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1982-83 Men's Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary

Record: 131-126, .510 W-L% (20th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -5.89 (24th of 31)

SOS: -4.19 (24th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Little Rock

Player of the Year: Willie Jackson

Coach of the Year: Frank Kerns

Conference Tournament Champion: Georgia Southern

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Georgia Southern)

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	Little Rock	12	2	.857	23	6	.793	74.1	68.1	0.9	-5.1	Reg. Season Champion
2	Houston Christian	10	4	.714	20	9	.690	63.3	58.0	-2.0	-5.7
3	Georgia Southern	8	6	.571	18	12	.600	65.8	64.3	-3.5	-3.1	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
3	Centenary (LA)	8	6	.571	16	13	.552	77.3	75.7	-2.8	-2.3
5	Mercer	6	8	.429	13	15	.464	71.8	70.4	-3.1	-3.0
5	Samford	6	8	.429	13	15	.464	73.6	73.4	-5.0	-3.9
7	Northwestern State	5	9	.357	9	19	.321	67.1	72.5	-11.5	-3.3
8	Hardin-Simmons	1	13	.071	3	25	.107	61.9	71.3	-14.7	-3.3
9	Nicholls State				16	12	.571	67.5	69.4	-11.3	-7.9

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/29	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	3/7	Final
Northwestern State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgia Southern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Rock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mercer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hardin-Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Centenary (LA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houston Christian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nicholls 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	Little Rock	29	23	6	.793	12	2	12	1	7	5				28.5	55.1	.518					17.1	24.4	.702		33.9	14.6	6.2	1.6	15.2	19.9	74.1	68.1	0.94	-5.10
2	Houston Christian	29	20	9	.690	10	4	11	2	7	4				24.6	45.5	.540					14.2	21.3	.668		28.5					19.0	63.3	58.0	-1.99	-5.66
3	Centenary (LA)	29	16	13	.552	8	6	9	3	3	10				30.1	63.2	.477					17.0	26.3	.645		34.7					22.6	77.3	75.7	-2.83	-2.31
4	Georgia Southern	30	18	12	.600	8	6	8	3	4	6				25.0	51.0	.491					15.7	23.0	.682		33.7					20.0	65.8	64.3	-3.49	-3.14
5	Mercer	28	13	15	.464	6	8	8	4	2	10				28.8	57.5	.500					14.3	20.7	.690		35.6					18.8	71.8	70.4	-3.11	-3.03
6	Samford	28	13	15	.464	6	8	6	5	3	10				28.3	58.5	.484	0.3	0.7	.450	.487	17.0	24.3	.700		34.0					20.1	73.6	73.4	-5.05	-3.93
7	Northwestern State	28	9	19	.321	5	9	5	6	1	12				27.3	56.0	.488					12.5	18.8	.663		32.5					23.2	67.1	72.5	-11.51	-3.26
8	Hardin-Simmons	28	3	25	.107	1	13	2	10	0	9				24.8	54.7	.452					12.4	18.2	.680		31.3					23.1	61.9	71.3	-14.72	-3.34
9	Nicholls State	28	16	12	.571			9	3	5	8				25.6	53.0	.482					16.4	26.0	.630		32.8					19.4	67.5	69.4	-11.29	-7.94

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