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 |
| West Texas State | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.7 | 17.7 | -2.71 | -3.89 | ||||
| Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.7 | 20.1 | -1.79 | -1.06 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 21.1 | 17.1 | -5.51 | -10.87 | ||||
| Indiana State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 25.1 | 22.5 | -6.70 | -10.42 | ||||
| Drake | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 19.8 | 22.0 | -10.12 | -6.58 | ||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 15.9 | 33.4 | -17.04 | -3.77 | ||||
| Wichita State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 9.5 | 27.7 | -15.34 | -1.80 | ||||
1979 Conference Leaders