1996-97 Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 142-142, .500 W-L% (15th of 31) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -9.04 (24th of 31) ▪ SOS: -5.38 (23rd of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Davidson (North), Marshall (North) and Chattanooga (South)
Tournament Champion: Chattanooga

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Chattanooga)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	North	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS
1	Marshall R	10	4	.714	20	9	.690	79.1	75.4	-3.0	-6.7
1	Davidson R	10	4	.714	18	10	.643	73.1	69.1	0.0	-4.0
3	Appalachian State	8	6	.571	14	14	.500	69.8	70.8	-5.9	-4.9
4	Virginia Military Institute	7	7	.500	12	16	.429	73.6	80.2	-11.4	-4.8
5	East Tennessee State	2	12	.143	7	20	.259	58.0	73.2	-19.4	-4.2
Rk	South	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS
1	Chattanooga* RT	11	3	.786	24	11	.686	73.6	65.8	2.6	-5.2
2	Western Carolina	7	7	.500	14	13	.519	70.0	76.6	-11.1	-4.4
3	Citadel	6	8	.429	13	14	.481	68.7	71.3	-8.8	-6.1
4	Georgia Southern	5	9	.357	10	18	.357	59.8	73.3	-20.6	-7.1
5	Furman	4	10	.286	10	17	.370	64.7	71.1	-12.8	-6.4

First Round
Chattanooga won (73-70) versus Georgia (Southeast Regional)

Second Round
Chattanooga won (75-63) versus Illinois (Southeast Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Chattanooga lost (71-65) versus Providence (Southeast Regional)