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1972-73 Standings

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National Champion: UCLA
Final Four: Indiana, Memphis, Providence and UCLA

Consensus Player of the Year: Bill Walton

AP Preseason #1: UCLA ▪ AP Final #1: UCLA

217 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 North Carolina State RT ACC 27 0 1.000 12 0 1.000 8 2 2
2 North Carolina  ACC 25 8 .758 8 4 .667 3 11
3 Maryland*  ACC 23 7 .767 7 5 .583 3 2 8
4 Duke  ACC 12 14 .462 4 8 .333
5 Virginia  ACC 13 12 .520 4 8 .333
6 Clemson  ACC 12 14 .462 4 8 .333
7 Wake Forest  ACC 12 15 .444 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
8 Kansas State* R Big 8 23 5 .821 12 2 .857 17 9 9
9 Missouri  Big 8 21 6 .778 9 5 .643 5 15
10 Colorado  Big 8 13 13 .500 9 5 .643
11 Oklahoma  Big 8 18 8 .692 8 6 .571 19
12 Iowa State  Big 8 16 10 .615 7 7 .500
13 Nebraska  Big 8 9 17 .346 4 10 .286
14 Kansas  Big 8 8 18 .308 4 10 .286
15 Oklahoma State  Big 8 7 19 .269 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
16 Weber State* R Big Sky 20 7 .741 13 1 .929
17 Idaho State  Big Sky 18 8 .692 10 4 .714
18 Montana State  Big Sky 17 9 .654 9 5 .643
19 Montana  Big Sky 13 13 .500 7 7 .500
20 Gonzaga  Big Sky 14 12 .538 6 8 .429
21 Boise State  Big Sky 11 15 .423 5 9 .357
22 Idaho  Big Sky 7 19 .269 3 11 .214
23 Northern Arizona  Big Sky 6 20 .231 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
24 Indiana* RF Big Ten 22 6 .786 11 3 .786 4 6
25 Minnesota  Big Ten 21 5 .808 10 4 .714 4 3 10
26 Purdue  Big Ten 15 9 .625 8 6 .571 17
27 Illinois  Big Ten 14 10 .583 8 6 .571
28 Ohio State  Big Ten 14 10 .583 8 6 .571 10 10
29 Iowa  Big Ten 13 11 .542 6 8 .429
30 Michigan  Big Ten 13 11 .542 6 8 .429 19 18
31 Michigan State  Big Ten 13 11 .542 6 8 .429
32 Wisconsin  Big Ten 11 13 .458 5 9 .357
33 Northwestern  Big Ten 5 19 .208 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
34 Providence* RF Ind 27 4 .871 4 4
35 Marquette*  Ind 25 4 .862 5 3 5
36 Houston*  Ind 23 4 .852 15 7 13
37 Syracuse*  Ind 24 5 .828 13 14
38 Virginia Tech  Ind 22 5 .815 19
39 Jacksonville*  Ind 21 6 .778 13
40 Oklahoma City*  Ind 21 6 .778
41 Oral Roberts  Ind 21 6 .778 18 10
42 South Carolina*  Ind 22 7 .759 16 16
43 Marshall  Ind 20 7 .741
44 Northeastern  Ind 19 7 .731
45 St. John's (NY)*  Ind 19 7 .731 9
46 Centenary (LA)  Ind 19 8 .704
47 Florida State  Ind 18 8 .692 2 2
48 Northern Illinois  Ind 17 8 .680
49 Duquesne  Ind 16 8 .667
50 Fairfield  Ind 18 9 .667
51 Cincinnati  Ind 17 9 .654
52 Denver  Ind 17 9 .654
53 George Washington  Ind 17 9 .654
54 Penn State  Ind 15 8 .652
55 Detroit Mercy  Ind 16 9 .640
56 Hardin-Simmons  Ind 16 9 .640
57 Indiana State  Ind 16 10 .615
58 Manhattan  Ind 16 10 .615
59 Utah State  Ind 16 10 .615
60 Notre Dame  Ind 18 12 .600
61 Air Force  Ind 14 10 .583
62 Creighton  Ind 15 11 .577
63 Hawaii  Ind 15 11 .577
64 Rutgers  Ind 15 11 .577
65 Stetson  Ind 15 11 .577
66 DePaul  Ind 14 11 .560
67 South Alabama  Ind 14 11 .560
68 Trinity (TX)  Ind 14 11 .560
69 Canisius  Ind 13 11 .542
70 Butler  Ind 14 12 .538
71 Charlotte  Ind 14 12 .538
72 Illinois State  Ind 13 12 .520
73 Long Island University  Ind 13 12 .520
74 Navy  Ind 13 12 .520
75 Dayton  Ind 13 13 .500
76 Fairleigh Dickinson  Ind 13 13 .500
77 Portland State  Ind 12 12 .500
