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 |
| Louisville | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 30.9 | 9.1 | 5.91 | -10.19 | 17 | 18 | ||
| Drake | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 23.2 | 16.6 | -6.52 | -10.35 | ||||
| West Texas State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 21.7 | 19.8 | -10.46 | -11.26 | ||||
| Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 17.7 | 24.5 | -6.55 | -0.73 | ||||
| Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 24.1 | 23.1 | -2.95 | -2.95 | ||||
| Wichita State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 14.2 | 20.7 | -13.01 | -10.46 | ||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 17.5 | 36.4 | -21.16 | -8.61 | ||||
| North Texas | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 13.5 | 32.2 | -21.24 | -6.34 | ||||
1972 Conference Leaders