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1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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Men's collegiate basketball season

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

Preseason AP No. 1	UCLA Bruins^[1]^[2]
NCAA Tournament	1972
Tournament dates	March 11 – 25, 1972
National Championship	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles,California
NCAA Champions	UCLA Bruins
Helms National Champions	UCLA Bruins
Other champions	Maryland Terrapins (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith,Wooden)	Bill Walton,UCLA Bruins (Naismith)
Player of the Year (Helms)	Bill Walton,UCLA Bruins
←1970–71 1972–73 →

The1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1972, atLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena inLos Angeles,California. TheUCLA Bruins won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over theFlorida State Seminoles.

Season headlines

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AtIllinois State,Will Robinson became the firstAfrican-American head coach at an NCAA University Division (nowNCAA Division I) school.^[3]
UCLA went undefeated (30–0) and won its sixth NCAA championship in a row, eighth overall, and eighth in nine seasons. In thePacific 8 Conference, it also won its sixth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.
TheNCAA national championship game was played on Saturday for the last time. It moved to Monday night in1973.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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Main article:1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 20 from theAP Poll andCoaches Poll during the pre-season.^[4]^[5]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	UCLA
2	North Carolina
3	USC
4	Marquette
5	Ohio State
6	Maryland
7	Houston
8	Long Beach State
9	Louisville
10	Kentucky
11	Jacksonville
12	South Carolina
13	Michigan
14	Kansas
15	Penn
16	New Mexico
17	St. John's
18	Villanova
19	BYU
20	Oklahoma

UPI Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	UCLA
2	Marquette
3	USC
4	North Carolina
5	Ohio State
6	Houston
7	Maryland
8	Louisville
9	Long Beach State
10	Kentucky
11	Jacksonville
12	New Mexico State
13	South Carolina
14	BYU
15	St. John's
16	Kansas
17	Villanova
18	Michigan
19	Harvard
20	Pacific

Conference membership changes

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School	Former conference	New conference
Ball State Cardinals	non-University Division	University Division independent
Georgia Southern Eagles	non-University Division	University Division independent
Illinois State Redbirds	non-University Division	University Division independent
Indiana State Sycamores	non-University Division	University Division independent
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	Gulf States Conference (College Division)	Southland Conference
Miami (Fla.)Hurricanes	University Division independent	Discontinued basketball program
NYU Violets	University Division independent	Discontinued basketball program
Oral Roberts Titans	non-University Division	University Division independent
Pacific Tigers	West Coast Athletic Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Seattle Redhawks	University Division independent	West Coast Athletic Conference
South Alabama Jaguars	non-University Division	University Division independent
South Carolina Gamecocks	Atlantic Coast Conference	University Division independent
Southwest Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Gulf States Conference (College Division)	Southland Conference
Stetson Hatters	non-University Division	University Division independent

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference	Regular season winner^[6]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	Barry Parkhill, Virginia^[7]	1972 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Kansas State	Isaac "Bud" Stallworth,Kansas^[8]	No Tournament
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	None selected	No Tournament
Ivy League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	Tom Kozelko,Toledo^[9]	No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference	Temple (East);Rider (West)		No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Louisville &Memphis State	Larry Finch,Memphis State	No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference	Eastern Kentucky,Morehead State, &Western Kentucky	Les Taylor,Murray State	No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference	UCLA	None selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	Long Beach State	Ed Ratleff,Long Beach State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky &Tennessee	Mike Edwards,Tennessee, &Tom Parker,Kentucky^[10]	No Tournament
Southern Conference	Davidson	Russ Hunt, Furman^[11]	1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Greenville Memorial Auditorium (Greenville, South Carolina) (Semifinals and Finals)	East Carolina^[12]
Southland Conference	Louisiana Tech	Dwight "Bo" Lamar, Southwest Louisiana^[13]	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	SMU &Texas	Larry Robinson,Texas	No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference	San Francisco	Mike Stewart,Santa Clara	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	BYU	None selected	No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Rhode Island	None selected	No Tournament

Conference standings

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1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	26	–	5	.839
No. 14 Maryland	8	–	4	.667	27	–	5	.844
No. 20 Virginia	8	–	4	.667	21	–	7	.750
Duke	6	–	6	.500	14	–	12	.538
NC State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	10	.615
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	8	–	18	.308
Clemson	2	–	10	.167	10	–	16	.385

†1972 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	19	–	9	.679
Missouri	10	–	4	.714	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	14	–	12	.538
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Kansas	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings fromAP Poll^[14]

1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Gonzaga	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Montana	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Boise State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	16	.360
Idaho	2	–	12	.143	5	–	14	.263

1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Minnesota	11	–	3	.786	17	–	6	.739
No. 19 Ohio State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	6	.750
No. 17 Indiana	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Michigan	9	–	5	.643	14	–	10	.583
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Purdue	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Illinois	5	–	9	.357	14	–	10	.583
Iowa	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	5	–	18	.217

