1982-83 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 149-138, .519 W-L% (17th of 31) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 1.75 (12th of 31) ▪ SOS: 1.76 (12th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Wichita State
Tournament Champion: Illinois State

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Illinois State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Wichita State)

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS
1	Wichita State R	17	1	.944	25	3	.893	83.4	72.8	11.3	0.7
2	Illinois State* T	13	5	.722	24	7	.774	66.6	60.5	7.0	0.9
3	New Mexico State	11	7	.611	18	11	.621	78.5	76.4	3.3	1.2
3	Tulsa	11	7	.611	19	12	.613	76.8	74.6	5.3	3.1
5	Bradley	10	8	.556	16	13	.552	72.1	69.2	3.3	0.3
6	Drake	9	9	.500	13	15	.464	64.6	63.4	3.0	1.9
7	Indiana State	5	13	.278	9	19	.321	82.0	88.7	-4.9	1.7
7	Southern Illinois	5	13	.278	9	19	.321	70.7	77.4	-4.4	2.3
7	West Texas A&M	5	13	.278	8	20	.286	79.7	87.0	-4.7	2.7
10	Creighton	4	14	.222	8	19	.296	67.3	71.7	-1.6	2.8

First Round
Illinois State lost (51-49) versus Ohio (Mideast Regional)