1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
1972 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament |
Teams |
36 |
Finals Site |
Evansville, Indiana |
Champions |
Roanoke (1st title) |
Runner-Up |
Akron (2nd title game) |
Semifinalists |
Tennessee State (2nd Final Four)
Eastern Michigan (1st Final Four) |
Winning Coach |
Charles Moir (Roanoke (1st title)) |
Most Outstanding Player |
Hal Johnston Roanoke |
Attendance |
17,450 |
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
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The 1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1971-2 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Roanoke College and Roanoke's Hal Johnston was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Bentley |
96 |
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Sacred Heart |
79 |
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Bentley |
103 |
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Assumption |
109 |
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Assumption |
112 |
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Bridgeport |
82 |
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- Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Eastern Michigan |
61 |
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Kentucky Wesleyan |
59 |
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Eastern Michigan |
93 |
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Evansville |
88 |
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Evansville |
81 |
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Wittenberg |
73 |
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- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64
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First Round |
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Lincoln (MO) |
97 |
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St. Olaf |
81 |
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St. Olaf |
87 |
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South Dakota State |
72 |
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Lincoln |
75 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
84 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
114 |
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South Dakota |
72 |
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- Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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St. Thomas (FL) |
68 |
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Florida Southern |
62 |
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St. Thomas |
57 |
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Roanoke |
67 |
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Roanoke |
78 |
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Mercer |
72 |
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- Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83
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First Round |
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Tennessee State |
80 |
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New Orleans |
79 |
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New Orleans |
80 |
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Alabama State |
72 |
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Tennessee State |
79 |
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Delta State |
73 |
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Delta State |
71 |
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Transylvania |
59 |
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- Third Place - New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Hartford |
81 |
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Ithaca |
66 |
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Hartford |
74 |
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Southampton |
86 |
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Southampton |
83 |
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Buffalo State |
72 |
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- Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58
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First Round |
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Akron |
54 |
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Philadelphia U |
52 |
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Philadelphia U |
67 |
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Widener |
62 |
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Akron |
87 |
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Youngstown State |
71 |
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Youngstown State |
81 |
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Gannon |
71 |
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Youngstown State |
90 |
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Cheyney |
80 |
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- Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Seattle Pacific |
68 |
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UC Riverside |
63 |
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Seattle Pacific |
83 |
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Southern Colorado |
86 |
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Southern Colorado |
77 |
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UC Irvine |
58 |
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- Third Place - UC Riverside 94, UC Irvine 75
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Final |
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Assumption |
88 |
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Eastern Michigan |
93 |
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Eastern Michigan |
73 |
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Roanoke |
99 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
69 |
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Roanoke |
94 |
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Roanoke |
84 |
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Akron |
72 |
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Tennessee State |
95 |
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Southampton |
55 |
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Tennessee State |
69 |
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Akron |
71* |
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Akron |
92 |
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Southern Colorado |
77 |
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- Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82
*denotes each overtime played
See also
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