1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

1972 NCAA College Division
basketball tournamentTeams| 36

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Finals site| ,
Evansville, Indiana
Champions| Roanoke Maroons (1st title)
Runner-up| Akron Zips (2nd title game)
Semifinalists|

* Tennessee State Tigers (2nd Final Four)
* Eastern Michigan Hurons (1st Final Four)

Winning coach| Charles Moir (1st title)
MOP| Hal Johnston (Roanoke)
Attendance| 17,450
| NCAA Division II men's tournaments

«1971 | 1973»

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, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named the Most Outstanding Player.

Northfield

Akron

Reading

Worcester

Cleveland

Southampton

Salem

Evansville

Pueblo

St. Louis

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1972 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

## Regional participants

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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
LSU–New Orleans | Third Place
Tennessee State | Regional Champion
Transylvania | Fourth Place

School  | Outcome
Buffalo State | Fourth Place
Hartford | Runner-up
Ithaca | Third Place
Southampton | 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

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### New England - Worcester, Massachusetts

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Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11 |

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| Bentley | 96 | |
| Sacred Heart | 79 |
| | Bentley | 103 |
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| | | Assumption | 109 |
| Assumption | 112 |

| Bridgeport | 82 |

* Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89

### Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

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Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10 |

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| Eastern Michigan | 61 | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 59 |
| | Eastern Michigan | 93 |
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| | | Evansville | 88 |
| Evansville | 81 |

| Wittenberg | 73 |

* Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64

### Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri

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Location: Mark Twain Building Host: University of Missouri-Saint Louis

| First round - Northfield, MN
Round of 36
March 6 | | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11 |

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| | | | Lincoln (MO) | 97 | |
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| | | St. Olaf | 81 |
| St. Olaf | 87 |

| South Dakota State | 72 |
| | 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 |

* Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91

### South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia

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Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10 |

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| St. Thomas (FL) | 68 | |
| Florida Southern | 62 |
| | St. Thomas | 57 |
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| | | Roanoke | 67 |
| Roanoke | 78 |

| Mercer | 72 |

* Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83

### South - Cleveland, Mississippi

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Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University

| First round - site unknown
Round of 36
March 6 | | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10 |

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| | | | Tennessee State | 80 | |
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| | | LSU–New Orleans | 79 |
| LSU–New Orleans | 80 |

| Alabama State | 72 |
| | Tennessee State | 79 |
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| | | Delta State | 73 |
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| | Delta State | 71 |
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| | | Transylvania | 59 |

* Third Place - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74

### East - Southampton, New York

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Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11 |

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| Hartford | 81 | |
| Ithaca | 66 |
| | Hartford | 74 |
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| | | Southampton | 86 |
| Southampton | 83 |

| Buffalo State | 72 |

* Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58

### Mideast - Akron, Ohio

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Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron

| First round - Reading, PA
Round of 36
March 7 |

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| Philadelphia U | 67 |
| Widener | 62 |
| First round - Akron, OH
Round of 36
March 7 |

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| Youngstown State | 81 |
| Gannon | 71 |
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11 |

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| Akron | 54 | |
| Philadelphia U | 52 |
| | Akron | 87 |
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| | | Youngstown State | 71 |
| Youngstown State | 90 |

| Cheyney | 80 |

* Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82

### West - Pueblo, Colorado

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Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11 |

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| Seattle Pacific | 68 | |
| UC Riverside | 63 |
| | Seattle Pacific | 83 |
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| | | 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

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Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 15 | | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 16 | | | National Championship
March 17 |

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| Assumption | 88 | | |
| Eastern Michigan | 93 |
| | Eastern Michigan | 73 |
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| | | Roanoke | 99 |
| Missouri-St. Louis | 69 |

| Roanoke | 94 |
| | Roanoke | 84 |
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| | | Akron | 72 |
| Tennessee State | 95 | |

| Southampton | 55 |
| | Tennessee State | 69 |
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| | | Akron | 71* |
| Akron | 92 |

| Southern Colorado | 77 |

* Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82

*denotes each overtime played

## All-tournament team

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* 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

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* 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
* 1972 NAIA Basketball Tournament

## References

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## Sources

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* 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
* 1972 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com

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