1972 NCAA College Division 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

• Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Eastern Michigan		61
	Kentucky Wesleyan		59
						Eastern Michigan		93
						Evansville		88
	Evansville		81
	Wittenberg		73

• Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64

	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

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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	St. Thomas (FL)		68
	Florida Southern		62
						St. Thomas		57
						Roanoke		67
	Roanoke		78
	Mercer		72

• Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83

	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

• Third Place - New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Hartford		81
	Ithaca		66
						Hartford		74
						Southampton		86
	Southampton		83
	Buffalo State		72

• Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58

	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

• Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	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

• Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82

*denotes each overtime played

See also

• 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1972 National Invitation Tournament
• 1972 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship