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 |
| Mississippi State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Wed, Dec 1, 1971 | REG | | South Alabama | Ind | -14.67 | W | 71 | 66 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 13, 1971 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | -0.84 | L | 75 | 85 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Memorial Coliseum |
| 3 | Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | REG | @ | Marshall | Ind | 11.99 | L | 69 | 95 | | 1 | 2 | L 2 | Memorial Field House |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | REG | N | Rhode Island | Yankee | -5.44 | W | 86 | 72 | | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Jan 1, 1972 | REG | | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3.84 | W | 76 | 69 | | 3 | 2 | W 2 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 6 | Tue, Jan 4, 1972 | REG | | Arkansas | SWC | -4.43 | W | 78 | 75 | | 4 | 2 | W 3 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 7 | Sat, Jan 8, 1972 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | 7.80 | L | 49 | 82 | | 4 | 3 | L 1 | Stokely Center |
| 8 | Mon, Jan 10, 1972 | REG | @ | Kentucky (15) | SEC | 11.07 | L | 76 | 104 | | 4 | 4 | L 2 | Memorial Coliseum |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 15, 1972 | REG | | Mississippi | SEC | 4.17 | L | 66 | 68 | | 4 | 5 | L 3 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 29, 1972 | REG | | Florida | SEC | -0.68 | W | 69 | 68 | | 5 | 5 | W 1 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 11 | Tue, Feb 1, 1972 | REG | | Georgia | SEC | 1.53 | W | 62 | 58 | | 6 | 5 | W 2 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 12 | Sat, Feb 5, 1972 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | 6.24 | L | 71 | 77 | | 6 | 6 | L 1 | Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 | Mon, Feb 7, 1972 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | -3.90 | L | 60 | 62 | | 6 | 7 | L 2 | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 14 | Sat, Feb 12, 1972 | REG | | Tennessee | SEC | 7.80 | L | 61 | 71 | | 6 | 8 | L 3 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 15 | Mon, Feb 14, 1972 | REG | | Kentucky (17) | SEC | 11.07 | L | 55 | 63 | | 6 | 9 | L 4 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 19, 1972 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | 4.17 | L | 64 | 65 | | 6 | 10 | L 5 | Rebel Coliseum |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 21, 1972 | REG | | Auburn | SEC | -0.84 | W | 62 | 60 | | 7 | 10 | W 1 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 26, 1972 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | -0.68 | L | 80 | 88 | | 7 | 11 | L 1 | Florida Gymnasium |
| 19 | Mon, Feb 28, 1972 | REG | @ | Georgia | SEC | 1.53 | L | 82 | 87 | | 7 | 12 | L 2 | Georgia Coliseum |
| 20 | Thu, Mar 2, 1972 | REG | | Louisiana State | SEC | -3.90 | W | 89 | 71 | | 8 | 12 | W 1 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 21 | Sat, Mar 4, 1972 | REG | | Alabama | SEC | 6.24 | W | 97 | 91 | | 9 | 12 | W 2 | McCarthy Gymnasium |
| 22 | Thu, Mar 9, 1972 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3.84 | L | 82 | 104 | | 9 | 13 | L 1 | Memorial Gymnasium |
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