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Pennsylvania	13	–	1	.929	25	–	3	.893
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	20	–	7	.741
Harvard	8	–	6	.571	15	–	11	.577
Dartmouth	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Brown	6	–	8	.429	10	–	16	.385
Yale	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
Columbia	3	–	11	.214	4	–	20	.167
Cornell	1	–	13	.071	5	–	19	.208

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio	7	–	3	.700	15	–	11	.577
Toledo	7	–	3	.700	18	–	7	.720
Kent State	6	–	4	.600	7	–	17	.292
Western Michigan	5	–	5	.500	10	–	14	.417
Miami (Ohio)	4	–	6	.400	12	–	12	.500
Bowling Green State	1	–	9	.100	4	–	20	.167

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 MAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
University–Eastern
Temple †	6	–	0	1.000	23	–	8	.742
Saint Joseph's	5	–	1	.833	19	–	9	.679
American	3	–	3	.500	16	–	8	.667
Hofstra	2	–	4	.333	11	–	14	.440
Drexel	2	–	4	.333	11	–	14	.440
La Salle	2	–	4	.333	6	–	19	.240
West Chester	1	–	5	.167	9	–	16	.360
University–Western
Rider	8	–	2	.800	15	–	11	.577
Lafayette	7	–	3	.700	20	–	5	.800
Delaware	7	–	3	.700	18	–	7	.720
Lehigh	3	–	7	.300	10	–	14	.417
Bucknell	3	–	7	.300	5	–	18	.217
Gettysburg	2	–	8	.200	11	–	12	.478

†1972 MAC men's basketball tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Louisville	12	–	2	.857	26	–	5	.839
No. 13 Memphis State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	7	.750
Saint Louis	9	–	5	.643	18	–	8	.692
Bradley	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
Wichita State	6	–	8	.429	16	–	10	.615
Tulsa	5	–	9	.357	15	–	11	.577
North Texas State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	18	.308
Drake	2	–	12	.143	7	–	19	.269
New Mexico State		–		–	19	–	6	.760
West Texas State		–		–	14	–	11	.560

Rankings fromAP Poll^[15]

1971–72 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Western Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Tennessee Tech	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Murray State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
East Tennessee State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	14	.440
Middle Tennessee	5	–	9	.357	15	–	11	.577
Austin Peay State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	30	–	0	1.000
Washington	10	–	4	.714	20	–	6	.769
Oregon State	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
USC	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
California	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	10	–	15	.400
Washington State	3	–	11	.214	11	–	15	.423
Oregon	0	–	14	.000	6	–	20	.231

As of April 15, 1972^[16] Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Long Beach State*	10	–	2	.833	25	–	4	.862
Pacific	8	–	4	.667	17	–	9	.654
San Diego State	7	–	5	.583	18	–	10	.643
UC Santa Barbara	5	–	7	.417	17	–	9	.654
Cal State Los Angeles	5	–	7	.417	14	–	12	.538
San Jose State	5	–	7	.417	11	–	15	.423
Fresno State	2	–	10	.167	9	–	17	.346

* – Overall record adjusted to 23–3 Rankings fromAP Poll^[17]

1971–72 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	19	–	6	.760
No. 18 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	21	–	7	.750
Alabama	13	–	5	.722	18	–	8	.692
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	16	–	10	.615
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	14	–	12	.538
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	13	–	12	.520
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	13	.500
Auburn	6	–	12	.333	10	–	16	.385
LSU	6	–	12	.333	10	–	16	.385
Florida	4	–	14	.222	10	–	15	.400

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	8	–	2	.800	19	–	9	.679
Furman	8	–	3	.727	17	–	11	.607
William & Mary	6	–	4	.600	10	–	17	.370
East Carolina †	7	–	5	.583	14	–	15	.483
The Citadel	5	–	6	.455	12	–	13	.480
Richmond	3	–	9	.250	6	–	19	.240
VMI	2	–	10	.167	6	–	19	.240

†Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

1971–72 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech†*	8	–	0	1.000	23	–	3	.885
Lamar**	7	–	1	.875	13	–	13	.500
Texas-Arlington	5	–	3	.625	14	–	12	.538
Arkansas State***	5	–	4	.556	12	–	14	.462
Abilene Christian	3	–	5	.375	17	–	8	.680
No. 8 Southwest Louisiana****	0	–	8	.000	23	–	3	.885
Trinity (Tex.)	0	–	8	.000	6	–	18	.250

† Regular-season championship winner * – Played as non-major program; conference record adjusted to 8–0. – Dispute conference record 6–2. * – Disputed conference record 4–4. **** – Disputed record 8–0 conference, 25–4 overall. Rankings fromAP Poll^[18]

1971–72 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas	10	–	4	.714	19	–	9	.679
SMU	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
TCU	9	–	5	.643	15	–	9	.625
Texas A&M	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Texas Tech	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Arkansas	5	–	9	.357	8	–	18	.308
Baylor	4	–	10	.286	14	–	12	.538
Rice	1	–	13	.071	6	–	20	.231

