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1997-98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary
Record: 126-107, .541 W-L% (10th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 0.75 (12th of 30) ▪ SOS: 1.09 (12th of 30)
Regular Season Champion: Detroit Mercy and Illinois-Chicago
Tournament Champion: Butler
NCAA Tournament: 3 (Butler, Detroit Mercy and Illinois-Chicago)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
Standings
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS |
| 1 | Detroit Mercy* R | 12 | 2 | .857 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 72.7 | 63.3 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Illinois-Chicago* R | 12 | 2 | .857 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 74.6 | 66.1 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Butler* T | 8 | 6 | .571 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 65.8 | 63.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Green Bay | 7 | 7 | .500 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 64.5 | 60.0 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Cleveland State | 6 | 8 | .429 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 64.6 | 70.5 | -2.6 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Loyola (IL) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 64.9 | 68.5 | -5.0 | -1.3 |
| 7 | Wright State | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 66.6 | 72.4 | -4.4 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Milwaukee | 2 | 12 | .143 | 3 | 24 | .111 | 61.1 | 73.0 | -9.9 | 2.0 |
NCAA Tournament
First Round
Butler lost (79-62) versus New Mexico (South Regional)
Detroit Mercy won (66-64) versus St. John's (NY) (Midwest Regional)
Illinois-Chicago lost (77-62) versus Charlotte (East Regional)
Second Round
Detroit Mercy lost (80-65) versus Purdue (Midwest Regional)
Conference Leaders
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