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1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
Record: 163-113, .591 W-L% (6th of 31) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 7.17 (6th of 31) ▪ SOS: 4.84 (7th of 31)
Regular Season Champion: Boston College, St. John's (NY) and Villanova
Tournament Champion: St. John's (NY)
NCAA Tournament: 5 (Boston College, Georgetown, St. John's (NY), Syracuse and Villanova)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Villanova)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Boston College, Georgetown, St. John's (NY) and Villanova)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS |
| 1 | Boston College* R | 12 | 4 | .750 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 81.1 | 73.6 | 11.4 | 3.9 |
| 2 | Villanova* R | 12 | 4 | .750 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 72.8 | 68.8 | 10.5 | 6.5 |
| 3 | St. John's (NY)* RT | 12 | 4 | .750 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 75.2 | 63.8 | 16.1 | 4.7 |
| 4 | Georgetown* | 11 | 5 | .688 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 73.6 | 66.8 | 12.3 | 5.4 |
| 5 | Syracuse* | 9 | 7 | .563 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 84.3 | 74.5 | 14.6 | 4.9 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 10 | .375 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 66.7 | 68.8 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | .313 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 70.5 | 71.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Providence | 4 | 12 | .250 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 63.9 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Seton Hall | 1 | 15 | .063 | 6 | 23 | .207 | 63.8 | 76.6 | -7.0 | 5.9 |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's (NY) | 19 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Boston College | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | |
| Syracuse | 16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
NCAA Tournament
First Round
Georgetown won (68-63) versus Alcorn State (Midwest Regional)
Syracuse won (74-59) versus Morehead State (East Regional)
Second Round
Boston College won (51-42) versus Princeton (West Regional)
Georgetown lost (66-57) versus Memphis (Midwest Regional)
St. John's (NY) won (66-55) versus Rutgers (East Regional)
Syracuse lost (79-74) versus Ohio State (East Regional)
Villanova won (60-58) versus Lamar (Midwest Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Boston College lost (95-92) versus Virginia (West Regional)
St. John's (NY) lost (70-67) versus Georgia (East Regional)
Villanova won (55-54) versus Iowa (Midwest Regional)
Regional Final
Villanova lost (89-71) versus Houston (Midwest Regional)
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