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 |
| Houston | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 10.09 | 1.49 | ||||
| Tulsa | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 0.10 | -7.60 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 13.1 | 16.6 | -0.37 | 0.43 | ||||
| Wichita State | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 11.7 | 19.8 | -13.96 | -6.66 | ||||
| Detroit Mercy | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 9.9 | 19.4 | -17.25 | -7.85 | ||||


1956 Conference Leaders