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1978-79 Men's Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 138-110, .556 W-L% (10th of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -4.22 (19th of 25)

SOS: -3.38 (19th of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Appalachian State

Player of the Year: Jonathan Moore

Coach of the Year: Les Robinson

Conference Tournament Champion: Appalachian State

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Appalachian 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	Appalachian State	11	3	.786	23	6	.793	72.0	63.6	3.5	-3.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Furman	9	3	.750	20	9	.690	82.7	72.8	5.1	-2.3
3	The Citadel	10	4	.714	20	7	.741	78.4	70.0	-1.5	-4.1
4	Western Carolina	5	7	.417	14	14	.500	68.9	69.1	-6.9	-3.7
5	Marshall	5	8	.385	11	16	.407	74.5	76.6	-6.4	-2.6
6	Davidson	3	7	.300	8	19	.296	76.9	83.7	-7.3	1.3
7	Chattanooga	3	8	.273	14	13	.519	73.6	73.6	-6.4	-4.1
8	Virginia Military Institute	2	8	.200	12	15	.444	75.6	79.7	-12.1	-4.3
9	East Tennessee State	0	0		16	11	.593	75.2	71.6	-5.9	-7.1

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Western Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Appalachian State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chattanooga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VMI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marshall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Citadel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Davidson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ETSU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Appalachian State	29	23	6	.793	11	3	7	2	9	3				27.6	54.2	.509					16.7	23.5	.711		34.9	11.7				16.1	72.0	63.6	3.46	-3.73
2	The Citadel	27	20	7	.741	10	4	9	1	5	5				32.0	59.9	.535					14.4	20.7	.696		34.4					21.3	78.4	70.0	-1.54	-4.06
3	Furman	29	20	9	.690	9	3	8	4	7	3				33.1	67.0	.495					16.4	21.8	.753		39.1					19.3	82.7	72.8	5.05	-2.26
4	Marshall	27	11	16	.407	5	8	6	5	2	9				28.5	60.9	.468					17.4	24.5	.713		36.9					17.6	74.5	76.6	-6.36	-2.58
5	Western Carolina	28	14	14	.500	5	7	5	5	4	6				27.0	60.3	.448					14.9	22.2	.669		39.6	12.6				23.0	68.9	69.1	-6.91	-3.65
6	Chattanooga	27	14	13	.519	3	8	7	5	3	8				30.4	65.9	.462					12.7	19.4	.658		41.3	9.7	5.1	2.6	12.5	23.5	73.6	73.6	-6.45	-4.06
7	Davidson	27	8	19	.296	3	7	5	4	1	13				29.9	60.3	.495					17.1	22.5	.762		33.6					19.8	76.9	83.7	-7.27	1.27
8	VMI	27	12	15	.444	2	8	4	8	3	4				29.9	62.6	.477					15.9	23.0	.691		34.9	13.7			16.4	23.6	75.6	79.7	-12.10	-4.29
9	ETSU	27	16	11	.593	0	0	7	3	5	5				29.1	60.5	.482					16.9	24.0	.705		40.4					22.5	75.2	71.6	-5.88	-7.06

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