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1996-97 Men's Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

1995-96 WAC 1997-98 WAC

Record: 269-203, .570 W-L% (7th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 4.66 (9th of 31)

SOS: 3.57 (9th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Utah (Mountain), Fresno State (Pacific) and Hawaii (Pacific)

Player of the Year: Anthony Carter, Keith Van Horn

Coach of the Year: Riley Wallace, Steve Robinson

Conference Tournament Champion: Utah

NCAA Tournament: 3 teams (New Mexico, Tulsa and Utah)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Fresno State, New Mexico and Utah)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (New Mexico and Utah)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	Mountain	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Utah	15	1	.938	29	4	.879	74.4	61.7	17.6	5.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	Tulsa	12	4	.750	24	10	.706	72.4	63.0	15.0	5.5	NCAA Tournament
3	New Mexico	11	5	.688	25	8	.758	75.8	63.5	14.7	3.7	NCAA Tournament
4	TCU	7	9	.438	22	13	.629	83.7	77.4	10.4	4.0
5	Southern Methodist	7	9	.438	16	12	.571	68.3	65.6	2.4	1.7
6	Rice	6	10	.375	12	15	.444	66.6	66.4	2.0	3.8
7	UTEP	6	10	.375	13	13	.500	67.2	66.7	2.5	5.3
8	Brigham Young	0	16	.000	1	25	.038	59.5	79.3	-13.3	6.5
Rk	Pacific	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Fresno State	12	4	.750	20	12	.625	82.8	78.2	6.9	3.3	Reg. Season Champion
2	Hawaii	12	4	.750	21	8	.724	75.0	69.0	8.8	2.8	Reg. Season Champion
3	Nevada-Las Vegas	11	5	.688	22	10	.688	73.1	68.8	7.8	3.5
4	Colorado State	10	6	.625	20	9	.690	75.2	69.7	5.1	1.7
5	Wyoming	8	8	.500	12	16	.429	72.3	72.5	2.2	2.7
6	San Jose State	5	11	.313	13	14	.481	67.6	71.4	-0.3	4.2
7	San Diego State	4	12	.250	12	15	.444	76.1	79.0	-2.1	1.6
8	Air Force	2	14	.125	7	19	.269	67.9	72.1	-4.9	1.2

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
BYU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
San Jose State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Mexico	17	18	19	11	15	15	14	16	18	12	15	13	9	13	10	11	14	11
Wyoming	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	-	-	22	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	21	22	-	-	-	-	-
Utah	6	4	4	3	9	9	8	7	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	2
Fresno State	14	14	15	13	16	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Air Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UTEP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SMU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
San Diego State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hawaii	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNLV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TCU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colorado State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats

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	Utah	33	29	4	.879	15	1	13	1	10	1	110.1	91.2	+18.9	26.8	54.1	.496	5.0	14.0	.359	.543	15.7	21.6	.725	10.8	37.9	17.4	6.2	3.3	14.1	18.1	74.4	61.7	17.58	5.46
2	Fresno State	32	20	12	.625	12	4	13	1	6	7	107.1	101.2	+5.9	29.3	64.7	.453	8.0	23.8	.335	.515	16.2	23.5	.687	13.9	38.2	16.8	9.0	4.9	15.3	21.3	82.8	78.2	6.90	3.32
3	Hawaii	29	21	8	.724	12	4	16	3	5	4	105.0	96.7	+8.4	28.3	58.1	.487	3.6	10.5	.341	.518	14.8	22.1	.668	13.0	36.5	17.4	8.4	4.0	16.0	18.2	75.0	69.0	8.76	2.79	70.8
4	Tulsa	34	24	10	.706	12	4	12	1	8	5	104.1	90.5	+13.6	24.8	56.6	.438	6.5	19.1	.342	.496	16.3	24.7	.659	15.2	41.0	15.2	7.9	3.7	16.3	18.9	72.4	63.0	15.00	5.53	68.8
5	UNLV	32	22	10	.688	11	5	16	3	6	7	99.9	94.1	+5.9	25.4	58.8	.433	4.8	16.0	.301	.474	17.4	26.5	.657	14.4	41.1	14.1	7.3	5.8	16.2	18.2	73.1	68.8	7.79	3.51
6	New Mexico	33	25	8	.758	11	5	18	0	4	6	113.6	95.2	+18.4	25.9	54.0	.480	7.4	19.9	.373	.549	16.6	23.0	.720	11.2	35.8	16.0	7.0	4.0	13.0	16.2	75.8	63.5	14.69	3.69	66.5
7	Colorado State	29	20	9	.690	10	6	14	3	6	5	105.6	97.9	+7.7	26.0	54.8	.475	6.6	17.2	.385	.535	16.5	24.0	.686	11.1	36.9	17.6	7.2	4.5	15.6	16.7	75.2	69.7	5.11	1.69	70.5
8	Wyoming	28	12	16	.429	8	8	8	3	3	10	117.9	118.2	-0.3	22.9	53.9	.424	6.1	18.1	.337	.481	20.4	27.7	.737	12.8	32.1	11.8	5.4	3.3	0.0	20.0	72.3	72.5	2.15	2.71
9	SMU	28	16	12	.571	7	9	8	4	7	7	104.5	100.5	+4.0	24.2	57.5	.421	5.8	18.5	.314	.471	14.1	20.5	.686	13.4	35.9	12.7	7.4	2.1	11.6	16.0	68.3	65.6	2.41	1.75	65.3
10	TCU	35	22	13	.629	7	9	14	3	2	7	108.7	100.4	+8.2	30.7	69.9	.439	6.7	19.3	.350	.488	15.6	21.4	.729	16.6	41.8	15.9	8.2	4.5	13.6	18.9	83.7	77.4	10.36	4.02	77.1
11	Rice	27	12	15	.444	6	10	9	3	2	11	98.0	97.6	+0.3	24.6	56.7	.434	4.4	13.0	.341	.474	12.9	19.1	.676	13.1	36.8	15.3	7.4	3.5	15.6	19.9	66.6	66.4	2.04	3.84	67.7
12	UTEP	26	13	13	.500	6	10	11	4	1	9	102.4	101.7	+0.7	22.1	52.6	.420	5.7	16.5	.343	.474	17.3	23.8	.727	11.5	35.0	12.3	5.4	2.8	13.3	19.9	67.2	66.7	2.45	5.32	65.3
13	San Jose State	27	13	14	.481	5	11	8	6	5	7	96.7	102.2	-5.5	24.6	58.4	.421	4.0	13.7	.293	.455	14.5	21.3	.679	14.3	35.4	13.0	7.4	2.4	15.4	19.9	67.6	71.4	-0.31	4.19	69.0
14	San Diego State	27	12	15	.444	4	12	9	5	3	10	101.3	105.2	-3.9	24.8	59.7	.416	6.9	20.5	.336	.474	19.6	27.7	.706	12.9	33.9	12.1	8.2	2.6	14.3	19.8	76.1	79.0	-2.09	1.65	73.4
15	Air Force	26	7	19	.269	2	14	6	9	0	10	97.2	103.2	-6.0	24.5	58.4	.419	5.2	16.8	.307	.463	13.8	22.1	.623	14.8	38.7	13.5	6.0	1.5	15.6	20.5	67.9	72.1	-4.91	1.18	69.5
16	BYU	26	1	25	.038	0	16	1	13	0	11	85.2	113.6	-28.3	22.2	55.9	.398	3.8	14.6	.261	.432	11.2	17.4	.645	10.9	31.7	12.2	5.7	2.0	16.3	19.4	59.5	79.3	-13.29	6.48	69.5

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