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 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 41.8 | 8.1 | 25.57 | 8.82 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 33.3 | 6.2 | 26.74 | 9.57 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26.1 | 17.2 | 13.23 | 7.32 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 23.5 | 18.5 | 12.35 | 8.53 | 19 | |||
| Missouri | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 18.3 | 25.9 | 7.93 | 11.18 | 14 | |||
| Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 26.6 | 19.8 | 9.27 | 5.86 | 12 | |||
| Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.9 | 27.7 | 1.53 | 9.08 | ||||
| Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 15.4 | 37.0 | -3.68 | 9.23 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (9) | 40 | Notre Dame (12) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1972-12-31 | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma (2) | 14 | Penn State (5) | 0 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1972-12-30 | Gator Bowl | Auburn (6) | 24 | Colorado (13) | 3 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1972-12-23 | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State (15) | 49 | Missouri | 35 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1972-12-18 | Liberty Bowl | Georgia Tech | 31 | Iowa State | 30 | Memphis, TN |
1972 Conference Leaders