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1961-62 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summary

Record: 159-133, .545 W-L% (9th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.25 (6th of 18)

SOS: 2.13 (7th of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Kentucky and Mississippi State

Coach of the Year: Babe McCarthy

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Kentucky)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Kentucky and Mississippi 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	Mississippi State	13	1	.929	24	1	.960	76.8	63.8	12.0	1.0	Reg. Season Champion
1	Kentucky	13	1	.929	23	3	.885	82.3	65.5	18.3	1.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
3	Auburn	11	3	.786	18	6	.750	62.5	52.3	10.0	1.8
4	Florida	8	6	.571	12	11	.522	67.6	69.1	0.8	2.3
5	Louisiana State	7	7	.500	13	11	.542	67.3	66.0	3.6	2.4
6	Tulane	6	8	.429	12	10	.545	74.4	72.2	1.0	2.0
6	Vanderbilt	6	8	.429	12	12	.500	75.4	72.7	3.5	2.1
6	Alabama	6	8	.429	11	15	.423	65.3	66.7	-3.1	1.3
9	Mississippi	5	9	.357	12	13	.480	71.0	71.5	-1.5	3.3
10	Georgia Tech	4	10	.286	10	16	.385	62.5	65.0	-1.0	1.4
11	Georgia	3	11	.214	8	16	.333	68.0	77.3	-10.2	2.2
12	Tennessee	2	12	.143	4	19	.174	70.5	81.1	-6.5	4.1

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Tulane	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Auburn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alabama	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mississippi State	-	-	-	9	7	10	10	10	9	8	5	5	5	4
Ole Miss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LSU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vanderbilt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgia Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kentucky	-	-	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3
Florida	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Georgia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Kentucky	26	23	3	.885	13	1	14	2	7	0				31.6	72.9	.434					19.1	25.6	.746		53.8	13.2				18.6	82.3	65.5	18.29	1.48
2	Mississippi State	25	24	1	.960	13	1	7	0	8	1				28.4	67.3	.423					19.9	26.6	.750		49.0					17.3	76.8	63.8	11.96	1.02
3	Auburn	24	18	6	.750	11	3	6	2	7	3				22.6	49.6	.455					17.3	23.9	.724		39.8					14.6	62.5	52.3	10.02	1.78
4	Florida	23	12	11	.522	8	6	10	2	2	8				26.3	61.1	.431					15.2	21.7	.701		46.3					16.6	67.6	69.1	0.82	2.34
5	LSU	24	13	11	.542	7	7	7	2	4	7				27.0	66.1	.408					13.3	21.8	.613		47.1					22.5	67.3	66.0	3.57	2.36
6	Alabama	26	11	15	.423	6	8	6	6	2	7				25.2	70.3	.359					14.8	20.8	.712		45.1					16.2	65.3	66.7	-3.07	1.32
7	Tulane	22	12	10	.545	6	8	8	2	1	8				29.4	70.7	.416					15.6	21.2	.734		48.3					15.5	74.4	72.2	1.04	2.04
8	Vanderbilt	24	12	12	.500	6	8	10	2	0	9				28.8	74.3	.387					17.9	26.9	.666		52.6					22.1	75.4	72.7	3.53	2.10
9	Ole Miss	25	12	13	.480	5	9	4	4	2	8				28.0	63.0	.445					15.0	20.6	.725		43.8					13.6	71.0	71.5	-1.45	3.34
10	Georgia Tech	26	10	16	.385	4	10	8	8	2	7				23.5	63.2	.372					15.5	23.4	.660		43.8					20.4	62.5	65.0	-1.01	1.42
11	Georgia	24	8	16	.333	3	11	4	4	1	10				25.8	63.0	.409					16.5	23.8	.693		40.1					16.4	68.0	77.3	-10.19	2.22
12	Tennessee	23	4	19	.174	2	12	1	8	1	10				26.3	66.4	.397					17.8	26.2	.679		47.9					19.7	70.5	81.1	-6.49	4.12

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