1996-97 Men's Southland Conference Season Summary

Record: 112-135, .453 W-L% (26th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -11.51 (27th of 31)

SOS: -7.68 (28th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese State and Texas State

Player of the Year: Rosell Ellis

Coach of the Year: Mike Miller

Conference Tournament Champion: Texas State

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Texas 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	McNeese State	10	6	.625	18	12	.600	82.0	77.1	-5.4	-9.5	Reg. Season Champion
1	Texas State	10	6	.625	16	13	.552	70.5	69.4	-7.5	-7.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
1	Louisiana-Monroe	10	6	.625	14	14	.500	71.5	71.2	-7.6	-5.9	Reg. Season Champion
4	Northwestern State	8	8	.500	13	15	.464	72.9	72.9	-10.8	-9.3
4	Stephen F. Austin	8	8	.500	12	15	.444	75.9	77.7	-14.0	-8.1
4	UT Arlington	8	8	.500	12	15	.444	65.6	71.1	-15.3	-8.2
7	Nicholls State	7	9	.438	10	16	.385	78.3	81.4	-13.0	-6.6
7	Sam Houston	7	9	.438	8	18	.308	64.6	74.6	-15.5	-5.5
9	UTSA	4	12	.250	9	17	.346	74.8	79.6	-14.5	-8.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	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
Northwestern State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen F. Austin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nicholls State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UTSA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
McNeese State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana-Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UT Arlington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	28	14	14	.500	10	6	9	3	4	9	99.9	99.5	+0.4	25.9	61.6	.420	6.5	21.0	.307	.472	13.3	20.8	.640	15.1	36.1	14.8	9.3	2.9	15.3	20.0	71.5	71.2	-7.56	-5.85	71.6
2	McNeese State	30	18	12	.600	10	6	12	1	4	9	104.7	98.4	+6.3	29.9	60.7	.492	6.1	17.4	.349	.542	16.2	25.0	.648	12.0	36.0	18.0	10.2	3.4	17.8	19.8	82.0	77.1	-5.35	-9.53	78.0
3	Texas State	29	16	13	.552	10	6	11	0	2	9	100.6	99.0	+1.5	24.1	54.4	.442	5.6	15.4	.362	.493	16.8	23.8	.706	12.3	37.9	11.4	6.4	2.2	16.5	21.6	70.5	69.4	-7.54	-7.72
4	Northwestern State	28	13	15	.464	8	8	8	4	4	10	99.6	99.7	0.0	26.3	62.2	.423	6.8	17.6	.383	.477	13.5	19.8	.684	16.7	39.6	16.1	8.1	1.7	17.9	22.8	72.9	72.9	-10.81	-9.33
5	Stephen F. Austin	27	12	15	.444	8	8	8	3	3	9	95.2	97.6	-2.4	26.1	61.5	.425	6.1	18.6	.327	.474	17.5	27.0	.648	15.0	40.3	17.0	11.6	2.6	20.5	20.7	75.9	77.7	-14.00	-8.12
6	UT Arlington	27	12	15	.444	8	8	9	3	3	11	97.3	105.5	-8.2	23.6	57.0	.414	6.7	19.6	.340	.472	11.8	19.6	.601	14.2	36.1	12.3	6.5	2.1	15.6	17.4	65.6	71.1	-15.28	-8.16
7	Nicholls State	26	10	16	.385	7	9	9	3	1	13	104.7	108.7	-4.1	27.8	63.5	.438	8.2	23.0	.356	.502	14.5	20.5	.709	12.8	35.0	15.0	7.6	3.0	14.2	20.3	78.3	81.4	-13.04	-6.63
8	Sam Houston	26	8	18	.308	7	9	6	3	2	14	95.2	110.0	-14.7	21.5	48.7	.442	6.5	19.5	.334	.509	15.0	21.8	.689	9.4	30.9	14.2	5.6	1.7	17.8	21.5	64.6	74.6	-15.50	-5.50
9	UTSA	26	9	17	.346	4	12	7	5	1	11	99.7	106.0	-6.3	26.3	58.9	.446	6.3	17.0	.369	.499	16.0	24.1	.665	12.3	35.1	15.5	8.5	2.8	17.1	21.5	74.8	79.6	-14.47	-8.26