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

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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