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 |
| New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 24.9 | 26.9 | -6.03 | -5.12 | ||||
| Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 26.3 | 18.5 | 6.59 | -2.41 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 19.9 | 18.5 | -10.69 | -12.96 | ||||
| Drake | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 19.2 | 24.0 | -9.14 | -4.87 | ||||
| Indiana State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 13.0 | 20.2 | -16.29 | -9.38 | ||||
| Wichita State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 21.8 | 26.2 | -8.86 | -4.59 | ||||
| West Texas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 21.5 | 27.0 | -10.76 | -4.21 | ||||
1978 Conference Leaders