1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1971–72
NCAA Tournament	1972
Preseason No. 1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament Champions	UCLA
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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.

AP Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UCLA	Pac-8	26–0 (1.000)
2	North Carolina	ACC	23–4 (.852)
3	Penn	Ivy League	23–2 (.920)
4	Louisville	MVC	24–3 (.889)
5	Long Beach State	PCAA	23–3 (.885)
6	South Carolina	ACC	22–4 (.846)
7	Marquette	Independent	24–2 (.923)
8	UL-Lafayette	Southland	24–3 (.889)
9	BYU	WAC	21–5 (.808)
10	Florida State	Independent	24–5 (.828)
11	Minnesota	Big Ten	17–6 (.739)
12	Marshall	Independent	23–4 (.852)
13	Memphis	MVC	21–6 (.778)
14	Maryland	ACC	23–5 (.821)
15	Villanova	Independent	19–6 (.760)
16	Oral Roberts	Independent	25–1 (.962)
17	Indiana	Big Ten	17–7 (.708)
18	Kentucky	SEC	20–6 (.769)
19	Ohio State	Big Ten	18–6 (.750)
20	Virginia	ACC	21–6 (.778)

Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UCLA	Pac-8	26–0 (1.000)
2	North Carolina	ACC	23–4 (.852)
3	Penn	Ivy League	23–2 (.920)
4	Louisville	MVC	24–3 (.889)
5	South Carolina	ACC	22–4 (.846)
6	Long Beach State	PCAA	23–3 (.885)
7	Marquette	Independent	24–2 (.923)
8	UL-Lafayette	Southland	24–3 (.889)
9	BYU	WAC	21–5 (.808)
10	Florida State	Independent	24–5 (.828)
11	Maryland	ACC	23–5 (.821)
12	Minnesota	Big Ten	17–6 (.739)
13	Memphis	MVC	21–6 (.778)
14	Kentucky	SEC	20–6 (.769)
15	Villanova	Independent	19–6 (.760)
16	Kansas State	Big 8	18–8 (.692)
17	UTEP	WAC	20–6 (.769)
18	Marshall	Independent	23–4 (.852)
19	Missouri	Big 8	21–5 (.808)
	Weber State	Big Sky	17–9 (.654)