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1977-78 Men's Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 109-113, .491 W-L% (20th of 24) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -5.87 (20th of 24)

SOS: -3.97 (20th of 24)

Regular Season Champion: Appalachian State

Player of the Year: Ron Carter Jr

Coach of the Year: Bobby Cremins

Conference Tournament Champion: Furman

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Furman)

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	9	3	.750	15	13	.536	79.4	74.3	-0.3	-2.7	Reg. Season Champion
2	Virginia Military Institute	7	3	.700	21	7	.750	80.3	73.8	-2.7	-5.7
3	Marshall	8	5	.615	14	15	.483	78.6	77.4	-3.0	-4.3
4	Furman	7	5	.583	19	11	.633	83.4	76.4	3.0	-1.2	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
4	Chattanooga	7	5	.583	16	11	.593	82.2	81.1	-9.1	-6.6
6	Western Carolina	4	8	.333	7	19	.269	67.9	74.0	-13.2	-6.1
7	Davidson	3	7	.300	9	18	.333	80.6	87.1	-9.8	-0.9
8	The Citadel	2	11	.154	8	19	.296	73.4	77.7	-11.9	-4.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Western Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Appalachian State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chattanooga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VMI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marshall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Citadel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Davidson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	28	15	13	.536	9	3	7	1	4	8				31.9	63.4	.503					15.6	22.6	.690		41.3	12.8				17.9	79.4	74.3	-0.32	-2.72
2	Marshall	29	14	15	.483	8	5	10	5	3	8				31.7	65.2	.487					15.1	20.4	.742		37.3	12.7				17.8	78.6	77.4	-2.97	-4.29
3	Chattanooga	27	16	11	.593	7	5	7	2	5	9				32.1	68.6	.468					15.6	24.6	.632		45.8	7.1				22.7	82.2	81.1	-9.12	-6.58
4	Furman	30	19	11	.633	7	5	9	3	4	7				32.4	67.2	.482					18.6	24.0	.773		39.2	11.3			14.5	20.3	83.4	76.4	3.03	-1.22
5	VMI	28	21	7	.750	7	3	7	0	6	5				31.0	63.8	.487					18.2	24.7	.737		39.9	11.7			17.3	21.4	80.3	73.8	-2.71	-5.66
6	Western Carolina	26	7	19	.269	4	8	4	8	1	11				28.4	64.6	.440					11.0	17.7	.625		38.9					23.1	67.9	74.0	-13.16	-6.12
7	Davidson	27	9	18	.333	3	7	5	6	1	12				33.2	66.5	.499					14.2	19.3	.736		40.4					19.6	80.6	87.1	-9.78	-0.86
8	The Citadel	27	8	19	.296	2	11	3	9	1	10				30.8	63.0	.489					11.8	17.8	.661		31.8	12.4				22.4	73.4	77.7	-11.90	-4.29

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