| 1971–72 Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | League and knockout |
| Champions: | Bombay |
| Count: | 23 |
| Participants: | 22 |
| Most Runs: | Chetan Chauhan (Maharashtra) (540)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Padmakar Shivalkar (Bombay) (41)[2] |
| Previous Year: | 1970–71 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1970–71 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 1972–73 |
| Next Tournament: | 1972–73 Ranji Trophy |
The 1971–72 Ranji Trophy was the 38th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their 14th title in a row defeating Bengal in the final.
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.668 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.905 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.732 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.377 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.662 |
| Mysore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.478 |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.850 |
| Kerala | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.469 |
| Andhra | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.485 |
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.075 | |
| Railways | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.898 | |
| Delhi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.414 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.343 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.297 |
| Rajasthan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.169 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.936 |
| Vidarbha | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.669 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2.577 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.882 |
| Baroda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.811 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.555 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.513 |
(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.