The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.
| 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1971–72 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1972 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | UCLA | ||||
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Legend
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
edit| Preseason [1][2] | Week 1 Dec. 6[1][3] | Week 2 Dec. 13[1][4] | Week 3 Dec. 20[1][5] | Week 4 Dec. 27[1][6] | Week 5 Jan. 3[1][7] | Week 6 Jan. 10[1][8] | Week 7 Jan. 17[1][9] | Week 8 Jan. 24[1][10] | Week 9 Jan. 31[1][11] | Week 10 Feb. 7[1][12] | Week 11 Feb. 14[1][13] | Week 12 Feb. 21[14][15] | Week 13 Feb. 28[14][16] | Week 14 Mar. 6[14][17] | Final Mar. 13[14][18] | ||
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| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | UCLA (14–0) | UCLA (16–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (20–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | UCLA (26–0) | 1. |
| 2. | North Carolina | Marquette (2–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Marquette (5–0) | Marquette (6–0) | Marquette (8–0) | Marquette (10–0) | Marquette (12–0) | Marquette (14–0) | Marquette (16–0) | Marquette (17–0) | Marquette (19–0) | Marquette (22–0) | Louisville (20–2) | Penn (23–2) | North Carolina (23–4) | 2. |
| 3. | USC | North Carolina (2–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Louisville (15–1) | North Carolina (16–2) | North Carolina (17–2) | Louisville (19–2) | North Carolina (20–3) | North Carolina (21–4) | Penn (23–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Marquette | Ohio State (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (7–2) | Long Beach State (14–1) | Long Beach State (15–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Louisville (16–2) | Louisville (18–2) | Penn (18–2) | Penn (20–2) | Louisville (20–3) | Louisville (24–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State | Maryland (2–0) | Penn (4–0) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | South Carolina (8–2) | North Carolina (12–2) | Long Beach State (16–1) | Penn (14–2) | Penn (16–2) | North Carolina (18–3) | Marquette (22–1) | Long Beach State (23–3) | Long Beach State (23–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Maryland | Long Beach State (2–0) | BYU (4–0) | Ohio State (4–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Penn (7–1) | Penn (9–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | Penn (12–2) | Virginia (15–1) | Virginia (17–1) | Long Beach State (21–3) | Long Beach State (23–3) | South Carolina (22–4) | South Carolina (22–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Houston | Kentucky (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | BYU (6–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Long Beach State (12–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | USC (11–2) | Virginia (13–1) | Ohio State (14–3) | South Carolina (16–3) | BYU (18–3) | BYU (20–3) | Marquette (24–2) | Marquette (24–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Long Beach State | Jacksonville (2–0) | St. John's (3–1) | Indiana (5–1) | BYU (7–1) | Long Beach State (9–1) | Virginia (11–0) | USC (11–2) | Virginia (12–1) | South Carolina (12–3) | Long Beach State (18–2) | Ohio State (15–4) | Marshall (21–2) | South Carolina (19–4) | BYU (20–4) | Southwestern Louisiana (24–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisville | Michigan (2–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Long Beach State (5–1) | St. John's (7–1) | Virginia (9–0) | Ohio State (9–2) | Virginia (12–1) | Penn (10–2) | Ohio State (12–3) | South Carolina (16–3) | Long Beach State (19–3) | South Carolina (17–4) | Marshall (22–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (23–3) | BYU (21–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Penn (2–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | St. John's (5–1) | Long Beach State (7–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | USC (9–2) | Penn (9–2) | Florida State (15–2) | BYU (14–2) | BYU (16–2) | Marshall (19–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (20–2) | Florida State (23–4) | Marshall (23–3) | Florida State (24–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Jacksonville | South Carolina (1–0) | USC (3–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Virginia (7–0) | USC (7–2) | Villanova (10–1) | Florida State (13–2) | South Carolina (10–3) | Marshall (15–2) | Marshall (17–2) | BYU (17–3) | Florida State (21–4) | Southwestern Louisiana (22–3) | Memphis State (21–5) | Minnesota (17–6) | 11. |
