0	27.9	58.2	.479	7.1	18.9	.375	.540	13.3	19.8	.674	11.0	35.5	18.5	8.4	2.5	15.3	20.2	76.2	69.1	9.64	3.41
2	Creighton	28	18	10	.643	12	6	12	2	6	7	103.5	96.5	+7.0	25.8	56.8	.455	7.3	20.0	.363	.519	16.1	23.4	.688	11.7	36.9	15.4	9.3	4.5	16.4	20.5	75.0	69.9	6.28	1.21	72.2
3	Missouri State	32	16	16	.500	11	7	9	4	4	7	104.1	98.7	+5.4	25.3	56.0	.451	5.3	14.5	.365	.499	18.2	24.7	.736	11.6	36.9	16.1	7.9	2.9	15.2	19.2	74.0	70.2	7.46	3.64
4	Wichita State	31	16	15	.516	11	7	10	5	5	6	92.5	93.9	-1.4	21.4	56.2	.381	6.2	21.1	.292	.436	14.6	23.4	.626	12.9	35.8	12.4	8.2	1.9	14.4	23.1	63.5	64.5	0.95	1.89	67.6
5	Indiana State	27	16	11	.593	10	8	11	2	5	8	101.1	97.0	+4.1	24.3	53.7	.453	5.6	15.6	.356	.505	15.2	22.1	.690	10.5	33.6	13.8	8.4	3.4	15.2	18.7	69.4	66.6	3.46	0.64	68.0
6	Bradley	29	15	14	.517	9	9	9	4	4	9	97.3	92.1	+5.2	22.6	51.3	.441	4.2	11.5	.363	.482	15.1	22.2	.682	10.8	36.6	14.9	6.8	4.0	15.1	17.5	64.6	61.1	4.23	2.12
7	Evansville	30	15	15	.500	9	9	10	5	4	8	104.1	99.5	+4.7	24.2	50.9	.476	6.4	16.6	.388	.539	15.1	20.0	.757	7.6	31.8	15.1	5.4	2.1	14.2	18.1	70.0	66.8	1.71	-0.36
8	Southern Illinois	32	14	18	.438	8	10	7	6	5	9	106.0	105.6	+0.4	25.5	59.5	.429	7.6	20.5	.370	.493	12.2	18.3	.670	17.0	39.9	14.0	6.3	2.1	15.7	17.1	70.8	70.6	1.80	2.32	71.0
9	Northern Iowa	27	10	17	.370	4	14	7	6	3	10	97.8	99.4	-1.6	24.7	62.0	.399	7.2	21.0	.342	.457	12.6	19.1	.661	15.0	38.5	13.7	7.4	3.9	14.4	20.6	69.2	70.4	-0.98	0.17
10	Drake	27	3	24	.111	0	18	3	9	0	12	87.1	107.6	-20.5	21.2	53.6	.396	6.7	20.4	.330	.459	11.8	18.2	.646	10.1	30.4	13.3	8.8	1.4	17.6	19.0	61.0	75.3	-14.06	1.60	69.6