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1997-98 Men's Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

1996-97 WAC 1998-99 WAC

Record: 272-204, .571 W-L% (6th of 30) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 5.45 (9th of 30)

SOS: 3.81 (9th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Utah (Mountain) and TCU (Pacific)

Player of the Year: Lee Nailon, Clayton Shields

Coach of the Year: Billy Tubbs, Larry Shyatt

Conference Tournament Champion: UNLV

NCAA Tournament: 4 teams (UNLV, New Mexico, Utah and TCU)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Fresno State, New Mexico and Utah)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (New Mexico, TCU and Utah)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	Mountain	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Utah	12	2	.857	30	4	.882	70.0	57.6	17.1	4.9	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; NCAA FF
2	New Mexico	11	3	.786	24	8	.750	75.7	65.9	15.0	5.2	NCAA Tournament
3	Wyoming	9	5	.643	19	9	.679	63.8	59.1	5.5	1.6
4	Colorado State	8	6	.571	20	9	.690	68.9	62.1	6.3	1.7
5	Nevada-Las Vegas	7	7	.500	20	13	.606	69.5	66.6	7.4	5.3	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
6	Brigham Young	4	10	.286	9	21	.300	63.5	69.8	-0.1	6.1
7	UTEP	3	11	.214	12	14	.462	64.2	65.8	0.6	3.0
8	Air Force	2	12	.143	10	16	.385	68.2	69.7	-5.5	2.6
Rk	Pacific	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	TCU	14	0	1.000	27	6	.818	97.2	77.9	22.3	2.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Fresno State	10	4	.714	21	13	.618	83.4	77.3	9.3	5.6
3	Tulsa	9	5	.643	19	12	.613	68.2	64.9	6.4	3.2
4	Hawaii	8	6	.571	21	9	.700	77.6	70.8	11.2	4.4
5	Southern Methodist	6	8	.429	18	10	.643	76.5	70.3	5.8	0.6
6	San Diego State	5	9	.357	13	15	.464	69.3	73.2	-1.0	3.4
7	Rice	3	11	.214	6	22	.214	63.3	70.1	-2.0	5.9
8	San Jose State	1	13	.071	3	23	.115	59.7	76.7	-11.1	4.7

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
BYU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
San Jose State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Mexico	11	11	10	8	14	14	14	12	12	15	17	14	12	11	11	16	20	18
Wyoming	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Utah	16	16	16	11	9	7	6	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	6	5	5	7
Fresno State	13	13	12	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Air Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UTEP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SMU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
San Diego State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hawaii	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	24	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNLV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TCU	-	-	-	-	-	24	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	19	15	13	15
Colorado State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats

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	TCU	33	27	6	.818	14	0	16	1	9	1	119.1	95.4	+23.7	37.0	74.6	.495	6.4	17.3	.367	.538	16.9	23.1	.733	17.1	44.4	19.7	11.1	4.0	15.4	18.2	97.2	77.9	22.29	2.70	81.0
2	Utah	34	30	4	.882	12	2	13	0	10	3	111.1	91.4	+19.7	23.8	49.6	.480	5.1	13.8	.373	.532	17.3	23.7	.730	11.3	37.0	13.4	5.8	3.3	13.4	18.2	70.0	57.6	17.08	4.90
3	New Mexico	32	24	8	.750	11	3	15	1	6	6	114.9	100.0	+14.9	26.4	56.0	.472	9.4	23.4	.402	.556	13.4	17.8	.757	10.4	34.3	16.5	7.0	3.7	12.0	14.2	75.7	65.9	14.98	5.17
4	Fresno State	34	21	13	.618	10	4	13	4	7	6	105.7	98.0	+7.7	30.9	69.0	.448	8.4	24.7	.338	.508	13.3	21.6	.615	15.8	41.3	20.1	10.4	5.4	15.5	19.6	83.4	77.3	9.32	5.63
5	Tulsa	31	19	12	.613	9	5	11	4	6	6	98.2	93.5	+4.7	23.3	53.5	.435	6.8	20.0	.340	.499	14.8	21.6	.684	12.9	38.4	15.0	7.5	5.1	18.5	19.3	68.2	64.9	6.41	3.18	68.6
6	Wyoming	28	19	9	.679	9	5	13	2	4	6	100.7	93.4	+7.3	19.9	47.7	.418	5.6	16.3	.345	.477	18.3	25.5	.719	10.0	33.9	11.0	5.6	2.4	13.2	19.8	63.8	59.1	5.53	1.57	62.5
7	Colorado State	29	20	9	.690	8	6	12	3	8	5	105.9	95.5	+10.4	24.2	53.3	.455	5.1	15.0	.342	.503	15.3	22.8	.672	12.1	36.3	15.5	6.7	4.4	12.7	17.4	68.9	62.1	6.28	1.68
8	Hawaii	30	21	9	.700	8	6	17	5	4	4	105.4	96.1	+9.3	28.1	60.5	.464	4.8	14.4	.333	.504	16.7	23.3	.716	13.5	38.0	15.7	7.9	3.6	15.7	18.3	77.6	70.8	11.22	4.38
9	UNLV	33	20	13	.606	7	7	16	4	4	8	100.9	96.7	+4.2	23.2	55.0	.422	5.9	17.1	.344	.475	17.2	26.2	.656	12.2	38.4	13.1	5.9	3.3	13.6	17.8	69.5	66.6	7.43	5.34	68.8
10	SMU	28	18	10	.643	6	8	13	4	4	5	109.1	100.3	+8.9	26.4	62.3	.424	7.2	21.0	.344	.482	16.4	23.9	.685	16.6	40.4	12.8	7.1	3.1	12.8	15.8	76.5	70.3	5.82	0.63
11	San Diego State	28	13	15	.464	5	9	7	7	5	6	94.8	100.2	-5.4	23.6	57.2	.413	6.3	20.7	.302	.467	15.8	23.9	.660	12.8	35.7	11.6	7.9	2.6	17.0	17.9	69.3	73.2	-1.04	3.44
12	BYU	30	9	21	.300	4	10	4	11	4	8	93.4	102.6	-9.2	19.6	52.4	.375	6.5	21.3	.304	.437	17.8	25.0	.713	12.7	35.3	11.8	6.5	2.4	16.2	21.3	63.5	69.8	-0.11	6.12
13	Rice	28	6	22	.214	3	11	4	9	1	10	92.2	102.1	-9.9	23.1	56.6	.408	5.6	16.5	.341	.458	11.5	18.1	.634	12.0	36.4	14.4	5.6	2.6	15.0	19.2	63.3	70.1	-1.99	5.86
14	UTEP	26	12	14	.462	3	11	10	6	2	7	97.1	99.4	-2.3	22.3	54.3	.411	4.9	15.9	.308	.456	14.7	22.6	.652	11.5	36.5	12.0	5.8	3.1	12.9	19.4	64.2	65.8	0.57	2.99	65.2
15	Air Force	26	10	16	.385	2	12	7	6	3	10	100.0	102.3	-2.3	23.5	54.9	.429	7.5	19.7	.383	.497	13.6	20.8	.652	11.0	33.8	13.9	6.1	3.1	14.2	21.0	68.2	69.7	-5.45	2.64	68.2
16	San Jose State	26	3	23	.115	1	13	3	10	0	13	85.1	109.5	-24.4	22.0	58.8	.374	4.2	13.4	.312	.409	11.5	17.0	.679	12.4	34.1	13.0	4.4	2.4	15.3	17.1	59.7	76.7	-11.12	4.73

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