1972 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament

1972 NCAA Division II
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 Eagles (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Charles Moir (1st title)
MOP	Hal Johnston Roanoke
Attendance	17,450

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 College, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named 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
LSU–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

East - Buffalo, New York

Location:

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


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

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

Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri

Location: Mark Twain Building

First Round - Northfield, MN

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

South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia

Location: C. Homer Bast Center

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

South - Cleveland, Mississippi

Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum

First Round - site unknown		Regional Semifinals			Regional Final


			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

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


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

	First Round - Reading, PA


	Philadelphia U		67

	Widener		62

	First Round - Akron, OH


	Youngstown State		81

	Gannon		71

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final


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

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 - Evansville, Indiana