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1972-73 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 150-117, .562 W-L% (6th of 20) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 3.35 (5th of 19)

SOS: 2.61 (5th of 19)

Regular Season Champion: Memphis

Player of the Year: Larry Kenon

Coach of the Year: Denny Crum, Ken Hayes

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Memphis)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 teams (Louisville and Memphis)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Memphis)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Memphis	12	2	.857	24	6	.800	85.1	75.3	11.5	4.6	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; NCAA FF
2	Louisville	11	3	.786	23	7	.767	78.7	69.7	12.4	3.4
3	Saint Louis	10	4	.714	19	7	.731	70.6	66.1	7.7	3.6
3	Tulsa	10	4	.714	18	8	.692	85.3	79.5	6.0	0.7
5	New Mexico State	6	8	.429	12	14	.462	72.8	69.2	4.4	2.2
5	Wichita State	6	8	.429	10	16	.385	80.0	81.3	-0.5	0.3
6	Drake	5	9	.357	14	12	.538	81.7	74.9	6.7	4.0
7	Bradley	4	10	.286	12	14	.462	78.8	77.6	1.1	6.1
7	North Texas	4	10	.286	9	16	.360	70.6	75.2	-3.3	3.3
9	West Texas A&M	2	12	.143	9	17	.346	78.7	87.8	-12.4	-2.2

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/4	12/11	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
Memphis	11	11	19	-	-	-	-	-	17	17	15	16	14	10	15	12
West Texas A&M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louisville	20	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saint Louis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Mexico State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
North Texas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Memphis	30	24	6	.800	12	2	10	1	7	4				34.6	72.6	.476					15.9	22.8	.698		49.9					20.4	85.1	75.3	11.53	4.64
2	Louisville	30	23	7	.767	11	3	13	1	7	4				33.5	69.5	.482					11.7	17.2	.681		45.8	18.5				18.3	78.7	69.7	12.40	3.43
3	Saint Louis	26	19	7	.731	10	4	10	1	6	5				28.9	63.8	.454					12.8	18.5	.692		36.8	14.5				16.2	70.6	66.1	7.65	3.56
4	Tulsa	26	18	8	.692	10	4	7	2	8	5				35.4	78.2	.453					14.5	21.7	.665		48.7					20.2	85.3	79.5	5.96	0.71
5	New Mexico State	26	12	14	.462	6	8	7	5	2	9				30.4	69.2	.439					12.0	18.2	.660		44.6					18.6	72.8	69.2	4.43	2.23
6	Wichita State	26	10	16	.385	6	8	5	7	4	7				33.3	69.9	.477					13.3	18.9	.705		41.8	15.0				21.8	80.0	81.3	-0.50	0.34
7	Drake	26	14	12	.538	5	9	8	4	3	6				34.2	69.9	.489					13.3	19.0	.700		45.4					21.6	81.7	74.9	6.69	4.04
8	Bradley	26	12	14	.462	4	10	5	4	0	8				32.2	70.6	.455					14.5	21.5	.676		40.8	16.6				18.3	78.8	77.6	1.11	6.06
9	North Texas	25	9	16	.360	4	10	5	4	2	10				29.6	64.5	.459					11.4	16.4	.696		40.7	8.0				19.5	70.6	75.2	-3.29	3.29
10	West Texas A&M	26	9	17	.346	2	12	7	5	1	10				32.8	75.9	.432					13.1	20.8	.629		51.0	10.8			18.2	20.0	78.7	87.8	-12.44	-2.19