1997-98 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

Record: 137-145, .486 W-L% (17th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -3.42 (17th of 30)

SOS: -2.33 (17th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Arkansas State and South Alabama

Player of the Year: Chico Fletcher

Coach of the Year: Dickey Nutt

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	South Alabama	14	4	.778	21	7	.750	65.0	54.5	7.6	-2.9	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Arkansas State	14	4	.778	20	9	.690	74.8	70.5	1.2	-3.1	Reg. Season Champion
3	Louisiana	12	6	.667	18	13	.581	75.4	73.5	-0.3	-1.4
4	Little Rock	10	8	.556	15	13	.536	67.4	69.0	-5.4	-2.8
5	Louisiana Tech	9	9	.500	12	15	.444	68.5	67.1	-1.4	-2.8
6	New Orleans	9	9	.500	15	12	.556	69.3	67.1	-0.9	-3.0
7	Lamar	7	11	.389	15	14	.517	66.8	66.1	-3.5	-4.2
8	Jacksonville	6	12	.333	8	19	.296	65.8	70.9	-7.8	-2.8
9	Western Kentucky	6	12	.333	10	19	.345	65.7	69.7	-5.3	-1.3
10	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	3	15	.167	3	24	.111	72.3	94.4	-18.5	1.0

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Jacksonville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Alabama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Rock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Orleans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lamar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	Arkansas State	29	20	9	.690	14	4	10	2	8	6	105.2	99.1	+6.1	26.4	57.2	.462	7.2	18.2	.397	.525	14.7	20.9	.703	10.8	33.3	15.6	6.9	3.7	15.0	19.7	74.8	70.5	1.22	-3.09
2	South Alabama	28	21	7	.750	14	4	10	2	8	4	104.3	87.4	+16.8	23.8	49.0	.485	4.6	11.6	.398	.532	12.9	20.0	.646	11.6	34.0	15.1	6.8	3.0	15.6	16.3	65.0	54.5	7.57	-2.93
3	Louisiana	31	18	13	.581	12	6	12	5	6	6	103.5	101.0	+2.5	25.8	60.3	.429	7.0	20.8	.337	.487	16.6	25.0	.665	14.1	34.7	13.9	9.2	1.8	15.0	20.9	75.4	73.5	-0.28	-1.44
4	Little Rock	28	15	13	.536	10	8	8	6	5	5	99.0	101.3	-2.3	24.5	54.8	.448	4.8	14.5	.329	.492	13.5	21.0	.645	11.0	34.2	14.5	5.4	3.0	13.9	17.8	67.4	69.0	-5.39	-2.80	67.2
5	Louisiana Tech	27	12	15	.444	9	9	9	5	2	8	100.9	98.9	+2.1	24.4	53.0	.461	5.0	15.0	.332	.508	14.6	22.2	.659	12.5	35.3	12.1	7.4	1.3	16.5	20.8	68.5	67.1	-1.41	-2.81
6	New Orleans	27	15	12	.556	9	9	8	6	6	6				24.3	53.9	.450	5.3	14.9	.352	.499	15.5	22.6	.684		35.9	14.1	7.4	3.9	16.5	19.1	69.3	67.1	-0.87	-2.98
7	Lamar	29	15	14	.517	7	11	8	5	5	9	95.7	94.7	+1.0	23.1	54.9	.422	4.0	12.5	.323	.459	16.4	25.2	.652	14.0	37.5	9.7	7.2	1.8	17.1	21.9	66.8	66.1	-3.47	-4.16
8	Jacksonville	27	8	19	.296	6	12	4	8	4	10	91.1	98.1	-7.0	22.5	53.4	.421	5.3	16.1	.330	.471	15.4	24.8	.622	12.7	35.1	10.0	8.6	3.1	19.0	20.3	65.8	70.9	-7.84	-2.76
9	Western Kentucky	29	10	19	.345	6	12	6	8	3	10	91.2	96.8	-5.5	24.0	56.1	.428	5.2	15.8	.333	.475	12.4	19.5	.638	12.7	34.4	12.4	8.2	3.9	19.4	21.6	65.7	69.7	-5.28	-1.31	71.1
10	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	27	3	24	.111	3	15	3	8	0	15	89.0	116.3	-27.3	26.5	64.6	.411	6.9	23.7	.289	.464	12.4	19.5	.635	11.4	31.1	14.6	10.3	1.3	18.5	23.9	72.3	94.4	-18.45	0.96