The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1972, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the Florida State Seminoles.
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Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[4][5]
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
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Regular season winner[6] |
Conference player of the year |
Conference tournament |
Tournament venue (City) |
Tournament winner |
Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | Barry Parkhill, Virginia[7] | 1972 ACC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | North Carolina |
Big Eight Conference | Kansas State | Isaac "Bud" Stallworth, Kansas[8] | No Tournament |
Big Sky Conference | Weber State | None selected | No Tournament |
Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | None selected | No Tournament |
Ivy League | Penn | None selected | No Tournament |
Mid-American Conference | Ohio | Tom Kozelko, Toledo[9] | No Tournament |
Middle Atlantic Conference | Temple (East); Rider (West) | | No Tournament |
Missouri Valley Conference | Louisville & Memphis State | Larry Finch, Memphis State | No Tournament |
Ohio Valley Conference | Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, & Western Kentucky | Les Taylor, Murray State | No Tournament |
Pacific 8 Conference | UCLA | None selected | No Tournament |
Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Long Beach State | Ed Ratleff, Long Beach State | No Tournament |
Southeastern Conference | Kentucky & Tennessee | Mike Edwards, Tennessee, & Tom Parker, Kentucky[10] | No Tournament |
Southern Conference | Davidson | Russ Hunt, Furman[11] | 1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Greenville Memorial Auditorium (Greenville, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals) | East Carolina[12] |
Southland Conference | Louisiana Tech | Dwight "Bo" Lamar, Southwest Louisiana[13] | No Tournament |
Southwest Conference | SMU & Texas | Larry Robinson, Texas | No Tournament |
West Coast Athletic Conference | San Francisco | Mike Stewart, Santa Clara | No Tournament |
Western Athletic Conference | BYU | None selected | No Tournament |
Yankee Conference | Rhode Island | None selected | No Tournament |
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Conference standings
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1971–72 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Louisiana Tech†* | 8 | – | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 23 | – | 3
| | .885 |
Lamar** | 7 | – | 1 | | .875 | | | 13 | – | 13
| | .500 |
Texas-Arlington | 5 | – | 3 | | .625 | | | 14 | – | 12
| | .538 |
Arkansas State*** | 5 | – | 4 | | .556 | | | 12 | – | 14
| | .462 |
Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 5 | | .375 | | | 17 | – | 8
| | .680 |
No. 8 Southwest Louisiana**** | 0 | – | 8 | | .000 | | | 23 | – | 3
| | .885 |
Trinity (Tex.) | 0 | – | 8 | | .000 | | | 6 | – | 18
| | .250 |
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† Regular-season championship winner * – Played as non-major program; conference record adjusted to 8–0. ** – Dispute conference record 6–2. *** – Disputed conference record 4–4. **** – Disputed record 8–0 conference, 25–4 overall. Rankings from AP Poll[18] |
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1971–72 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Texas | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 19 | – | 9
| | .679 |
SMU | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 16 | – | 11
| | .593 |
TCU | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 15 | – | 9
| | .625 |
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | | | 16 | – | 10
| | .615 |
Texas Tech | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 14 | – | 12
| | .538 |
Arkansas | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 8 | – | 18
| | .308 |
Baylor | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 14 | – | 12
| | .538 |
Rice | 1 | – | 13 | | .071 | | | 6 | – | 20
| | .231 |
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Penn and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
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National Invitation tournament
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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