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1952-53 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 91-66, .580 W-L% (4th of 17) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 3.48 (5th of 17)

SOS: 2.43 (5th of 17)

Regular Season Champion: Oklahoma State

Coach of the Year: Hank Iba

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Oklahoma State)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 3 teams (Oklahoma State, Saint Louis and Tulsa)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Oklahoma State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Oklahoma State	8	2	.800	23	7	.767			10.4	2.5	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Tulsa	5	5	.500	15	10	.600	66.6	62.9	5.7	2.6
2	Saint Louis	5	5	.500	16	11	.593	72.5	70.4	6.4	4.3
2	Houston	5	5	.500	9	13	.409			-5.5	1.7
5	Detroit Mercy	4	6	.400	12	14	.462	73.1	69.0	1.3	1.7
6	Wichita State	3	7	.300	16	11	.593	75.0		2.5	1.8

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saint Louis	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	15	14	8	17	13	11	20	-	19	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	5	9	7	5	9	7	8	9	6	7	7	7	6	8
Detroit Mercy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Oklahoma State	30	23	7	.767	8	2	12	0	7	5																							10.45	2.48
2	Houston	22	9	13	.409	5	5	5	4	2	9																							-5.52	1.73
3	Saint Louis	27	16	11	.593	5	5	10	2	4	8				25.3	65.1	.389					21.9	33.4	.655		42.9					21.3	72.5	70.4	6.44	4.33
4	Tulsa	25	15	10	.600	5	5	10	2	3	5				23.2	64.0	.362					20.3	33.4	.608		36.4					22.7	66.6	62.9	5.74	2.58
5	Detroit Mercy	26	12	14	.462	4	6	7	8	1	5				24.7	63.7	.388					23.8	36.1	.660		31.9					22.2	73.1	69.0	1.29	1.67
6	Wichita State	27	16	11	.593	3	7	7	4	2	7				26.6	71.1	.374					21.8	34.5	.632		34.1					23.6	75.0		2.48	1.78

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.