| 12. | South Carolina | Houston (2–1) | Indiana (4–0) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Maryland (8–1) | Florida State (11–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (11–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (12–1) | Florida State (16–3) | Providence (14–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (17–2) | Maryland (17–3) | Virginia (20–4) | Hawaii (24–2) | Marshall (23–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Michigan | USC (1–1) | Long Beach State (3–0) | Penn (4–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | Marshall (9–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (8–1) | BYU (11–2) | BYU (12–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (13–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (14–2) | Providence (14–2) | Virginia (18–3) | Houston (19–5) | Maryland (21–4) | Memphis State (21–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas | St. John's (1–0) | Jacksonville (4–1) | Florida State (5–1) | Penn (5–1) | Villanova (9–1) | BYU (10–2) | Princeton (14–2) | Marshall (14–2) | Hawaii (17–1) | Florida State (17–4) | Florida State (19–4) | Missouri (19–3) | Ohio State (16–5) | Florida State (23–5) | Maryland (23–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Penn | BYU (2–0) | Maryland (2–1) | Maryland (4–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (5–1) | Kentucky (8–2) | Villanova (11–2) | Hawaii (15–1) | Missouri (14–2) | Memphis State (14–4) | Missouri (17–3) | Ohio State (15–5) | Hawaii (24–2) | Virginia (20–5) | Villanova (19–6) | 15. |
| 16. | New Mexico | Louisville (1–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | Jacksonville (5–1) | Maryland (6–1) | Hawaii (9–0) | Illinois (9–1) | Marshall (12–2) | Minnesota (10–3) | Providence (13–2) | Jacksonville (14–2) | Hawaii (20–2) | Houston (17–5) | Michigan (13–7) | Minnesota (16–6) | Oral Roberts (25–1) | 16. |
| 17. | St. John's | Arizona State (2–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Ohio (3–1) | Marshall (7–0) | St. John's (8–2) | Indiana (8–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Princeton (14–3) | Jacksonville (12–2) | Missouri (15–3) | Kentucky (15–4) | Hawaii (22–2) | Oral Roberts (22–1) | Oral Roberts (24–1) | Indiana (17–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Villanova | Florida State (2–0) т | Princeton (3–1) | Virginia (5–0) | Hawaii (6–0) | BYU (8–2) | Missouri (11–1) | Hawaii (13–1) | Maryland (11–2) | USC (11–5) | Hawaii (18–2) | Memphis State (15–5) | Kentucky (17–4) | Maryland (18–4) | Missouri (21–4) | Kentucky (20–6) | 18. |
| 19. | BYU | Villanova (2–1) т | Virginia (4–0) | Louisville (3–1) | West Virginia (5–0) | Kentucky (7–2) | Hawaii (10–1) | Tennessee (8–2) | Northern Illinois (10–1) | Minnesota (11–4) | Minnesota (12–4) | Maryland (16–3) | Memphis State (17–5) | Missouri (19–4) | Houston (20–6) | Ohio State (18–6) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma | NC State (2–0) | Houston (3–2) | Marshall (6–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Florida State (8–2) | Marshall (10–2) | Northern Illinois (10–1) | Missouri (13–2) | Michigan (10–6) | Duquesne (14–2) | Tennessee (13–4) | Oral Roberts (20–1) | Memphis State (19–5) | Indiana (15–7) | Virginia (21–6) | 20. |
| Preseason [1][2] | Week 1 Dec. 6[1][3] | Week 2 Dec. 13[1][4] | Week 3 Dec. 20[1][5] | Week 4 Dec. 27[1][6] | Week 5 Jan. 3[1][7] | Week 6 Jan. 10[1][8] | Week 7 Jan. 17[1][9] | Week 8 Jan. 24[1][10] | Week 9 Jan. 31[1][11] | Week 10 Feb. 7[1][12] | Week 11 Feb. 14[1][13] | Week 12 Feb. 21[14][15] | Week 13 Feb. 28[14][16] | Week 14 Mar. 6[14][17] | Final Mar. 13[14][18] | ||
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Coaches Poll
edit| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 7[1] | Week 2 Dec. 14[1] | Week 3 Dec. 21[1] | Week 4 Dec. 28[1] | Week 5 Jan. 4[1] | Week 6 Jan. 11[1] | Week 7 Jan. 18[1] | Week 8 Jan. 25[1] | Week 9 Feb. 1[1] | Week 10 Feb. 8[1] | Week 11 Feb. 15[1] | Week 12 Feb. 22[14] | Week 13 Feb. 29[14] | Week 14 Mar. 7[14] | Final Mar. 14[14] | ||
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| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | UCLA (14–0) | UCLA (16–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (20–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | UCLA (26–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Marquette | North Carolina (2–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Marquette (5–0) | Marquette (6–0) | Marquette (8–0) | Marquette (10–0) | Marquette (12–0) | Marquette (14–0) | Marquette (16–0) | Marquette (17–0) | Marquette (19–0) | Marquette (22–0) | North Carolina (20–3) | North Carolina (21–4) | North Carolina (23–4) | 2. |
| 3. | USC | Marquette (2–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Louisville (15–1) | North Carolina (16–2) | North Carolina (17–2) | North Carolina (18–3) | Louisville (20–2) | Penn (23–2) | Penn (23–2) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina | Ohio State (2–0) | BYU (4–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (7–2) | South Carolina (8–2) | Long Beach State (15–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Louisville (16–2) | South Carolina (16–3) | Penn (18–2) | Penn (20–2) | South Carolina (22–4) | Louisville (24–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State | Maryland (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Penn (9–1) | Louisville (11–1) | North Carolina (12–2) | Long Beach State (16–1) | Penn (14–2) | Penn (16–2) | Louisville (19–2) | Marquette (22–1) | Long Beach State (23–3) | South Carolina (22–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Houston | Kentucky (2–0) | St. John's (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Long Beach State (14–1) т | Ohio State (11–2) | South Carolina (12–3) | South Carolina (16–3) | Louisville (18–2) | Long Beach State (21–3) | South Carolina (19–4) | Louisville (20–3) | Long Beach State (23–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Maryland | Long Beach State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Long Beach State (5–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Penn (7–1) | Long Beach State (12–1) | Ohio State (10–2) т | USC (11–2) | Penn (12–2) | Ohio State (14–3) | Virginia (17–1) | BYU (18–3) т | BYU (20–3) | Marquette (24–2) | Marquette (24–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | South Carolina (1–0) | USC (3–1) | Indiana (5–1) | St. John's (7–1) | Long Beach State (9–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | USC (11–2) | South Carolina (10–3) | Ohio State (12–3) | Long Beach State (18–2) | Long Beach State (19–3) | South Carolina (17–4) т | Long Beach State (23–3) | BYU (20–4) | Southwestern Louisiana (24–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Long Beach State | Michigan (2–0) | Penn (4–0) | St. John's (5–1) | BYU (7–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Virginia (11–0) | Penn (9–2) | Penn (10–2) | Virginia (13–1) | Virginia (15–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Missouri (19–3) | Virginia (20–4) | Memphis State (21–5) | BYU (21–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Houston (2–1) | Indiana (4–0) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | Long Beach State (7–1) | Maryland (8–1) | USC (9–2) | Florida State (13–2) | Florida State (15–2) | BYU (14–2) | BYU (16–2) | BYU (17–3) | Virginia (18–3) | Marshall (22–2) | Marshall (23–3) | Florida State (24–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Jacksonville | Jacksonville (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | BYU (6–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | USC (7–2) | Missouri (11–1) | Virginia (12–1) | Virginia (12–1) | Florida State (16–3) | Southwestern Louisiana (14–2) | Florida State (19–4) | Maryland (17–3) | Florida State (23–4) | Southwestern Louisiana (23–3) | Maryland (23–5) | 11. |
| 12. | New Mexico State | USC (1–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (4–1) | Florida State (5–1) | Hawaii (6–0) | Florida State (8–2) | Florida State (11–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (11–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (12–1) | Missouri (14–2) | Florida State (17–4) | Missouri (17–3) | Southwestern Louisiana (20–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (22–3) | Missouri (21–4) | Minnesota (17–6) | 12. |
| 13. | South Carolina | St. John's (1–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Maryland (4–1) | Louisville (5–1) | St. John's (8–2) | Villanova (10–1) | Princeton (14–2) | BYU (12–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (13–2) | Providence (14–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (17–2) | Florida State (21–4) | Maryland (18–4) | Hawaii (24–2) | Memphis State (21–6) | 13. |
| 14. | BYU | BYU (2–0) | Arizona State (4–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Maryland (6–1) | Hawaii (9–0) | Illinois (9–1) | BYU (11–2) | Minnesota (10–3) | Providence (13–2) | Kentucky (13–4) | Maryland (16–3) | Ohio State (15–5) | Houston (19–5) | Maryland (21–4) | Kentucky (20–6) | 14. |
| 15. | St. John's | Penn (2–0) | Maryland (2–1) | Ohio (3–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Villanova (9–1) т | BYU (10–2) | Maryland (10–2) | Missouri (13–2) | Hawaii (17–1) | Missouri (15–3) | Providence (14–2) | Kentucky (17–4) | Ohio State (16–5) т | Houston (20–6) | Villanova (19–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Kansas | Minnesota (2–0) | Long Beach State (3–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Jacksonville (5–1) | Kentucky (7–2) т | Southwestern Louisiana (8–1) | Villanova (11–2) | Maryland (11–2) | Marshall (15–2) | Marshall (17–2) | Marshall (19–2) | Marshall (21–2) | Michigan (13–7) т | Minnesota (16–6) | Kansas State (18–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Villanova | Arizona State (2–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Arizona State (5–2) | Florida State (5–2) | Southwestern Louisiana (5–1) | Duquesne (8–0) | Hawaii (13–1) | Princeton (14–3) | Jacksonville (12–2) | Hawaii (18–2) т | Hawaii (20–2) | Houston (17–5) | Memphis State (19–5) | UTEP (20–5) | UTEP (20–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Michigan | Kansas (1–1) | Princeton (3–1) | Minnesota (3–1) | Villanova (6–1) | Virginia (9–0) | Kentucky (8–2) | Minnesota (8–3) т | Marshall (14–2) | UTEP (15–3) | Maryland (14–3) т | Kentucky (15–4) | Hawaii (22–2) | Detroit (17–5) | Virginia (20–5) | Marshall (23–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Harvard | Villanova (2–1) | NC State (3–1) | Penn (4–1) т | Penn (5–1) | Missouri (10–1) | UTEP (11–2) | Tennessee (8–2) т | Hawaii (15–1) т | Washington (13–3) | Villanova (13–5) т | Houston (14–5) т | Providence (16–4) т | Missouri (19–4) | Providence (19–5) | Missouri (21–5) т | 19. |
| 20. | Pacific | NC State (2–0) | Saint Louis (3–1) | Jacksonville (5–1) т | Arizona State (6–2) | BYU (8–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Missouri (12–2) т | Fordham (10–4) т | Minnesota (11–4) | Washington (14–3) т | Saint Joseph's (15–4) т | Toledo (16–4) т | Duquesne (18–4) | Temple (23–7) | Weber State (17–9) т | 20. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 7[1] | Week 2 Dec. 14[1] | Week 3 Dec. 21[1] | Week 4 Dec. 28[1] | Week 5 Jan. 4[1] | Week 6 Jan. 11[1] | Week 7 Jan. 18[1] | Week 8 Jan. 25[1] | Week 9 Feb. 1[1] | Week 10 Feb. 8[1] | Week 11 Feb. 15[1] | Week 12 Feb. 22[14] | Week 13 Feb. 29[14] | Week 14 Mar. 7[14] | Final Mar. 14[14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 787. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1972 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 6, 1971 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 13, 1971 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 20, 1971 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 27, 1971 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "January 3, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "January 10, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "January 17, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "January 24, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "January 31, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "February 7, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "February 14, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "February 21, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "February 28, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "March 6, 1972 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "1972 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.