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1977-78 Men's Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary

1978-79 SWAC

Record: 121-74, .621 W-L% (1st of 24) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -6.70 (22nd of 24)

SOS: -7.11 (23rd of 24)

Regular Season Champion: Jackson State and Southern

Player of the Year: Purvis Short

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: None

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	Southern	9	3	.750	23	5	.821	94.8	81.3	-5.1	-7.6	Reg. Season Champion
1	Jackson State	9	3	.750	21	5	.808	79.1	69.9	-3.4	-7.2	Reg. Season Champion
3	Alcorn State	8	4	.667	22	7	.759	91.2	76.5	-1.6	-8.5
4	Texas Southern	7	5	.583	16	10	.615	75.5	69.2	-7.4	-6.5
5	Grambling	3	9	.250	10	14	.417	75.1	78.0	-16.0	-5.8
5	Prairie View-nm				14	13	.519
5	Mississippi Valley State-nm				15	20	.429					*Overall W-L adjusted to 16-19

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Mississippi Valley State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alcorn State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jackson State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas Southern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grambling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Prairie View	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Jackson State	26	21	5	.808	9	3	2	2	3	1				34.6	68.1	.508					9.9	15.0	.657		40.0					17.3	79.1	69.9	-3.43	-7.21
2	Southern	28	23	5	.821	9	3	4	1	2	2				39.5	72.5	.545					15.7	21.8	.720		43.1						94.8	81.3	-5.09	-7.64
3	Alcorn State	29	22	7	.759	8	4	3	1	2	2				39.9	82.3	.485					11.4	17.5	.651		52.3					20.6	91.2	76.5	-1.56	-8.46
4	Texas Southern	26	16	10	.615	7	5	1	3	3	1				32.2	70.2	.458					11.2	16.4	.681		44.1						75.5	69.2	-7.37	-6.50
5	Grambling	24	10	14	.417	3	9	0	4	2	3				31.3	64.5	.485					12.5	18.1	.692		33.6					17.2	75.1	78.0	-16.04	-5.76
6	Mississippi Valley State	35	15	20	.429
7	Prairie View	27	14	13	.519