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1985-86 Men's Southland Conference Season Summary

Record: 119-94, .559 W-L% (8th of 33) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 1.30 (12th of 33)

SOS: 0.78 (14th of 33)

Regular Season Champion: Louisiana-Monroe

Player of the Year: Bobby Jenkins

Coach of the Year: Mike Vining

Conference Tournament Champion: Louisiana-Monroe

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Louisiana-Monroe)

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	Louisiana-Monroe	9	3	.750	20	10	.667	71.1	64.9	5.2	-0.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	McNeese State	8	4	.667	21	11	.656	72.4	67.4	3.7	1.4
3	Arkansas State	7	5	.583	18	11	.621	70.2	66.0	1.6	1.2
4	Lamar	6	6	.500	18	12	.600	71.0	67.3	4.8	2.6
4	Louisiana Tech	6	6	.500	20	14	.588	68.1	65.9	4.4	2.1
6	North Texas	4	8	.333	10	18	.357	66.2	70.2	-4.2	1.3
7	UT Arlington	2	10	.167	12	18	.400	73.4	76.2	-6.3	-2.4

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
McNeese State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana-Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
North Texas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lamar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UT Arlington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arkansas State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Louisiana-Monroe	30	20	10	.667	9	3	13	1	5	7				27.6	54.4	.507					15.9	23.9	.668		33.1	12.8	7.5	3.4	15.6	20.4	71.1	64.9	5.16	-0.67
2	McNeese State	32	21	11	.656	8	4	12	0	3	8				29.4	57.1	.515					13.6	18.8	.724		31.8	15.0	7.2	2.6	13.1	18.6	72.4	67.4	3.68	1.37
3	Arkansas State	29	18	11	.621	7	5	10	1	4	8				27.6	53.5	.516					15.0	20.8	.723		34.0	15.3	7.6	2.3	16.4	18.8	70.2	66.0	1.57	1.17
4	Lamar	30	18	12	.600	6	6	10	4	5	4				27.4	56.1	.488					16.2	23.1	.702		33.6	15.2	7.0	1.7	14.2	17.5	71.0	67.3	4.77	2.56
5	Louisiana Tech	34	20	14	.588	6	6	9	2	5	9				26.4	54.0	.488					15.4	22.9	.674		32.2	16.1	8.2	2.6	15.0	18.6	68.1	65.9	4.39	2.09
6	North Texas	28	10	18	.357	4	8	6	5	1	12				26.0	58.5	.445					14.1	21.1	.669		35.0	15.4	6.9	1.0	16.8	21.0	66.2	70.2	-4.16	1.30
7	UT Arlington	30	12	18	.400	2	10	5	6	2	9				28.8	61.7	.467					15.8	23.2	.682		32.5	16.1	8.9	2.5	15.6	21.3	73.4	76.2	-6.29	-2.37

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