NBA 1971-72 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1971-1972 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1971-72 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | x |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 | x |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18.0 | x |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 20.0 | |
| 6 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22.0 | |
| 7 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35.0 | |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51.0 |
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | x |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | x |
| 3 | Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 18.0 | x |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20.0 | x |
| 5 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26.0 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26.0 | |
| 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33.0 | |
| 8 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34.0 |
NBA 1971-72 Division Standings
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | x |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37.0 |
Pacific Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | x |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18.0 | x |
| 3 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22.0 | |
| 4 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35.0 | |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | x |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | x |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26.0 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34.0 |
Central Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | - | x |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2.0 | x |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 15.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind