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1997-98 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summary

1996-97 SEC 1998-99 SEC

Record: 233-143, .620 W-L% (2nd of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 11.48 (3rd of 30)

SOS: 6.97 (5th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Kentucky (East)

Player of the Year: Ansu Sesay

Coach of the Year: Jerry Green, Nolan Richardson, Tubby Smith

Conference Tournament Champion: Kentucky

NCAA Tournament: 5 teams (Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Ole Miss)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 teams (Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss and South Carolina)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 teams (Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss and South Carolina)

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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	Kentucky	14	2	.875	35	4	.897	80.1	67.0	22.9	9.8	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA FF; NCAA Champion
2	South Carolina	11	5	.688	23	8	.742	71.3	67.4	12.5	8.8	NCAA Tournament
3	Tennessee	9	7	.563	20	9	.690	75.9	70.6	11.1	5.9	NCAA Tournament
4	Georgia	7	9	.438	20	15	.571	75.8	71.7	13.1	9.0
5	Vanderbilt	7	9	.438	20	13	.606	74.8	70.2	11.7	7.0
6	Florida	6	10	.375	14	15	.483	76.1	73.6	9.0	6.4
Rk	West	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Mississippi	12	4	.750	22	7	.759	80.5	68.1	17.2	7.1	NCAA Tournament
2	Arkansas	11	5	.688	24	9	.727	82.3	72.4	16.2	5.8	NCAA Tournament
3	Auburn	7	9	.438	16	14	.533	68.9	67.3	7.4	5.9
4	Alabama	6	10	.375	15	16	.484	69.9	69.0	7.7	6.5
5	Mississippi State	4	12	.250	15	15	.500	71.0	68.4	7.7	5.1
6	Louisiana State	2	14	.125	9	18	.333	62.2	65.4	1.1	6.2

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
Georgia	19	25	22	21	23	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Auburn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mississippi State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arkansas	-	-	-	18	15	13	12	23	22	22	18	15	14	12	16	12	16	17
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alabama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Florida	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vanderbilt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kentucky	8	9	8	7	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	8	7	7	5
LSU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Carolina	7	6	5	5	5	6	10	11	16	14	14	13	13	15	13	14	15	14
Ole Miss	23	21	17	14	21	18	16	16	14	11	13	12	17	18	15	13	10	13

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	Kentucky	39	35	4	.897	14	2	9	3	11	0	111.4	93.1	+18.2	29.8	61.8	.482	6.4	17.5	.367	.534	14.1	20.9	.675	15.1	42.1	17.7	8.7	6.2	14.9	18.5	80.1	67.0	22.95	9.85	71.4
2	Ole Miss	29	22	7	.759	12	4	14	0	6	5	108.7	91.9	+16.8	27.4	60.5	.453	7.0	18.8	.375	.511	18.7	28.7	.652	15.2	41.5	13.7	8.0	4.3	15.3	22.5	80.5	68.1	17.22	7.07	73.4
3	Arkansas	33	24	9	.727	11	5	15	0	5	6	104.2	91.6	+12.5	29.8	66.9	.446	7.2	20.3	.353	.499	15.5	23.9	.648	15.9	39.6	15.9	10.8	4.8	16.6	20.6	82.3	72.4	16.17	5.79	78.7
4	South Carolina	31	23	8	.742	11	5	13	1	5	5	103.4	97.7	+5.8	23.8	53.8	.443	5.7	17.2	.333	.496	17.9	25.9	.692	12.3	37.5	12.6	5.9	3.8	15.1	15.7	71.3	67.4	12.51	8.77
5	Tennessee	29	20	9	.690	9	7	14	2	5	5	100.5	93.6	+6.9	26.1	61.2	.426	7.1	18.9	.378	.485	16.5	25.7	.643	13.5	38.9	13.5	8.3	6.0	15.6	20.1	75.9	70.6	11.15	5.91
6	Auburn	30	16	14	.533	7	9	11	3	4	8	98.3	96.0	+2.3	24.8	58.9	.421	6.6	20.3	.324	.477	12.8	19.9	.646	14.7	39.4	12.4	7.2	5.1	16.4	18.7	68.9	67.3	7.44	5.94
7	Georgia	35	20	15	.571	7	9	11	4	6	6	105.3	99.6	+5.7	26.1	61.8	.423	8.1	22.9	.354	.488	15.5	22.2	.698	15.0	38.9	13.6	7.2	3.2	14.5	19.5	75.8	71.7	13.11	9.03	71.7
8	Vanderbilt	33	20	13	.606	7	9	13	3	5	8	104.5	98.0	+6.5	26.9	57.6	.467	6.0	17.3	.348	.520	15.0	21.2	.706	11.7	33.5	14.2	9.9	2.4	15.8	17.5	74.8	70.2	11.68	7.01
9	Alabama	31	15	16	.484	6	10	8	6	4	5	98.6	97.3	+1.3	25.8	63.0	.409	6.0	18.5	.324	.457	12.4	17.7	.701	16.0	40.9	11.2	7.1	5.5	15.3	18.5	69.9	69.0	7.74	6.47
10	Florida	29	14	15	.483	6	10	11	4	2	8	100.6	97.2	+3.4	26.3	59.5	.443	9.8	24.6	.400	.526	13.6	20.6	.661	12.2	35.8	14.8	9.3	4.5	18.5	21.6	76.1	73.6	8.97	6.42	75.4
11	Mississippi State	30	15	15	.500	4	12	7	6	5	6	100.3	96.6	+3.7	26.9	59.1	.454	4.5	14.2	.319	.493	12.8	20.2	.633	11.7	37.1	14.6	6.8	3.0	14.0	17.6	71.0	68.4	7.75	5.12
12	LSU	27	9	18	.333	2	14	8	8	1	9	92.7	97.4	-4.7	21.4	50.5	.424	5.2	15.7	.329	.476	14.1	21.9	.645	12.1	36.0	11.6	6.1	1.7	18.0	17.4	62.2	65.4	1.08	6.20	67.1

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