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1977-78 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

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Record: 127-93, .577 W-L% (4th of 24)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: New Mexico

NCAA Tournament: 2 (New Mexico and Utah)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (New Mexico and Utah)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 New Mexico* R 13 1 .929 24 4 .857
2 Utah*  12 2 .857 23 6 .793
3 Colorado State  8 6 .571 18 9 .667
4 Arizona  6 8 .429 15 11 .577
4 Arizona State  6 8 .429 13 14 .481
4 Brigham Young  6 8 .429 12 18 .400
7 Wyoming  3 11 .214 12 15 .444
8 Texas-El Paso  2 12 .143 10 16 .385

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 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 3/6 Final
New Mexico                 20 14 10 6 5 5 8 5 12
Utah   20 14   17                   19 15 14

NCAA Tournament

First Round
New Mexico lost (90-85) versus Cal State Fullerton (West Regional)
Utah won (86-79) versus Missouri (Midwest Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Utah lost (69-56) versus Notre Dame (Midwest Regional)