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1977-78 Men's Southwest Conference Season Summary

Record: 146-117, .555 W-L% (11th of 24) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 4.05 (8th of 24)

SOS: 4.21 (8th of 24)

Regular Season Champion: Arkansas and Texas

Player of the Year: Ron Brewer

Conference Tournament Champion: Houston

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Arkansas and Houston)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 teams (Arkansas)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Arkansas and Texas)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Arkansas	14	2	.875	32	4	.889	75.1	61.6	16.0	3.6	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; NCAA FF
1	Texas	14	2	.875	26	5	.839	83.9	72.1	16.1	4.6	Reg. Season Champion
3	Houston	11	5	.688	25	8	.758	91.4	76.7	15.2	2.8	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
4	Texas Tech	10	6	.625	19	10	.655	70.5	66.5	6.0	3.5
5	Baylor	8	8	.500	14	13	.519	76.2	75.0	4.6	4.3
6	Southern Methodist	6	10	.375	10	18	.357	72.2	77.5	-0.4	6.4
7	Texas A&M	5	11	.313	12	15	.444	75.9	76.5	0.4	2.7
8	Rice	2	14	.125	4	22	.154	66.2	77.3	-6.5	5.1
8	TCU	2	14	.125	4	22	.154	57.8	75.7	-15.0	4.9

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
Texas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	12	12	12	14	12	16	17
Arkansas	7	7	6	4	4	3	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	4	4	7	5
SMU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-
Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas A&M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texas Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TCU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	36	32	4	.889	14	2	13	0	11	3				29.4	54.0	.546					16.3	21.7	.749		34.5	11.8	6.8	4.6	15.6	15.9	75.1	61.6	15.97	3.57
2	Texas	31	26	5	.839	14	2	14	0	10	5				33.7	69.8	.482					16.5	21.7	.760		39.5					17.8	83.9	72.1	16.05	4.59
3	Houston	33	25	8	.758	11	5	16	1	6	6				37.2	73.7	.505					17.0	24.1	.706		44.8						91.4	76.7	15.25	2.85
4	Texas Tech	29	19	10	.655	10	6	10	3	6	4				28.2	57.9	.487					14.1	21.1	.667		33.6	12.2	4.7	1.4		19.2	70.5	66.5	6.00	3.46
5	Baylor	27	14	13	.519	8	8	8	4	4	9				32.3	68.1	.474					11.6	18.3	.636		39.8	13.6				18.9	76.2	75.0	4.65	4.34
6	SMU	28	10	18	.357	6	10	6	5	3	11				29.4	66.8	.441					13.3	18.8	.708		41.8	13.7	5.5	4.3	15.8	22.6	72.2	77.5	-0.40	6.42
7	Texas A&M	27	12	15	.444	5	11	6	4	4	8				31.9	71.3	.448					12.1	17.8	.679		42.1					23.7	75.9	76.5	0.43	2.71
8	Rice	26	4	22	.154	2	14	3	9	0	12				26.4	57.7	.457					13.8	19.2	.719		34.8	12.8	5.5	1.0	18.8	24.2	66.2	77.3	-6.55	5.13
9	TCU	26	4	22	.154	2	14	2	7	0	11				23.3	57.0	.410					11.1	16.4	.677		35.8	10.9			18.8	22.5	57.8	75.7	-14.96	4.86

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.