1996-97 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

Record: 140-142, .496 W-L% (16th of 31) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -4.55 (17th of 31) ▪ SOS: -3.28 (18th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: New Orleans and South Alabama
Tournament Champion: South Alabama

NCAA Tournament: 1 (South Alabama)

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	New Orleans R	14	4	.778	22	7	.759	71.6	62.9	4.7	-4.0
2	South Alabama* RT	14	4	.778	23	7	.767	64.9	56.3	4.0	-4.5
3	Arkansas-Little Rock	11	7	.611	18	11	.621	73.0	70.4	-1.6	-4.1
4	Lamar	10	8	.556	15	12	.556	73.0	73.1	-4.5	-4.3
5	Louisiana Tech	10	8	.556	15	14	.517	66.0	63.0	-0.7	-3.7
6	Western Kentucky	9	9	.500	12	15	.444	70.4	74.0	-4.7	-1.1
7	Louisiana-Lafayette	9	9	.500	12	16	.429	73.4	76.6	-6.0	-2.8
8	Arkansas State	8	10	.444	15	12	.556	72.7	73.7	-5.5	-4.5
9	Jacksonville	4	14	.222	5	23	.179	74.1	86.9	-14.0	-1.2
10	Texas-Pan American	1	17	.056	3	25	.107	54.4	69.2	-17.3	-2.6

First Round
South Alabama lost (65-57) versus Arizona (Southeast Regional)