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1988-89 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

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Record: 122-85, .589 W-L% (6th of 33) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 8.80 (6th of 33) ▪ SOS: 5.37 (7th of 33)

Regular Season Champion: Florida State
Tournament Champion: Louisville

NCAA Tournament: 4 (Florida State, Louisville, Memphis and South Carolina)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Florida State and Louisville)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Florida State and Louisville)

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Florida State* R 9 3 .750 22 8 .733 91.7 80.7 15.1 4.2
2 Louisville* T 8 4 .667 24 9 .727 82.2 73.9 17.6 9.3
2 Memphis*  8 4 .667 21 11 .656 79.2 73.5 12.1 6.4
2 South Carolina*  8 4 .667 19 11 .633 75.1 71.9 7.8 4.5
5 Cincinnati  5 7 .417 15 12 .556 76.3 73.8 4.8 2.3
6 Virginia Tech  2 10 .167 11 17 .393 86.7 90.4 3.0 6.8
6 Southern Mississippi  2 10 .167 10 17 .370 78.7 81.7 1.2 4.2

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 11/22 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
Louisville 4 12 13 15 15 14 14 13 9 4 3 7 4 10 8 14 16 12
Florida State 16 17 14 13 12 11 10 15 14 14 11 8 12 7 12 16 14 16
South Carolina           18 16                      

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Florida State lost (97-83) versus Middle Tennessee (Southeast Regional)
Louisville won (76-71) versus Arkansas-Little Rock (Midwest Regional)
Memphis lost (66-63) versus DePaul (West Regional)
South Carolina lost (81-66) versus North Carolina State (East Regional)

Second Round
Louisville won (93-84) versus Arkansas (Midwest Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Louisville lost (83-69) versus Illinois (Midwest Regional)