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1977-78 Men's Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

Record: 140-68, .673 W-L% (2nd of 24) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 12.87 (1st of 24)

SOS: 6.71 (1st of 24)

Regular Season Champion: UNC

Player of the Year: Phil Ford Jr

Coach of the Year: Bill E. Foster

Conference Tournament Champion: Duke

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Duke and UNC)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Maryland, UNC and Wake Forest)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Duke and UNC)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	North Carolina	9	3	.750	23	8	.742	81.1	70.7	16.2	7.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Duke	8	4	.667	27	7	.794	85.6	74.4	16.1	7.9	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA FF
3	NC State	7	5	.583	21	10	.677	82.4	75.2	13.6	7.3
4	Virginia	6	6	.500	20	8	.714	71.9	66.9	10.3	5.6
5	Wake Forest	6	6	.500	19	10	.655	83.2	76.4	12.9	7.9
6	Maryland	3	9	.250	15	13	.536	82.3	79.5	9.1	6.4
7	Clemson	3	9	.250	15	12	.556	82.6	73.7	11.9	4.4

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Virginia	-	-	-	-	19	16	13	15	13	18	11	13	17	-	-	-	-
NC State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Duke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	11	17	-	20	13	15	8	7
UNC	1	2	2	5	3	2	2	2	5	3	6	7	11	8	10	11	16
Wake Forest	17	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-
Clemson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maryland	14	14	12	18	20	14	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	UNC	31	23	8	.742	9	3	12	0	4	6				32.5	61.1	.532					16.0	24.4	.657		35.8	19.2	9.5			20.4	81.1	70.7	16.25	7.48
2	Duke	34	27	7	.794	8	4	14	0	6	5				33.0	62.7	.527					19.6	24.7	.791		38.1	17.7				19.1	85.6	74.4	16.10	7.87
3	NC State	31	21	10	.677	7	5	14	2	5	5				33.4	69.1	.483					15.6	23.2	.674		40.5	13.7	8.1	3.8			82.4	75.2	13.64	7.31
4	Virginia	28	20	8	.714	6	6	10	3	6	5				25.7	54.2	.474					20.4	27.3	.748		35.1	10.5	5.5	2.3	16.1	20.1	71.9	66.9	10.26	5.63
5	Wake Forest	29	19	10	.655	6	6	14	1	5	7				32.8	64.7	.507					17.7	26.5	.666		39.5	15.1	10.5	4.8	18.6	23.0	83.2	76.4	12.89	7.92
6	Clemson	27	15	12	.556	3	9	12	5	2	6				33.3	64.0	.521					15.9	22.9	.697		37.6	17.2	8.4			22.4	82.6	73.7	11.89	4.39
7	Maryland	28	15	13	.536	3	9	10	4	2	8				33.4	65.3	.511					15.5	21.4	.723		42.4						82.3	79.5	9.10	6.39

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.