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1997-98 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-8 (11-5, 2nd in SEC MBB East)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Eddie Fogler

PS/G: 71.3 (139th of 308)

PA/G: 67.4 (79th of 308)

SRS: 12.51 (30th of 306)

SOS: 8.77 (19th of 306)

ORtg: 103.4 (93rd of 308)

DRtg: 97.7 (117th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (62-61) versus #14 Richmond

AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	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
South Carolina	7	6	5	5	5	6	10	11	16	14	14	13	13	15	13	14	15	14

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	REG	N	Maryland	ACC	18.79	W	76	72	OT	1	0	W 1	Target Center
2	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	REG		The Citadel	Southern	-8.53	W	77	58		2	0	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
3	Mon, Dec 1, 1997	REG		Belmont			W	72	61		3	0	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
4	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	REG	N	Virginia Tech	A-10	3.21	W	74	73		4	0	W 4	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
5	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG	N	Chattanooga	Southern	-8.71	W	67	55		5	0	W 5	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
6	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	17.17	L	57	62		5	1	L 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
7	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	1.56	W	77	65		6	1	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
8	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	REG		South Carolina State	MEAC	-5.65	W	90	85		7	1	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
9	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG		Towson	AEC	-5.98	W	65	55		8	1	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
10	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG	@	Mississippi (16)	SEC	17.22	L	54	73		8	2	L 1	C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
11	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	11.68	W	71	70		9	2	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	1.08	W	70	53		10	2	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
13	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	REG	@	Kentucky (6)	SEC	22.95	L	70	91		10	3	L 1	Rupp Arena
14	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	13.11	W	68	60		11	3	W 1	Stegeman Coliseum
15	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	REG		Tennessee	SEC	11.15	W	81	51		12	3	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	7.44	W	61	56		13	3	W 3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
17	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	REG	@	Furman	Southern	-15.16	W	79	52		14	3	W 4	Timmons Arena
18	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	REG		Florida	SEC	8.97	W	74	72		15	3	W 5	Carolina Coliseum
19	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	REG		Cincinnati (18)	CUSA	17.85	W	67	65		16	3	W 6	Carolina Coliseum
20	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	11.68	W	65	61		17	3	W 7	Memorial Gymnasium
21	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	11.15	L	69	70		17	4	L 1	Thompson-Boling Arena
22	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	REG		Alabama	SEC	7.74	W	74	63		18	4	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	7.75	W	76	65		19	4	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
24	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	REG	@	Arkansas (16)	SEC	16.17	L	88	96		19	5	L 1	Bud Walton Arena
25	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG	@	Florida	SEC	8.97	W	79	74		20	5	W 1	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
26	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	REG		Georgia	SEC	13.11	W	78	76		21	5	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
27	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG		Kentucky (7)	SEC	22.95	L	57	69		21	6	L 1	Carolina Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	Florida	SEC	8.97	W	71	60		22	6	W 1	Georgia Dome
29	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN	N	Mississippi (10)	SEC	17.22	W	87	77		23	6	W 2	Georgia Dome
30	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	CTOURN	N	Kentucky (7)	SEC	22.95	L	56	86		23	7	L 1	Georgia Dome
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	NCAA	N	Richmond	CAA	6.34	L	61	62		23	8	L 2	Verizon Center