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1971-72 UCLA Bruins Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-0 (14-0, 1st in Pac-8 MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: John Wooden

PS/G: 94.6 (5th of 221)

PA/G: 64.3 (8th of 221)

SRS: 33.79 (1st of 210)

SOS: 3.46 (39th of 210)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West Regional Semifinal (90-58) versus Weber State
Won West Regional Final (73-57) versus Long Beach State
Won National Semifinal (96-77) versus Louisville
Won National Final (81-76) versus Florida State

NCAA Champion
Pac-8 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
UCLA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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	Fri, Dec 3, 1971	REG		The Citadel	Southern	-7.66	W	105	49		1	0	W 1	Pauley Pavilion
2	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	5.15	W	106	72		2	0	W 2	Pauley Pavilion
3	Fri, Dec 10, 1971	REG		Iowa State	Big 8	1.57	W	110	81		3	0	W 3	Pauley Pavilion
4	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	REG		Texas A&M	SWC	-3.97	W	117	53		4	0	W 4	Pauley Pavilion
5	Wed, Dec 22, 1971	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	-7.83	W	114	56		5	0	W 5	Pauley Pavilion
6	Thu, Dec 23, 1971	REG		TCU	SWC	-1.47	W	119	81		6	0	W 6	Pauley Pavilion
7	Wed, Dec 29, 1971	REG		Texas	SWC	0.97	W	115	65		7	0	W 7	Pauley Pavilion
8	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	REG		Ohio State (6)	Big Ten	9.06	W	79	53		8	0	W 8	Pauley Pavilion
9	Fri, Jan 7, 1972	REG	@	Oregon State	Pac-8	9.96	W	78	72		9	0	W 9	Gill Coliseum
10	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	REG	@	Oregon	Pac-8	-0.80	W	93	68		10	0	W 10	McArthur Court
11	Fri, Jan 14, 1972	REG		Stanford	Pac-8	2.81	W	118	79		11	0	W 11	Pauley Pavilion
12	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	REG		California	Pac-8	4.04	W	82	43		12	0	W 12	Pauley Pavilion
13	Fri, Jan 21, 1972	REG		Santa Clara	WCAC	6.14	W	92	57		13	0	W 13	Pauley Pavilion
14	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	REG		Denver	Ind	-7.80	W	108	61		14	0	W 14	Pauley Pavilion
15	Fri, Jan 28, 1972	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Ind	-4.77	W	92	64		15	0	W 15	Alumni Gym
16	Sat, Jan 29, 1972	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	-7.83	W	57	32		16	0	W 16	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
17	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	REG		Southern California (18)	Pac-8	10.26	W	81	56		17	0	W 17	Pauley Pavilion
18	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	REG		Washington State	Pac-8	-0.18	W	89	58		18	0	W 18	Pauley Pavilion
19	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	REG		Washington	Pac-8	13.11	W	109	70		19	0	W 19	Pauley Pavilion
20	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	REG	@	Washington	Pac-8	13.11	W	100	83		20	0	W 20	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
21	Mon, Feb 21, 1972	REG	@	Washington State	Pac-8	-0.18	W	85	55		21	0	W 21	Bohler Gymnasium
22	Fri, Feb 25, 1972	REG		Oregon	Pac-8	-0.80	W	92	70		22	0	W 22	Pauley Pavilion
23	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	REG		Oregon State	Pac-8	9.96	W	91	72		23	0	W 23	Pauley Pavilion
24	Fri, Mar 3, 1972	REG	@	California	Pac-8	4.04	W	85	71		24	0	W 24	Harmon Gym
25	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	REG	@	Stanford	Pac-8	2.81	W	102	73		25	0	W 25	Maples Pavilion
26	Fri, Mar 10, 1972	REG	@	Southern California	Pac-8	10.26	W	79	66		26	0	W 26	L.A. Sports Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 16, 1972	NCAA	N	Weber State	Big Sky	0.83	W	90	58		27	0	W 27	Marriott Center
28	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	NCAA	N	Long Beach State (5)	PCAA	13.77	W	73	57		28	0	W 28	Marriott Center
29	Thu, Mar 23, 1972	NCAA	N	Louisville (4)	MVC	16.29	W	96	77		29	0	W 29	L.A. Sports Arena
30	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	NCAA	N	Florida State (10)	Ind	12.95	W	81	76		30	0	W 30	L.A. Sports Arena