1972 NCAA College Division Men's 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
«1971  1973»

The 1972 NCAA College Division Men's 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 and Roanoke's Hal Johnston was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

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
New Orleans Third Place
Tennessee State Regional Champion
Transylvania Fourth Place
School Outcome
Buffalo State Fourth Place
Hartford Runner-up
Ithaca Third Place
Sothampton 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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Bentley 96
Sacred Heart 79
Bentley 103
Assumption 109
Assumption 112
Bridgeport 82
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Eastern Michigan 61
Kentucky Wesleyan 59
Eastern Michigan 93
Evansville 88
Evansville 81
Wittenberg 73
  First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                           
        
   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  
      
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
St. Thomas (FL) 68
Florida Southern 62
St. Thomas 57
Roanoke 67
Roanoke 78
Mercer 72
  First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                           
        
   Tennessee State 80  
     New Orleans 79  
 New Orleans 80
   Alabama State 72  
     Tennessee State 79
   Delta State 73
          
        
 Delta State 71
     Transylvania 59  
      
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Hartford 81
Ithaca 66
Hartford 74
Southampton 86
Southampton 83
Buffalo State 72
  First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                           
        
   Akron 54  
     Philadelphia U 52  
 Philadelphia U 67
   Widener 62  
     Akron 87
   Youngstown State 71
   Youngstown State 81  
 Gannon 71  
 Youngstown State 90
     Cheyney 80  
      
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Seattle Pacific 68
UC Riverside 63
Seattle Pacific 83
Southern Colorado 86
Southern Colorado 77
UC Irvine 58

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
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

*denotes each overtime played

See also

References

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