Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42.3 | 6.8 | 23.38 | 4.21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 20.2 | 16.1 | 6.13 | 4.80 | ||||
| Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 37.2 | 13.8 | 18.05 | 2.80 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 16.5 | 17.4 | -1.41 | -1.05 | ||||
| Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 0.88 | -0.13 | ||||
| Missouri | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 17.8 | 28.5 | -5.93 | 1.71 | ||||
| Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12.2 | 31.2 | -13.12 | -0.40 | ||||
| Kansas | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 10.2 | 29.7 | -10.65 | -0.83 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma (3) | 42 | Arkansas (9) | 8 | Miami, FL |
| 1987-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Nebraska (6) | 30 | Louisiana State (5) | 15 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1986-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Baylor (14) | 21 | Colorado | 9 | Houston, TX |
1986 Conference Leaders