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1978-79 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 143-113, .559 W-L% (8th of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.47 (10th of 25)

SOS: 2.79 (8th of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Indiana State

Player of the Year: Larry Bird

Coach of the Year: Bill Hodges

Conference Tournament Champion: Indiana State

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Indiana State and New Mexico State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Indiana State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Indiana State	16	0	1.000	33	1	.971	86.8	72.8	14.4	2.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA FF
2	New Mexico State	11	5	.688	22	10	.688	81.6	74.7	6.4	2.5	NCAA Tournament
3	Drake	8	8	.500	15	12	.556	81.9	81.6	0.6	3.7
3	Southern Illinois	8	8	.500	15	13	.536	79.5	74.1	4.0	1.5
3	Creighton	8	8	.500	14	13	.519	74.3	73.1	1.9	3.1
3	Wichita State	8	8	.500	14	14	.500	88.8	87.1	2.3	2.8
7	Tulsa	7	9	.438	13	14	.481	81.2	80.4	1.0	2.2
8	Bradley	3	13	.188	9	17	.346	73.0	73.5	-0.2	3.0
9	West Texas A&M	3	13	.188	8	19	.296			-8.1	4.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Indiana State	-	-	-	20	16	11	11	9	5	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Creighton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Mexico State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Texas A&M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Indiana State	34	33	1	.971	16	0	14	0	11	0				34.8	69.6	.500					17.2	26.2	.657		45.4	23.3	8.5	3.1		18.2	86.8	72.8	14.39	1.99
2	New Mexico State	32	22	10	.688	11	5	10	2	6	7				31.5	64.2	.491					18.5	27.0	.687		45.3					19.2	81.6	74.7	6.40	2.53
3	Creighton	27	14	13	.519	8	8	9	3	3	10				29.3	60.6	.484					15.6	22.7	.687		40.0	17.8			16.0	19.2	74.3	73.1	1.89	3.13
4	Drake	27	15	12	.556	8	8	9	2	3	9				34.7	76.4	.454					12.5	19.4	.646		43.9	17.8	6.7	2.1	16.5	24.3	81.9	81.6	0.59	3.68
5	Southern Illinois	28	15	13	.536	8	8	8	3	4	10				33.6	67.9	.495					12.3	16.8	.730		36.8		6.0	2.7	13.0	17.7	79.5	74.1	3.96	1.48
6	Wichita State	28	14	14	.500	8	8	10	4	2	8				37.0	79.4	.465					14.8	23.0	.643		48.8	22.1			18.6	25.3	88.8	87.1	2.34	2.80
7	Tulsa	27	13	14	.481	7	9	5	5	4	9				34.0	73.1	.465					13.1	18.7	.702		43.6	11.4	6.3	3.1	14.8	22.1	81.2	80.4	1.00	2.17
8	Bradley	26	9	17	.346	3	13	5	6	0	10				30.5	66.4	.459					12.0	18.1	.665		42.6	16.2				20.6	73.0	73.5	-0.23	3.03
9	West Texas A&M	27	8	19	.296	3	13	3	6	1	13																							-8.14	4.34

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