1971-72 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary

Record: 135-106, .560 W-L% (7th of 20) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 5.00 (5th of 19)

SOS: 3.70 (3rd of 19)

Regular Season Champion: Minnesota

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Minnesota)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 teams (Michigan and Ohio State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Minnesota	11	3	.786	18	7	.720	64.5	58.0	10.3	4.4	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; *Overall W-L adjusted to 17-6
2	Ohio State	10	4	.714	18	6	.750	74.2	67.7	9.1	2.9
3	Indiana	9	5	.643	17	8	.680	73.6	67.1	10.3	3.6
3	Michigan	9	5	.643	14	10	.583	81.6	81.4	4.0	3.8
5	Michigan State	6	8	.429	13	11	.542	76.9	80.2	0.1	3.4
5	Wisconsin	6	8	.429	13	11	.542	80.0	73.9	4.3	3.3
5	Purdue	6	8	.429	12	12	.500	75.0	72.1	7.0	4.3
8	Illinois	5	9	.357	14	10	.583	78.2	78.7	0.3	2.4
8	Iowa	5	9	.357	11	13	.458	80.7	80.0	5.1	4.5
10	Northwestern	3	11	.214	5	18	.217	71.8	77.2	-0.5	4.4

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	3/6	Final
Michigan State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northwestern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michigan	13	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	16	-	-
Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	16	19	19	-	-	-	16	11
Ohio State	5	4	10	6	6	10	9	7	6	9	7	8	15	14	-	19
Iowa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indiana	-	-	12	8	7	5	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	17
Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purdue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Minnesota	25	18	7	.720	11	3	9	1	6	4				24.6	57.1	.430					15.4	24.1	.638		38.2					15.7	64.5	58.0	10.33	4.42
2	Ohio State	24	18	6	.750	10	4	11	0	5	6				28.8	65.8	.438					16.5	24.5	.675		47.9					19.7	74.2	67.7	9.06	2.93
3	Indiana	25	17	8	.680	9	5	10	1	5	6				28.6	62.9	.454					16.5	23.7	.696		46.2	13.1				18.8	73.6	67.1	10.28	3.61
4	Michigan	24	14	10	.583	9	5	9	1	3	7				31.4	71.5	.439					18.8	26.5	.706		49.4					17.1	81.6	81.4	3.97	3.75
5	Michigan State	24	13	11	.542	6	8	8	2	3	9				31.1	69.1	.450					14.7	24.0	.612		44.6					16.9	76.9	80.2	0.09	3.39
6	Purdue	24	12	12	.500	6	8	7	4	4	6				28.4	67.8	.418					18.3	26.8	.684		47.8	9.3				18.9	75.0	72.1	6.98	4.33
7	Wisconsin	24	13	11	.542	6	8	5	3	3	7				31.1	71.4	.436					17.8	25.5	.697		48.3					20.5	80.0	73.9	4.29	3.29
8	Illinois	24	14	10	.583	5	9	6	4	4	6				28.9	68.5	.422					20.4	28.7	.710		48.0					17.8	78.2	78.7	0.30	2.44
9	Iowa	24	11	13	.458	5	9	8	3	2	10				31.9	70.2	.455					16.8	24.0	.701		48.4					21.0	80.7	80.0	5.15	4.48
10	Northwestern	23	5	18	.217	3	11	3	7	2	8				28.5	67.5	.422					14.8	22.7	.652		45.7					20.1	71.8	77.2	-0.48	4.38