Standings, 1971-72
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Moscou | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | Khimik Voskresensk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kauchuk Omsk | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Riga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Molot Perm | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Kristall Elektrostal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | SKA MVO Kalinin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4 | |
| 8 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4 | |
| 9 | Spartak Moscou | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 4 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moscou | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | |
| 12 | Spoutnik Nijni Taghil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 | SKA Leningrad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
| 14 | CSKA Moscou | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
| 15 | Torpedo Gorki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| 16 | Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |
| 17 | Dizelist Penza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
| 18 | Dynamo Kiev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 20 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | Krylia Sovietov Moscou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | Metallurg Cherepovets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | SKIF Minsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Torpedo Minsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 25 | RVZ Riga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 | Kristall Saratov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 27 | SK Uritskogo Kazan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 28 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 29 | Khimik Dnieprodzerzhinsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 30 | Ekskavator Tallinn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Built from the results, with the league's own points