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SEC Breakdown
Overall records do not include games against non-Division I opponents. Only Division I records are used to calculate RPI.
| RPI | Rank |
Non-Conference | 0.5697 | 3 |
Overall | 0.5760 | 2 |
Shaded teams made the tournament |
1997-1998 Standings
East |
| Conference | Overall | Div I |
R/S | School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | RPI | Rank |
| Kentucky | 14 | 2 | 0.875 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 0.6608 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 22 | 7 | 0.759 | 22 | 7 | 0.759 | 0.6327 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 0.5980 | 24 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 18 | 12 | 0.600 | 18 | 12 | 0.600 | 0.5729 | 44 |
| Georgia | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 16 | 14 | 0.533 | 16 | 14 | 0.533 | 0.5635 | 54 |
| Florida | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 0.5511 | 71 |
West |
| Conference | Overall | Div I |
R/S | School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | RPI | Rank |
| Mississippi | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 | 0.6217 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 23 | 7 | 0.767 | 23 | 7 | 0.767 | 0.6069 | 18 |
| Auburn | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 0.5577 | 63 |
| Alabama | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 15 | 15 | 0.500 | 15 | 15 | 0.500 | 0.5380 | 86 |
| Mississippi St | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 14 | 15 | 0.483 | 14 | 15 | 0.483 | 0.5193 | 118 |
| LSU | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 8 | 18 | 0.308 | 8 | 18 | 0.308 | 0.4898 | 161 |
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