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1956-57 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 110-100, .524 W-L% (12th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 2.71 (5th of 18)

SOS: 3.29 (3rd of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Saint Louis

Coach of the Year: Eddie Hickey

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Saint Louis)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 1 teams (Oklahoma State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (Bradley, Oklahoma State and Saint Louis)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Saint Louis	12	2	.857	19	9	.679	77.3	71.8	9.6	4.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Bradley	9	5	.643	22	7	.759	81.9	71.0	10.6	1.4
3	Oklahoma State	8	6	.571	17	9	.654			7.2	2.9
3	Wichita State	8	6	.571	15	11	.577	73.1	70.5	5.7	3.3
5	Detroit Mercy	5	9	.357	11	15	.423	78.2	76.9	-0.4	3.3
5	Houston	5	9	.357	10	16	.385	74.2	78.3	-3.0	4.6
5	Tulsa	5	9	.357	8	17	.320	61.6	65.8	-2.6	2.3
8	Drake	4	10	.286	8	16	.333	70.8	76.3	-5.5	4.6

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/4	Final
Saint Louis	-	9	5	16	17	-	-	-	-	20	-	14	12	10
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	19	12	10	11	12	19	-	20	-	-	-	17	16	20
Detroit Mercy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	12	10	10	8	5	5	7	13	19
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	Saint Louis	28	19	9	.679	12	2	12	1	7	5				28.0	69.0	.405					21.4	31.0	.690		50.1					18.1	77.3	71.8	9.63	3.95
2	Bradley	29	22	7	.759	9	5	12	1	4	6				29.0	72.7	.399					23.9	37.6	.635		50.4					21.0	81.9	71.0	10.55	1.37
3	Oklahoma State	26	17	9	.654	8	6	8	4	9	5																							7.24	2.90
4	Wichita State	26	15	11	.577	8	6	11	3	3	8				25.7	67.7	.380					21.7	31.9	.680		41.6					19.6	73.1	70.5	5.75	3.27
5	Detroit Mercy	26	11	15	.423	5	9	6	5	1	10				26.3	70.6	.373					25.5	38.0	.671		46.8					21.5	78.2	76.9	-0.39	3.34
6	Houston	26	10	16	.385	5	9	4	6	1	9				25.7	62.2	.412					22.9	32.1	.714		37.0					20.8	74.2	78.3	-3.01	4.58
7	Tulsa	25	8	17	.320	5	9	4	7	3	8				20.7	57.1	.362					19.9	28.8	.689		39.4					18.3	61.6	65.8	-2.60	2.27
8	Drake	24	8	16	.333	4	10	5	4	0	10				24.6	72.3	.340					21.5	31.2	.690		44.4					21.0	70.8	76.3	-5.47	4.64

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