Record: 35-35-0, .500 W-L% (7th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -7.63 (9th of 10) ▪ SOS: -7.00 (9th of 10)
Conference Champion: Tulsa
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33.7 | 18.2 | 4.16 | -7.20 | |
| Drake | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 20.8 | 11.9 | -2.78 | -10.78 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 16.8 | 25.1 | -7.41 | 0.79 | |
| Houston | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 22.5 | 20.7 | -3.96 | -5.60 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 12.3 | 23.9 | -12.91 | -3.91 | |
| Wichita State | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 8.2 | 22.2 | -16.57 | -6.35 | |
| Bradley | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 21.3 | 15.4 | -13.92 | -15.92 | |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-01-01 | Salad Bowl | Houston | 26 | Dayton | 21 | Salad Bowl (Phoenix, AZ) |