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1971-72 Louisville Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (12-2, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Denny Crum

PS/G: 84.3 (42nd of 221)

PA/G: 72.8 (61st of 221)

SRS: 16.29 (3rd of 210)

SOS: 6.29 (9th of 210)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (88-84) versus Louisiana
Won Midwest Regional Final (72-65) versus Kansas State
Lost National Semifinal (96-77) versus UCLA
Lost National Third Place (105-91) versus North Carolina

MVC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1971-72 Season AP Poll summary

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
Louisville	9	16	17	19	15	7	5	6	4	3	4	4	3	2	4	4

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Dec 1, 1971	REG	@	Florida	SEC	-0.68	L	69	70		0	1	L 1	Florida Gymnasium
2	Wed, Dec 8, 1971	REG		Dayton	Ind	-0.39	W	88	60		1	1	W 1	Freedom Hall
3	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	REG	@	Kansas	Big 8	3.88	W	74	65		2	1	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
4	Tue, Dec 21, 1971	REG		Alabama	SEC	6.24	W	89	70		3	1	W 3	Freedom Hall
5	Wed, Dec 22, 1971	REG		Southern Methodist	SWC	-3.21	W	96	62		4	1	W 4	Freedom Hall
6	Mon, Dec 27, 1971	REG	N	Syracuse	Ind	5.89	W	103	81		5	1	W 5
7	Tue, Dec 28, 1971	REG	N	Saint Peter's	Ind	-8.46	W	126	80		6	1	W 6
8	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	REG	N	Fordham	Ind	3.42	W	96	82		7	1	W 7
9	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	REG	@	Cincinnati	Ind	7.70	W	84	76		8	1	W 8	Armory Fieldhouse
10	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	-0.39	W	71	64		9	1	W 9	University of Dayton Arena
11	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	10.95	W	75	71		10	1	W 10	Robertson Memorial Field House
12	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	REG	@	Drake	MVC	-1.02	W	79	77		11	1	W 11	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
13	Mon, Jan 24, 1972	REG		North Texas	MVC	-2.13	W	95	72		12	1	W 12	Freedom Hall
14	Wed, Jan 26, 1972	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	8.61	W	77	59		13	1	W 13	Freedom Hall
15	Sat, Jan 29, 1972	REG		Bradley	MVC	10.95	W	52	46		14	1	W 14	Freedom Hall
16	Wed, Feb 2, 1972	REG		Memphis	MVC	10.45	L	69	77		14	2	L 1	Freedom Hall
17	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	REG		Drake	MVC	-1.02	W	92	75		15	2	W 1	Freedom Hall
18	Wed, Feb 9, 1972	REG		Wichita State	MVC	8.99	W	65	64		16	2	W 2	Freedom Hall
19	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	1.84	W	84	66		17	2	W 3	Expo Square Pavillion
20	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	8.99	W	69	60		18	2	W 4	Levitt Arena
21	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	REG		Cincinnati	Ind	7.70	W	93	73		19	2	W 5	Freedom Hall
22	Sun, Feb 27, 1972	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	8.61	W	84	78		20	2	W 6	Kiel Auditorium
23	Tue, Feb 29, 1972	REG	@	North Texas	MVC	-2.13	W	90	85		21	2	W 7	North Texas Men's Gym
24	Thu, Mar 2, 1972	REG	@	Memphis (20)	MVC	10.45	L	65	80		21	3	L 1	Mid-South Coliseum
25	Mon, Mar 6, 1972	REG		Tulsa	MVC	1.84	W	102	83		22	3	W 1	Freedom Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Sat, Mar 11, 1972	CTOURN	N	Memphis (11)	MVC	10.45	W	83	72		23	3	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 16, 1972	NCAA	N	Louisiana (8)	Southland	12.70	W	88	84		24	3	W 3	James H. Hilton Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 8	11.30	W	72	65		25	3	W 4	James H. Hilton Coliseum
29	Thu, Mar 23, 1972	NCAA	N	UCLA (1)	Pac-8	33.79	L	77	96		25	4	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
30	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	NCAA	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	23.49	L	91	105		25	5	L 2	L.A. Sports Arena