| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Don Jonas | WPG |
| RB | Mack Herron* | WPG |
| RB | Dave Buchanan | HAM |
| RB | George Reed | SSK |
| TE | Peter Dalla Riva (Tie) | MTL |
| TE | Tony Gabriel (Tie) | HAM |
| WR | Garney Henley | HAM |
| WR | Jim Young | BC |
| C | Bob Swift | WPG |
| G | Jack Abendschan, Jr. | SSK |
| G | Bob Lueck | WPG |
| T | Bill Frank, Jr. | WPG |
| T | Ed George | MTL |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| DT | John Helton | CGY |
| DT | Jim Stillwagon | TOR |
| DE | Bill Baker | SSK |
| DE | Wayne Smith | OTT |
| MLB | Jerry “Soupy” Campbell | OTT |
| OLB | Dave Gasser | EDM |
| OLB | Ray Nettles | BC |
| DB | Dick Adams | OTT |
| DB | Al Brenner | HAM |
| DB | Grady Cavness | WPG |
| DB | Marv Luster | TOR |
| DB | John Williams | HAM |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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| Conference | Player Count |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | 12 (48.00%) |
| Western Conference | 12 (48.00%) |
| Division All-Star Teams |
|---|
| 1972 Eastern Conference All-Stars |
| 1972 Western Conference All-Stars |
| Player | Season | All-Canadian Selection | Division Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abendschan, Jack Jr. | 8th | 4th | 5th |
| Adams, Dick | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Baker, Bill | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Brenner, Al | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Buchanan, Dave | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Campbell, Jerry “Soupy” | 8th | 4th | 4th |
| Cavness, Grady | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Dalla Riva, Peter | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| Frank, Bill Jr. | 11th | 6th | 6th |
| Gabriel, Tony | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Gasser, Dave | 6th | 1st | 3rd |
| George, Ed | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Helton, John | 4th | 2nd | 4th |
| Henley, Garney | 13th | 10th | 10th |
| Herron, Mack | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Jonas, Don | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Lueck, Bob | 7th | 1st | 4th |
| Luster, Marv | 13th | 6th | 9th |
| Nettles, Ray | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Reed, George | 10th | 7th | 7th |
| Smith, Wayne | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Stillwagon, Jim | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Swift, Bob | 9th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Williams, John | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Young, Jim | 6th | 1st | 2nd |
Number of times player, through 1972, has been selected to First Team All-Canadian and Division All-Star teams. Named to divisional team on offense and defense counts as two selections.
Note: All-Canadian selections began in 1962, division selections began in 1932 (IRFU) and 1937 (WIFU).
| Team | All-Canadian Selections | Division Selections |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 11 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 10 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 3 | 5 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 4 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 6 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 5 |
| BC Lions | 2 | 2 |
| Edmonton Elks | 1 | 6 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 5 |