1973 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1973 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament involved 42 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 1972-73 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College and Kentucky Wesleyan's Mike Williams was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
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| Coe
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| Southern Colorado
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| | Coe
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| | South Dakota State
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| South Dakota State
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| SW Missouri State
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- Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Southern Colorado 62
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Assumption |
81 |
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St. Michael's |
79 |
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St. Michael's |
108 |
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Hartford |
97 |
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Assumption |
87 |
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Bentley |
85 |
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Bridgeport |
77 |
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Stonehill |
74 |
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Bridgeport |
106 |
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Bentley |
109*** |
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- Third Place - Bridgeport 93, St. Michael's 75
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Akron |
99 |
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Cheyney |
71 |
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Cheyney |
74 |
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Lebanon Valley |
56 |
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Akron |
49 |
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Steubenville |
47 |
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Steubenville |
54 |
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Hiram |
51 |
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Steubenville |
61 |
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Philadelphia U |
51 |
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- Third Place - Cheyney 70, Philadelphia U 63
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Tennessee State |
53 |
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Transylvania |
45 |
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Transylvania |
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Albany State |
71 |
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Tennessee State |
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SE Louisiana |
54 |
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SE Louisiana |
67 |
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Chattanooga |
64 |
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- Third Place - Chattanooga 99, Transylvania 86
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
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| Wooster
| 56
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 74
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| | Valparaiso
| 66
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| Valparaiso
| 69
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| Capital
| 64
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- Third Place - Capital 75, Wooster 47
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Old Dominion |
80 |
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Fayetteville State |
74 |
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Fayetteville State |
95 |
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Eckerd |
66 |
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Old Dominion |
87 |
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Roanoke |
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Loyola (MD) |
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St. Thomas |
79 |
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Loyola |
63 |
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Roanoke |
84 |
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- Third Place - Fayetteville State 81, Loyola 66
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C. W. Post |
77 |
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Brockport State |
93 |
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Brockport State |
78 |
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New Jersey City |
68 |
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Brockport State |
70 |
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Hartwick |
62 |
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Potsdam State |
54 |
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RPI |
52 |
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Postsdam State |
58 |
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Hartwick |
75 |
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- Third Place - C. W. Post 79, Potsdam State 75
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Puget Sound |
51 |
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UC Riverside |
71 |
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UC Riverside |
70 |
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Sonoma State |
68 |
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UC Riverside |
61 |
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Cal State Bakersfield |
54 |
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Cal State Bakersfield |
50 |
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San Diego |
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- Third Place - San Diego 80, Puget Sound 73
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National Finals
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Coe
| 96
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| Assumption
| 102
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| | Assumption
| 76
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| | Tennessee State
| 106
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| Akron
| 50
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| Tennessee State
| 54
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| | Tennessee State
| 76
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 78*
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 87
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| Roanoke
| 63
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 96
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| | Brockport State
| 90
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| Brockport State
| 79
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| UC Riverside
| 70
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- Third Place - Assumption 94, Brockport State 90
*denotes each overtime played
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