1979-80 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

Record: 111-114, .493 W-L% (25th of 29) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -2.24 (18th of 29)

SOS: -1.28 (16th of 29)

Regular Season Champion: South Alabama

Player of the Year: James Ray

Coach of the Year: Tates Locke

Conference Tournament Champion: VCU

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (South Alabama and VCU)

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	South Alabama	12	2	.857	23	6	.793	76.4	64.5	5.3	-4.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	UAB	10	4	.714	18	12	.600	78.5	72.0	4.6	-0.3
3	Jacksonville	10	4	.714	20	9	.690	67.2	59.9	4.2	-2.4
4	Charlotte	9	5	.643	15	12	.556	76.8	75.6	0.8	-0.4
5	Virginia Commonwealth	8	6	.571	18	12	.600	75.7	71.9	3.2	-0.7	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
6	Georgia State	4	10	.286	6	21	.222	70.3	78.8	-13.8	-2.0
7	New Orleans	2	12	.143	5	21	.192	68.2	76.1	-9.4	-0.5
8	South Florida	1	13	.071	6	21	.222	71.1	80.0	-12.7	-0.1

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
South Florida	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UAB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Orleans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charlotte	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgia State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VCU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jacksonville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Alabama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	South Alabama	29	23	6	.793	12	2	8	3	11	1				29.9	61.3	.487					16.7	25.3	.658		39.3					20.6	76.4	64.5	5.28	-3.98
2	UAB	30	18	12	.600	10	4	9	4	5	7				29.8	60.5	.493					18.8	25.1	.749		34.5	13.8	6.7	3.2	12.5	21.9	78.5	72.0	4.60	-0.30
3	Jacksonville	29	20	9	.690	10	4	12	3	6	5				26.6	54.1	.491					14.1	20.7	.682		33.9	10.3				19.8	67.2	59.9	4.17	-2.37
4	Charlotte	27	15	12	.556	9	5	11	2	3	7				29.5	61.0	.484					17.7	23.6	.753		36.7					19.1	76.8	75.6	0.80	-0.38
5	VCU	30	18	12	.600	8	6	6	4	9	6				29.6	59.6	.496					16.6	23.2	.716		37.5	14.2	5.2	2.1	15.2	21.6	75.7	71.9	3.19	-0.67
6	Georgia State	27	6	21	.222	4	10	3	7	2	10				29.1	65.7	.443					12.1	16.6	.730		33.5	10.3	5.4	2.4	14.6	20.8	70.3	78.8	-13.80	-2.00
7	New Orleans	26	5	21	.192	2	12	3	7	0	13				26.9	59.7	.450					14.5	22.2	.653		36.6	14.0				21.4	68.2	76.1	-9.44	-0.48
8	South Florida	27	6	21	.222	1	13	3	10	0	9				29.6	62.4	.474					11.9	17.4	.684		34.4	13.9	5.5	3.0	14.3	20.8	71.1	80.0	-12.75	-0.10