1980-81 Men's Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary

Record: 115-134, .462 W-L% (26th of 29) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -9.52 (27th of 29)

SOS: -7.36 (27th of 29)

Regular Season Champion: Houston Christian

Player of the Year: Benton Wade

Coach of the Year: Gene Iba

Conference Tournament Champion: Mercer

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Mercer)

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	Houston Christian	9	3	.750	18	10	.643	66.3	64.9	-8.4	-7.3	Reg. Season Champion
2	Louisiana-Monroe	8	4	.667	15	13	.536	69.6	67.1	-4.4	-7.2
3	Mercer	7	4	.636	18	12	.600	72.6	67.3	-3.3	-6.8	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
4	Centenary (LA)	7	5	.583	16	12	.571	75.3	73.8	-5.7	-7.3
5	Little Rock	5	6	.455	13	13	.500	69.0	68.7	-10.8	-10.0
5	Samford	5	6	.455	10	17	.370	67.3	73.9	-13.9	-6.5
7	Northwestern State	5	7	.417	11	17	.393	73.1	73.3	-8.3	-7.0
8	Hardin-Simmons	4	8	.333	9	18	.333	69.9	73.8	-12.6	-5.9
9	Georgia Southern	2	9	.182	5	22	.185	71.4	78.9	-18.3	-8.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	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
Hardin-Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgia Southern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houston Christian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northwestern State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mercer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisiana-Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Rock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Centenary (LA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Houston Christian	28	18	10	.643	9	3	7	3	6	4				25.6	54.1	.473					15.2	22.8	.665		36.0					21.2	66.3	64.9	-8.40	-7.28
2	Louisiana-Monroe	28	15	13	.536	8	4	5	7	7	4				28.1	58.0	.484					13.4	19.5	.689		30.9	14.0	7.8	2.1	14.0	19.3	69.6	67.1	-4.44	-7.18
3	Centenary (LA)	28	16	12	.571	7	5	9	5	6	6				28.6	61.4	.466					18.0	27.1	.666		39.5					21.6	75.3	73.8	-5.73	-7.26
4	Mercer	30	18	12	.600	7	4	7	4	4	7				29.1	58.1	.501					14.4	20.6	.696		36.2					18.7	72.6	67.3	-3.30	-6.82
5	Little Rock	26	13	13	.500	5	6	8	2	3	9				28.2	55.6	.506					12.7	20.7	.613		32.8	12.2	12.4	2.6	18.6	21.5	69.0	68.7	-10.83	-10.03
6	Northwestern State	28	11	17	.393	5	7	8	4	1	10				28.5	56.9	.502					16.0	24.4	.657		34.3					24.9	73.1	73.3	-8.27	-7.05
7	Samford	27	10	17	.370	5	6	5	3	2	11				26.7	56.2	.476					13.8	19.4	.711		33.7	10.6				21.2	67.3	73.9	-13.88	-6.49
8	Hardin-Simmons	27	9	18	.333	4	8	5	5	1	11				27.9	59.2	.471					14.1	21.6	.654		35.3					22.8	69.9	73.8	-12.57	-5.88
9	Georgia Southern	27	5	22	.185	2	9	3	8	1	10				29.1	63.1	.461					13.1	19.1	.688		37.9					23.3	71.4	78.9	-18.29	-8.29