1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-5 (Independent)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Frank McGuire

PS/G: 82.3 (57th of 221)

PA/G: 71.5 (50th of 221)

SRS: 14.32 (5th of 210)

SOS: 3.19 (46th of 210)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (53-51) versus Temple
Lost East Regional Semifinal (92-69) versus North Carolina
Won East Regional Third Place (90-78) versus Villanova

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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
South Carolina	12	11	3	3	3	4	4	5	11	8	9	7	9	8	6	6

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	@	Auburn	SEC	-0.84	W	84	63		1	0	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
2	Fri, Dec 10, 1971	REG	@	Santa Clara	WCAC	6.14	W	77	66		2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	REG	N	California	Pac-8	4.04	W	67	59		3	0	W 3
4	Sat, Dec 18, 1971	REG		Virginia Tech	Ind	2.94	W	77	76		4	0	W 4	Carolina Coliseum
5	Thu, Dec 23, 1971	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	0.95	W	69	59		5	0	W 5	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
6	Mon, Dec 27, 1971	REG	N	Fairfield	Ind	-6.99	W	87	69		6	0	W 6
7	Tue, Dec 28, 1971	REG	N	Boston College	Ind	-2.36	W	86	64		7	0	W 7
8	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	REG	@	Villanova	Ind	10.08	L	76	77		7	1	L 1	Villanova Field House
9	Sun, Jan 9, 1972	REG		Marquette (2)	Ind	11.01	L	71	72		7	2	L 2	Carolina Coliseum
10	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	REG		Manhattan	Ind	-4.71	W	116	78		8	2	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
11	Mon, Jan 17, 1972	REG		St. Bonaventure	Ind	9.36	W	61	59		9	2	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
12	Wed, Jan 19, 1972	REG		Niagara	Ind	5.85	W	80	69		10	2	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	REG	N	Iowa	Big Ten	5.15	L	85	91		10	3	L 1
14	Thu, Jan 27, 1972	REG	@	Fordham	Ind	3.42	W	100	77		11	3	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
15	Sat, Jan 29, 1972	REG	N	Northern Illinois (19)	Ind	5.52	W	83	72		12	3	W 2
16	Wed, Feb 2, 1972	REG		Stetson	Ind	-19.13	W	98	64		13	3	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
17	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	62	58		14	3	W 4	Littlejohn Coliseum
18	Mon, Feb 7, 1972	REG		DePaul	Ind	-3.50	W	91	67		15	3	W 5	Carolina Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	REG		Davidson	Southern	4.52	W	86	71		16	3	W 6	Carolina Coliseum
20	Wed, Feb 16, 1972	REG	@	Nevada-Las Vegas	WCAC	-1.09	W	84	71		17	3	W 7	Las Vegas Convention Center
21	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	REG	@	Houston	Ind	11.62	L	85	95		17	4	L 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
22	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	REG		Toledo	MAC	4.36	W	94	72		18	4	W 1	Carolina Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	REG	N	Davidson	Southern	4.52	W	88	82		19	4	W 2	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
24	Mon, Feb 28, 1972	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	-7.83	W	109	83		20	4	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
25	Wed, Mar 1, 1972	REG		Creighton	Ind	-0.28	W	81	64		21	4	W 4	Carolina Coliseum
26	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	REG		Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	77	64		22	4	W 5	Carolina Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Sat, Mar 11, 1972	NCAA	N	Temple	Mid-Atl	8.18	W	53	51		23	4	W 6	William & Mary Hall
28	Thu, Mar 16, 1972	NCAA	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	23.49	L	69	92		23	5	L 1	WVU Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	NCAA	N	Villanova (15)	Ind	10.08	W	90	78		24	5	W 1	WVU Coliseum