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1952-53 Men's Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 217-189, .534 W-L% (10th of 17) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -5.64 (16th of 17)

SOS: -4.54 (15th of 17)

Regular Season Champion: NC State

Player of the Year: Frank Selvy

Coach of the Year: Murray Greason

Conference Tournament Champion: Wake Forest

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Wake Forest)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 1 teams (NC State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (NC State and Wake Forest)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	NC State	13	3	.813	26	6	.813	83.2	66.6	15.8	-0.8	Reg. Season Champion
2	Wake Forest	12	3	.800	19	6	.760	84.0	74.2	7.2	-0.7	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Maryland	12	3	.800	15	8	.652	61.1	54.6	2.6	-4.0
4	West Virginia	11	3	.786	19	7	.731	83.2	74.1	2.4	-5.8
5	Furman	10	3	.769	21	6	.778	90.2	72.9	1.4	-11.1
6	Duke	12	4	.750	17	8	.680	87.6	81.6	4.0	-1.2
7	Richmond	13	5	.722	20	7	.741	79.4	71.4	-1.2	-6.7
8	North Carolina	15	6	.714	17	10	.630			-0.7	-5.3
9	George Washington	12	6	.667	15	7	.682	85.9	72.9	8.8	-4.2
10	Clemson	6	8	.429	8	10	.444	68.2	70.5	-13.0	-8.4
11	South Carolina	7	12	.368	11	13	.458	69.3	75.5	-13.3	-6.0
12	William & Mary	6	13	.316	10	13	.435	79.0	75.5	-1.5	-4.0
13	Virginia Tech	4	13	.235	4	19	.174	67.3	81.9	-18.2	-5.2
14	Davidson	3	14	.176	4	16	.200	67.2	76.9	-19.7	-4.4
15	Virginia Military Institute	1	14	.067	5	19	.208	64.5	77.2	-20.8	-1.8
16	Washington & Lee	1	17	.056	2	20	.091	68.5	86.8	-20.0	0.1
17	The Citadel	0	11	.000	4	14	.222	66.2	80.1	-29.6	-7.6

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
William & Mary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Duke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-
UNC	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Virginia Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Citadel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NC State	6	6	11	9	8	8	12	15	12	15	13	12	18	18
Washington & Lee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Washington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VMI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clemson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wake Forest	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	15
Davidson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maryland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	UNC	27	17	10	.630	15	6	8	3	7	5																							-0.73	-5.31
2	NC State	32	26	6	.813	13	3	15	3	6	3				29.3	82.4	.355					24.7	37.2	.663		49.4					21.9	83.2	66.6	15.80	-0.80
3	Richmond	27	20	7	.741	13	5	7	2	8	3				28.3	74.4	.380					22.9	36.3	.630		57.3					20.5	79.4	71.4	-1.19	-6.72
4	Wake Forest	25	19	6	.760	12	3	7	1	6	3				28.8	70.0	.411					26.5	41.2	.643		43.5					20.2	84.0	74.2	7.21	-0.66
5	Duke	25	17	8	.680	12	4	10	5	7	3				30.5	78.3	.389					26.2	39.1	.671		50.7					25.8	87.6	81.6	4.01	-1.19
6	George Washington	22	15	7	.682	12	6	8	2	7	5				31.5	77.3	.408					22.8	31.6	.721		67.1					21.6	85.9	72.9	8.84	-4.16
7	Maryland	23	15	8	.652	12	3	8	2	7	5				21.2	55.9	.379					18.8	30.3	.619							22.3	61.1	54.6	2.56	-3.96
8	West Virginia	26	19	7	.731	11	3	13	0	4	7				31.2	84.0	.372					20.8	32.7	.638		52.5					21.2	83.2	74.1	2.44	-5.81
9	Furman	27	21	6	.778	10	3	9	0	3	4				34.7	78.0	.444					20.9	34.7	.601							19.0	90.2	72.9	1.37	-11.10
10	South Carolina	24	11	13	.458	7	12	5	5	5	7				25.5	73.3	.347					18.4	29.2	.631		43.3					18.7	69.3	75.5	-13.35	-6.00
11	William & Mary	23	10	13	.435	6	13	5	4	3	8				27.5	64.3	.428					24.0	34.5	.694		53.0					22.3	79.0	75.5	-1.46	-3.99
12	Clemson	18	8	10	.444	6	8	3	6	3	4				25.8	79.6	.325					16.5	28.6	.577		54.8					23.9	68.2	70.5	-13.00	-8.44
13	Virginia Tech	23	4	19	.174	4	13	4	6	0	10				24.1	70.1	.344					18.9	33.9	.558		45.0					19.9	67.3	81.9	-18.20	-5.25
14	Davidson	20	4	16	.200	3	14	2	7	1	9				23.6	72.6	.325					20.1	36.5	.551		43.9					24.0	67.2	76.9	-19.69	-4.43
15	VMI	24	5	19	.208	1	14	1	7	0	9				22.2	63.7	.349					20.1	30.4	.662		42.9					22.8	64.5	77.2	-20.83	-1.83
16	Washington & Lee	22	2	20	.091	1	17	1	8	0	10				22.2	62.0	.358					24.2	36.8	.659		30.9					22.0	68.5	86.8	-20.01	0.09
17	The Citadel	18	4	14	.222	0	11	0	6	0	5																					66.2	80.1	-29.59	-7.59

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