1972 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
Teams | 36 |
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Finals site | Evansville, Indiana |
Champions | Roanoke Maroons (1st title) |
Runner-up | Akron Zips (2nd title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Charles Moir (1st title) |
MOP | Hal Johnston (Roanoke) |
Attendance | 17,450 |
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 College, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants[]
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Regionals[]
East - Buffalo, New York[]
Location:
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[]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
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[]
Location: Mark Twain Building
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[]
Location: C. Homer Bast Center
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[]
Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum
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[]
Location: Southampton Gym
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[]
Location: Memorial Hall
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[]
Location: Massari Arena
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[]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
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[]
- Hal Johnston (Roanoke)
- Lloyd Neal (Tennessee State)
- Len Paul (Akron)
- Jay Piccola (Roanoke)
- Leonard Robinson (Tennessee State)
Most Outstanding Player: Hal Johnston (Roanoke)
See also[]
- 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1972 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References[]
Sources[]
Categories:
- NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1971–72 NCAA College Division men's basketball season