Front Row (l-r): Mgr. Les Friedman
Middle Row (l-r): Head Coach John Wooden, Trainer Elvin "Ducky" Drake, Asst. Coach Gary Cunningham
Back Row (l-r): Tommy Curtis, Greg Lee, Larry Hollyfield, Jon Chapman, Keith Wilkes, Bill Walton, Swen Nater, Vince Carson, Larry Farmer, Gary Franklin, Andy Hill, Henry Bibby
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| JOHN WOODEN | BILL WALTON | UCLA |
| Location: Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | |
| March 25, 1972 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Florida State | |||||
| Garrett | 1-9 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| King | 12-20 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| Royals | 5-7 | 5-6 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| McCray | 3-6 | 2-5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Samuel | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Harris | 7-13 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Petty | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cole | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | ||||
| Totals | 31-67 | 14-19 | 45 | 15 | 76 |
| UCLA | |||||
| Wilkes | 11-16 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| Farmer | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Walton | 9-17 | 6-11 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Lee | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bibby | 8-17 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Curtis | 4-14 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Hollyfield | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nater | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 36-78 | 9-18 | 50 | 15 | 81 |