1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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1972 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams36
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsRoanoke Maroons (1st title)
Runner-upAkron Zips (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachCharles Moir (1st title)
MOPHal Johnston (Roanoke)
Attendance17,450
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1971 1973»

The 1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1971-72 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Roanoke, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named the Most Outstanding Player.

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Cleveland
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1972 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

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School Outcome
Assumption Regional Champion
Bentley Runner-up
Bridgeport Third Place
Sacred Heart Fourth Place
School Outcome
Eastern Michigan Regional Champion
Evansville Runner-up
Kentucky Wesleyan Third Place
Wittenberg Fourth Place
School Outcome
Lincoln (MO) Runner-up
Missouri–St. Louis Regional Champion
South Dakota Third Place
South Dakota State Fifth Place
St. Olaf Fourth Place
School Outcome
Florida Southern Third Place
Mercer Fourth Place
Roanoke Regional Champion
St. Thomas (FL) Runner-up
School Outcome
Alabama State Fifth Place
Delta State Runner-up
LSU–New Orleans Third Place
Tennessee State Regional Champion
Transylvania Fourth Place
School Outcome
Buffalo State Fourth Place
Hartford Runner-up
Ithaca Third Place
Southampton Regional Champion
School Outcome
Akron Regional Champion
Cheyney Fourth Place
Gannon Fifth Place*
Philadelphia U Third Place
Widener Fifth Place*
Youngstown State Runner-up
School Outcome
Seattle Pacific Runner-up
Southern Colorado Regional Champion
UC Irvine Fourth Place
UC Riverside Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

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New England - Worcester, Massachusetts

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Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
      
Bentley 96
Sacred Heart 79
Bentley 103
Assumption 109
Assumption 112
Bridgeport 82
  • Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

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Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
      
Eastern Michigan 61
Kentucky Wesleyan 59
Eastern Michigan 93
Evansville 88
Evansville 81
Wittenberg 73
  • Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64

Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri

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Location: Mark Twain Building Host: University of Missouri-Saint Louis

First round - Northfield, MN
Round of 36
March 6 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
Lincoln (MO) 97
St. Olaf 81
St. Olaf 87
South Dakota State 72
Lincoln 75
Missouri-St. Louis 84
Missouri-St. Louis 114
South Dakota 72
  • Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91

South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia

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Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
      
St. Thomas (FL) 68
Florida Southern 62
St. Thomas 57
Roanoke 67
Roanoke 78
Mercer 72
  • Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83

South - Cleveland, Mississippi

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Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University

First round - site unknown
Round of 36
March 6 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
         
Tennessee State 80
LSU–New Orleans 79
LSU–New Orleans 80
Alabama State 72
Tennessee State 79
Delta State 73
Delta State 71
Transylvania 59
  • Third Place - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74

East - Southampton, New York

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Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
      
Hartford 81
Ithaca 66
Hartford 74
Southampton 86
Southampton 83
Buffalo State 72
  • Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

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Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron

First round - Reading, PA
Round of 36
March 7
   
Philadelphia U 67
Widener 62
First round - Akron, OH
Round of 36
March 7
   
Youngstown State 81
Gannon 71
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
      
Akron 54
Philadelphia U 52
Akron 87
Youngstown State 71
Youngstown State 90
Cheyney 80
  • Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82

West - Pueblo, Colorado

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Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
      
Seattle Pacific 68
UC Riverside 63
Seattle Pacific 83
Southern Colorado 86
Southern Colorado 77
UC Irvine 58
  • Third Place - UC Riverside 94, UC Irvine 75

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

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Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 15 		National semifinals
Final Four
March 16 		National Championship
March 17
         
Assumption 88
Eastern Michigan 93
Eastern Michigan 73
Roanoke 99
Missouri-St. Louis 69
Roanoke 94
Roanoke 84
Akron 72
Tennessee State 95
Southampton 55
Tennessee State 69
Akron 71*
Akron 92
Southern Colorado 77
  • Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

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Most Outstanding Player: Hal Johnston (Roanoke)

See also

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