1972 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
1972 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament| Teams |
36 |
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| Finals Site |
Evansville, Indiana |
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| Champions |
Roanoke (1st title) |
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| Runner-Up |
Akron (2nd title game) |
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| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach |
Charles Moir (1st title) |
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| MOP |
Hal Johnston Roanoke |
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| Attendance |
17,450 |
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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
*denotes tie
Regionals
Location:
| Regional Semifinals
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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
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Regional Semifinals
| | | 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
Location: Mark Twain Building
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First Round - Northfield, MN |
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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
Location: C. Homer Bast Center
| Regional Semifinals
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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
Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum
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Tennessee State |
80 |
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LSU–New Orleans |
79 |
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LSU–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 - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74
Location: Southampton Gym
| Regional Semifinals
| | | 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
Location: Memorial Hall
| First Round - Akron, OH
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| Youngstown State
| 81
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| Gannon
| 71
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| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Akron
| 54
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| Philadelphia U
| 52
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| | Akron
| 87
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| | Youngstown State
| 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
Location: Massari Arena
| Regional Semifinals
| | | 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
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | 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
All-tournament team
See also
References
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