| Teams | 36 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Roanoke Maroons (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Akron Zips (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Charles Moir (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Hal Johnston (Roanoke) | ||||
| Attendance | 17,450 | ||||
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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.
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Southampton
Salem
Evansville
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St. Louis
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)
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