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1971-72 Men's Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 84-103, .449 W-L% (19th of 20) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -8.65 (17th of 19)

SOS: -4.32 (16th of 19)

Regular Season Champion: Davidson

Player of the Year: Russ Hunt

Coach of the Year: Terry Holland

Conference Tournament Champion: East Carolina

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (East Carolina)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Davidson	8	2	.800	19	9	.679	83.1	76.4	4.5	-1.8	Reg. Season Champion
2	Furman	8	3	.727	17	11	.607	92.6	87.5	-1.6	-5.5
3	William & Mary	6	4	.600	10	17	.370	72.2	75.6	-9.0	-5.2
4	East Carolina	7	5	.583	14	15	.483	75.4	78.6	-7.7	-4.0	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
5	The Citadel	5	6	.455	12	13	.480	77.8	75.8	-7.7	-7.4
6	Richmond	3	9	.250	6	19	.240	69.8	81.6	-15.2	-2.7
7	Virginia Military Institute	2	10	.167	6	19	.240	66.5	82.8	-24.0	-3.7

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
William & Mary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Citadel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VMI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Davidson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Davidson	28	19	9	.679	8	2	8	2	6	4				29.1	61.6	.473					24.9	33.3	.747		45.1					21.9	83.1	76.4	4.52	-1.79
2	Furman	28	17	11	.607	8	3	9	5	4	6				36.6	78.5	.466					19.4	29.4	.660		48.6					24.6	92.6	87.5	-1.57	-5.53
3	East Carolina	29	14	15	.483	7	5	6	2	3	10				28.6	63.0	.453					18.3	28.0	.654		49.4					19.8	75.4	78.6	-7.69	-3.96
4	William & Mary	27	10	17	.370	6	4	6	4	2	12				27.3	61.0	.447					17.7	24.1	.733		40.1					19.9	72.2	75.6	-8.96	-5.19
5	The Citadel	25	12	13	.480	5	6	6	5	3	6				30.0	66.5	.452					17.7	27.2	.651		37.5	8.2				20.8	77.8	75.8	-7.66	-7.37
6	Richmond	25	6	19	.240	3	9	4	9	1	7				25.2	59.8	.421					19.4	31.1	.625		44.4					22.1	69.8	81.6	-15.18	-2.68
7	VMI	25	6	19	.240	2	10	2	4	0	9				24.4	65.4	.373					17.7	28.4	.624		46.0					21.8	66.5	82.8	-24.02	-3.72

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.