Rankings fromAP Poll

1971-72 WCAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Francisco	13	–	1	.929	20	–	8	.714
Santa Clara	11	–	3	.786	17	–	9	.654
Seattle	10	–	4	.714	17	–	9	.654
UNLV	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Loyola (Calif.)	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	10	–	15	.400
Saint Mary's	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346
Nevada	0	–	14	.000	2	–	24	.077

Rankings fromAP Poll^[19]

1971–72 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 BYU	12	–	2	.857	21	–	5	.808
UTEP	9	–	5	.643	20	–	7	.741
Arizona State	9	–	5	.643	18	–	8	.692
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
New Mexico	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Utah	5	–	9	.357	13	–	12	.520
Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	20	.231
Wyoming	3	–	11	.214	12	–	14	.462

Rankings fromAP Poll^[20]

1971–72 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2	.800	15	–	11	.577
Maine	6	–	4	.600	15	–	10	.600
Massachusetts	6	–	4	.600	14	–	12	.538
New Hampshire	5	–	5	.500	14	–	9	.609
Connecticut	5	–	5	.500	8	–	17	.320
Vermont	0	–	10	.000	5	–	19	.208

University Division independents

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A total of 67 college teams played asUniversity Division independents. Among them,Oral Roberts (26–2) had the bestwinning percentage (.929) andFlorida State (28–5) finished with the most wins.^[21]

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts		–		–	26	–	2	.929
No. 7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Hawaii		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 12 Marshall		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 10 Florida State		–		–	28	–	5	.848
Northern Illinois		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 6 South Carolina		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Duquesne		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Providence		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Detroit		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Houston		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	8	.714
No. 15 Villanova		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Pan American		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Niagara		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Penn State		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Fordham		–		–	18	–	9	.667
St. Bonaventure		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Georgia Southern		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Colgate		–		–	15	–	8	.652
St. John's		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Holy Cross		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Loyola (LA)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Rutgers		–		–	14	–	11	.560
West Virginia		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	14	–	12	.538
DePaul		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Centenary		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Boston College		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Air Force		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Peter's		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Utah State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Xavier		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Manhattan		–		–	11	–	13	.458
George Washington		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Navy		–		–	10	–	13	.435
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Portland		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Southern Illinois		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	14	.364
Tulane		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Boston University		–		–	7	–	16	.304
South Alabama		–		–	7	–	17	.292
Iona		–		–	6	–	17	.261
Butler		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgia Tech		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Notre Dame		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Stetson		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgetown		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings fromAP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Penn &Temple	Corky Calhoun, Penn, &Chris Ford,Villanova

Penn and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main articles:1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

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National semifinals			National finals

E	North Carolina	75

ME	Florida State	79
			ME	Florida State	76

			W	UCLA	81
MW	Louisville	77

MW	UCLA	96	Third place


			E	North Carolina	105

			MW	Louisville	91

National Invitation tournament

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Main article:1972 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals		Finals

Jacksonville	77

Maryland	91
		Maryland	100

		Niagara	69
St. John's	67

Niagara	69	Third place


		Jacksonville	83

		St. John's	80

Awards

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article:1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Henry Bibby	G	Senior	UCLA
Jim Chones	C	Junior	Marquette
Dwight Lamar	G	Junior	Southwestern Louisiana
Bob McAdoo	F	Junior	North Carolina
Ed Ratleff	F	Junior	Long Beach State
Tom Riker	F/C	Senior	South Carolina
Bill Walton	C	Sophomore	UCLA

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Rich Fuqua	G	Junior	Oral Roberts
Barry Parkhill	G	Junior	Virginia
Jim Price	G	Senior	Louisville
Bud Stallworth	F	Senior	Kansas
Henry Wilmore	G/F	Junior	Michigan

Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	New Coach	Reason
Georgetown	Jack Magee	John Thompson	McGee was fired at the end of the season afterthe 1971–72 Georgetown team finished with a record of 3–23.
Hardin–Simmons	Glen Whitis	Russell Berry
Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Joe B. Hall	Rupp retired as the NCAA all-time leader in victories. He was replaced by lead assistant Hall.
LSU	Press Maravich	Dale Brown	Maravich, father of NCAA career scoring leaderPete Maravich, was fired after theTigers finished 10–16. He was succeeded byWashington State assistant Brown, who remained at LSU for 25 seasons.
Marshall	Carl Tacy	Bob Daniels	Tacy left after the season to become the head coach at Wake Forest.
Wake Forest	Jack McCloskey	Carl Tacy	McCloskey left after the season to become the head coach for theNBA'sPortland Trail Blazers.

References

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v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons
Pre-regulation	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06
IAAUS /NCAA pre-Tournament era	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38
NCAA Tournament era	1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26