1972 Olympic Games: Baskeball Final Standings
National Teams standings from the basketball tournament of the 1972 Olympics with games played, won, lost, stages, points, winning percentage and other stats.
| Standing | National Team | Stage | GP | W | L | W.Perc | PTS | ||||
| 1. |  Soviet Union |
 Gold |
Final Game | 9 | 9 | 0 | (1.000) | 18 | |||
| 2. |  USA |
 Silver |
Final Game | 9 | 8 | 1 | (.889) | 17 | |||
| 3. |  Cuba |
 Bronze |
Third Place Game | 9 | 7 | 2 | (.778) | 16 | |||
| 4. |  Italy |
Third Place Game | 9 | 5 | 4 | (.556) | 14 | ||||
| 5. |  Yugoslavia |
Classification 5-8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | (.778) | 16 | ||||
| 6. |  Puerto Rico |
Classification 5-8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | (.667) | 15 | ||||
| 7. |  Brazil |
Classification 5-8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | (.556) | 14 | ||||
| 8. |  Czechoslovakia |
Classification 5-8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | (.444) | 13 | ||||
| 9. |  Australia |
Classification 9-12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | (.556) | 14 | ||||
| 10. |  Poland |
Classification 9-12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | (.333) | 12 | ||||
| 11. |  Spain |
Classification 9-12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | (.444) | 13 | ||||
| 12. |  West Germany |
Classification 9-12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | (.333) | 12 | ||||
| 13. |  Philippines |
Classification 13-16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | (.333) | 12 | ||||
| 14. |  Japan |
Classification 13-16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | (.222) | 11 | ||||
| 15. |  Senegal |
Classification 13-16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | (.000) | 8 | ||||
| 16. |  Egypt |
Classification 13-16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | (.000) | 9 | ||||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.