1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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.

1972 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament

Teams	36
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»

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

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

New England - Worcester, Massachusetts

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
	Bentley		96
	Sacred Heart		79
						Bentley		103
						Assumption		109
	Assumption		112
	Bridgeport		82

• Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10
	Eastern Michigan		61
	Kentucky Wesleyan		59
						Eastern Michigan		93
						Evansville		88
	Evansville		81
	Wittenberg		73

• Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64

Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri

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
						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

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

South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia

Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10
	St. Thomas (FL)		68
	Florida Southern		62
						St. Thomas		57
						Roanoke		67
	Roanoke		78
	Mercer		72

• Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83

South - Cleveland, Mississippi

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
						Tennessee State		80
						LSU–New Orleans		79
	LSU–New Orleans		80
	Alabama State		72
											Tennessee State		79
											Delta State		73
						Delta State		71
						Transylvania		59

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

East - Southampton, New York

Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
	Hartford		81
	Ithaca		66
						Hartford		74
						Southampton		86
	Southampton		83
	Buffalo State		72

• Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron

	First round - Reading, PA Round of 36 March 7
	Philadelphia U		67
	Widener		62

	First round - Akron, OH Round of 36 March 7
	Youngstown State		81
	Gannon		71

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
	Akron		54
	Philadelphia U		52
						Akron		87
						Youngstown State		71
	Youngstown State		90
	Cheyney		80

• Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82

West - Pueblo, Colorado

Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
	Seattle Pacific		68
	UC Riverside		63
						Seattle Pacific		83
						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

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

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

• Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• 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

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

References

Sources

• 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