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1978-79 Men's Southland Conference Season Summary

Record: 92-73, .558 W-L% (9th of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -3.65 (16th of 25)

SOS: -3.61 (20th of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Lamar

Player of the Year: David Lawrence

Coach of the Year: J.D. Barnett

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Lamar)

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	Lamar	9	1	.900	23	9	.719	88.1	80.0	2.1	-1.8	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Louisiana Tech	6	4	.600	17	8	.680	78.1	70.7	0.4	-4.9
2	Louisiana	6	4	.600	16	11	.593	82.3	79.4	1.2	-0.7
4	Arkansas State	5	5	.500	15	12	.556	73.6	71.1	-5.2	-5.1
5	McNeese State	3	7	.300	10	17	.370	75.3	77.0	-7.4	-3.8
6	UT Arlington	1	9	.100	11	16	.407	82.1	87.3	-13.0	-5.4

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
Lamar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UT Arlington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arkansas State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
McNeese 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	Lamar	32	23	9	.719	9	1	9	0	8	6				36.9	78.4	.471					14.3	20.7	.688		45.3	13.2				19.4	88.1	80.0	2.11	-1.78
2	Louisiana	27	16	11	.593	6	4	10	2	5	9				33.6	67.8	.495					15.2	21.9	.693		35.3	15.8				21.1	82.3	79.4	1.17	-0.72
3	Louisiana Tech	25	17	8	.680	6	4	6	3	6	5				30.8	57.9	.531					16.6	23.9	.692		35.7					20.4	78.1	70.7	0.44	-4.85
4	Arkansas State	27	15	12	.556	5	5	8	3	4	7				31.4	60.8	.517					10.7	16.2	.660		33.9	12.9				16.9	73.6	71.1	-5.22	-5.13
5	McNeese State	27	10	17	.370	3	7	4	6	4	8				29.4	59.4	.494					16.6	24.1	.687		37.5					24.4	75.3	77.0	-7.45	-3.82
6	UT Arlington	27	11	16	.407	1	9	5	5	3	11				31.5	67.1	.469					19.0	26.3	.724		39.7					22.9	82.1	87.3	-12.98	-5.39