78 St. Bonaventure  Ind 13 13 .500
79 Georgetown  Ind 12 14 .462
80 Pittsburgh  Ind 12 14 .462
81 Tulane  Ind 12 14 .462
82 Army  Ind 11 13 .458
83 Boston College  Ind 11 14 .440
84 Colgate  Ind 11 14 .440
85 Villanova  Ind 11 14 .440
86 Fordham  Ind 12 16 .429
87 Southern Illinois  Ind 11 15 .423
88 West Virginia  Ind 10 15 .400
89 Cleveland State  Ind 9 14 .391
90 Ball State  Ind 9 15 .375
91 Niagara  Ind 9 16 .360
92 Loyola (IL)  Ind 8 15 .348
93 Holy Cross  Ind 9 17 .346
94 Southern Mississippi  Ind 8 16 .333
95 St. Francis (NY)  Ind 8 16 .333
96 Portland  Ind 9 19 .321
97 Seton Hall  Ind 8 17 .320
98 Georgia Southern  Ind 8 18 .308
99 Saint Peter's  Ind 8 18 .308
100 Georgia Tech  Ind 7 18 .280
101 Iona  Ind 6 16 .273
102 Samford  Ind 5 20 .200
103 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 5 21 .192
104 Texas-Pan American  Ind 4 22 .154
105 Xavier  Ind 3 23 .115
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
106 Pennsylvania* R Ivy 21 7 .750 12 2 .857 9 8 18
107 Princeton  Ivy 16 9 .640 11 3 .786
108 Brown  Ivy 14 12 .538 10 4 .714
109 Harvard  Ivy 14 12 .538 7 7 .500
110 Yale  Ivy 9 16 .360 6 8 .429
111 Columbia  Ivy 7 18 .280 5 9 .357
112 Dartmouth  Ivy 6 20 .231 4 10 .286
113 Cornell  Ivy 4 22 .154 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
114 Miami (OH)* R MAC 18 9 .667 9 2 .818
115 Toledo  MAC 15 11 .577 7 5 .583
116 Bowling Green State  MAC 13 13 .500 7 5 .583
117 Ohio  MAC 16 10 .615 6 5 .545
118 Kent State  MAC 10 16 .385 5 7 .417
119 Western Michigan  MAC 8 18 .308 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
120 South Carolina State  MEAC 17 14 .548 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
121 Saint Joseph's* R Mid-Atl (East) 22 6 .786 6 0 1.000 18
122 Temple  Mid-Atl (East) 17 10 .630 5 1 .833
123 American  Mid-Atl (East) 21 5 .808 4 2 .667
124 La Salle  Mid-Atl (East) 15 10 .600 3 3 .500
125 Hofstra  Mid-Atl (East) 8 16 .333 1 5 .167
126 Lafayette R Mid-Atl (West) 16 10 .615 7 3 .700
127 Delaware  Mid-Atl (West) 14 11 .560 6 4 .600
128 Gettysburg  Mid-Atl (West) 14 11 .560 6 4 .600
129 Bucknell  Mid-Atl (West) 11 14 .440 6 4 .600
130 Lehigh  Mid-Atl (West) 8 17 .320 3 7 .300
131 Rider  Mid-Atl (West) 12 14 .462 2 8 .200
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
132 Memphis* RF MVC 24 6 .800 12 2 .857 11 10 12
133 Louisville  MVC 23 7 .767 11 3 .786 20 20
134 Saint Louis  MVC 19 7 .731 10 4 .714
135 Tulsa  MVC 18 8 .692 10 4 .714
136 New Mexico State  MVC 12 14 .462 6 8 .429
137 Wichita State  MVC 10 16 .385 6 8 .429
138 Drake  MVC 14 12 .538 5 9 .357
139 Bradley  MVC 12 14 .462 4 10 .286
140 North Texas  MVC 9 16 .360 4 10 .286
141 West Texas A&M  MVC 9 17 .346 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
142 Austin Peay* R OVC 22 7 .759 11 3 .786 19 19
143 Murray State  OVC 17 8 .680 9 5 .643
144 Morehead State  OVC 14 11 .560 9 5 .643
145 Tennessee Tech  OVC 14 11 .560 7 7 .500
146 Eastern Kentucky  OVC 12 13 .480 7 7 .500
147 Western Kentucky  OVC 10 16 .385 6 8 .429
148 Middle Tennessee  OVC 12 13 .480 5 9 .357
149 East Tennessee State  OVC 9 17 .346 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
150 UCLA* RFN Pac-8 30 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 1 1 1
151 Southern California  Pac-8 18 10 .643 9 5 .643 20 17
