1971-72 Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 84-103, .449 W-L% (19th of 20)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Davidson
Tournament Champion: East Carolina

NCAA Tournament: 1 (East Carolina)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

		Conference			Overall
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%
1	Davidson R	8	2	.800	19	9	.679
2	Furman	8	3	.727	17	11	.607
3	William & Mary	6	4	.600	10	17	.370
4	East Carolina* T	7	5	.583	14	15	.483
5	Citadel	5	6	.455	12	13	.480
6	Richmond	3	9	.250	6	19	.240
7	Virginia Military Institute	2	10	.167	6	19	.240

First Round
East Carolina lost (85-70) versus Villanova (East Regional)