1996-97 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

Record: 140-142, .496 W-L% (16th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -4.56 (17th of 31)

SOS: -3.29 (18th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: New Orleans and South Alabama

Player of the Year: Muntrelle Dobbins

Coach of the Year: Tic Price

Conference Tournament Champion: South Alabama

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (South Alabama)

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	New Orleans	14	4	.778	22	7	.759	71.6	62.9	4.7	-4.0	Reg. Season Champion
2	South Alabama	14	4	.778	23	7	.767	66.2	56.6	4.0	-4.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
3	Little Rock	11	7	.611	18	11	.621	74.3	69.4	-1.6	-4.1
4	Lamar	10	8	.556	15	12	.556	74.4	71.1	-4.5	-4.3
5	Louisiana Tech	10	8	.556	15	14	.517	66.0	62.4	-0.8	-3.7
6	Western Kentucky	9	9	.500	12	15	.444	70.4	72.9	-4.7	-1.1
7	Louisiana	9	9	.500	12	16	.429	73.4	76.6	-6.1	-2.8
8	Arkansas State	8	10	.444	15	12	.556	73.6	73.0	-5.5	-4.5
9	Jacksonville	4	14	.222	5	23	.179	74.1	86.9	-14.0	-1.2
10	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	1	17	.056	3	25	.107	55.5	67.9	-17.3	-2.6

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
Louisiana Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Alabama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jacksonville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lamar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Rock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Orleans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arkansas State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	New Orleans	29	22	7	.759	14	4	13	0	7	5				25.1	54.5	.461	6.2	17.6	.351	.517	15.2	23.7	.641		35.9	14.4	7.6	3.6	14.0	19.5	71.6	62.9	4.73	-3.96
2	South Alabama	30	23	7	.767	14	4	13	1	8	5	106.9	91.4	+15.5	22.7	50.9	.446	4.3	11.6	.369	.488	16.6	23.7	.699	13.6	37.7	12.5	6.2	3.8	13.5	17.2	66.2	56.6	4.03	-4.51	61.7
3	Little Rock	29	18	11	.621	11	7	13	3	5	8	97.7	91.3	+6.4	26.1	60.1	.435	5.8	17.7	.328	.483	16.3	24.9	.655	15.4	41.9	15.1	4.5	3.4	18.8	18.8	74.3	69.4	-1.58	-4.10
4	Lamar	27	15	12	.556	10	8	11	2	4	9	100.0	95.6	+4.4	26.2	57.9	.453	4.4	13.9	.315	.490	17.6	27.7	.634	14.6	41.2	11.0	7.0	3.2	18.3	22.1	74.4	71.1	-4.47	-4.35
5	Louisiana Tech	29	15	14	.517	10	8	7	5	6	7	102.0	96.5	+5.5	23.1	51.3	.451	6.2	16.3	.381	.511	13.5	20.4	.663	11.2	32.0	11.9	6.9	2.2	14.6	19.2	66.0	62.4	-0.75	-3.72
6	Louisiana	28	12	16	.429	9	9	9	4	2	11	101.6	106.1	-4.5	25.4	61.3	.414	8.9	28.3	.314	.486	13.8	20.4	.675	13.0	34.6	13.9	7.4	3.6	14.3	17.3	73.4	76.6	-6.05	-2.80
7	Western Kentucky	27	12	15	.444	9	9	7	5	5	9	100.9	104.5	-3.6	25.1	59.0	.427	7.4	21.6	.343	.489	12.7	16.0	.790	11.6	31.4	13.9	7.1	2.1	14.4	20.6	70.4	72.9	-4.67	-1.13
8	Arkansas State	27	15	12	.556	8	10	11	4	4	7	100.6	99.7	+0.9	26.8	60.0	.446	4.7	14.9	.314	.485	15.4	23.2	.663	12.7	35.6	14.7	7.1	4.1	15.2	18.9	73.6	73.0	-5.48	-4.48	72.5
9	Jacksonville	28	5	23	.179	4	14	3	9	1	13	94.6	111.0	-16.3	26.3	62.1	.423	5.5	15.8	.350	.468	16.0	25.3	.634	14.7	37.8	11.2	8.0	3.0	18.4	21.3	74.1	86.9	-14.03	-1.24	77.0
10	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	28	3	25	.107	1	17	3	9	0	15	86.2	105.5	-19.3	19.4	50.6	.384	4.9	17.2	.283	.432	11.8	19.6	.601	12.7	30.2	12.0	6.7	1.3	17.1	18.6	55.5	67.9	-17.34	-2.61