152 Oregon  Pac-8 16 10 .615 8 6 .571
153 Stanford  Pac-8 14 11 .560 7 7 .500
154 Washington  Pac-8 16 11 .593 6 8 .429
155 Oregon State  Pac-8 15 11 .577 6 8 .429
156 California  Pac-8 11 15 .423 4 10 .286
157 Washington State  Pac-8 6 20 .231 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
158 Long Beach State* R PCAA 26 3 .897 10 2 .833 6 3 3
159 California-Santa Barbara  PCAA 17 9 .654 8 4 .667
160 San Diego State  PCAA 15 11 .577 7 5 .583
161 Pacific  PCAA 14 12 .538 6 6 .500
162 San Jose State  PCAA 11 14 .440 6 6 .500
163 Cal State Los Angeles  PCAA 11 14 .440 4 8 .333
164 Fresno State  PCAA 10 16 .385 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
165 Kentucky* R SEC 20 8 .714 14 4 .778 13 8 17
166 Vanderbilt  SEC 20 6 .769 13 5 .722 9
167 Alabama  SEC 22 8 .733 13 5 .722 6
168 Tennessee  SEC 15 9 .625 13 5 .722 14 14
169 Louisiana State  SEC 14 10 .583 9 9 .500
170 Mississippi  SEC 14 12 .538 8 10 .444
171 Florida  SEC 11 15 .423 7 11 .389
172 Georgia  SEC 10 16 .385 5 13 .278
173 Mississippi State  SEC 11 15 .423 4 14 .222
174 Auburn  SEC 6 20 .231 4 14 .222
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
175 Davidson R Southern 18 9 .667 9 1 .900
176 Furman* T Southern 20 9 .690 11 2 .846
177 East Carolina  Southern 13 13 .500 7 7 .500
178 Citadel  Southern 11 15 .423 6 7 .462
179 William & Mary  Southern 10 17 .370 5 6 .455
180 Richmond  Southern 8 16 .333 5 9 .357
181 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 6 20 .231 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
182 Texas-Arlington  Southland 13 13 .500 6 6 .500
183 Lamar  Southland 11 13 .458 4 8 .333
184 Arkansas State  Southland 7 17 .292 2 10 .167
185 Abilene Christian  Southland 6 20 .231 2 10 .167
186 Louisiana-Lafayette*  Southland 24 5 .828 12 0 1.000 7 7 7
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
187 Texas Tech* R SWC 19 8 .704 12 2 .857
188 Texas A&M  SWC 17 9 .654 9 5 .643
189 Arkansas  SWC 16 10 .615 9 5 .643
190 Baylor  SWC 14 11 .560 8 6 .571
191 Texas  SWC 13 12 .520 7 7 .500
192 Southern Methodist  SWC 10 15 .400 7 7 .500
193 Rice  SWC 7 19 .269 2 12 .143
194 Texas Christian  SWC 4 21 .160 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
195 Arizona State* R WAC 19 9 .679 10 4 .714 16 16
196 New Mexico  WAC 21 6 .778 9 5 .643 15
197 Brigham Young  WAC 19 7 .731 9 5 .643 12 12
198 Arizona  WAC 16 10 .615 9 5 .643
199 Texas-El Paso  WAC 16 10 .615 6 8 .429
200 Colorado State  WAC 13 15 .464 5 9 .357
201 Wyoming  WAC 9 17 .346 4 10 .286
202 Utah  WAC 8 19 .296 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
203 San Francisco* R WCC 23 5 .821 12 2 .857 10 20
204 Santa Clara  WCC 19 7 .731 11 3 .786 20
205 Pepperdine  WCC 14 11 .560 7 7 .500
206 Loyola Marymount  WCC 10 16 .385 7 7 .500
207 Seattle  WCC 13 13 .500 6 8 .429
208 Nevada-Las Vegas  WCC 13 15 .464 6 8 .429
209 Nevada  WCC 10 16 .385 5 9 .357
210 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 7 19 .269 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
211 Massachusetts R Yankee 20 7 .741 10 2 .833
212 Connecticut  Yankee 15 10 .600 9 3 .750
213 Boston University  Yankee 15 10 .600 7 4 .636
214 Maine  Yankee 13 10 .565 6 6 .500
215 Rhode Island  Yankee 7 18 .280 5 6 .455
216 New Hampshire  Yankee 11 15 .423 2 10 .167
217 Vermont  Yankee 7 17 .292 2 10 .167