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 |
| USC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38.9 | 11.2 | 30.33 | 9.08 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| UCLA | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 31.9 | 21.7 | 16.34 | 9.16 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 9.73 | 8.46 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 24.9 | 21.9 | 9.61 | 5.07 | 19 | 19 | ||
| California | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 20.7 | 28.5 | 3.69 | 10.05 | ||||
| Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 24.2 | 16.6 | 10.39 | 5.93 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 17.6 | 25.9 | 5.73 | 9.09 | ||||
| Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 11.9 | 26.8 | -1.96 | 8.95 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Southern California (1) | 42 | Ohio State (3) | 17 | Pasadena, CA |


1972 Conference Leaders