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.
Regional participants
SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRegional ChampionBentleyRunner-upBridgeportThird PlaceSacred HeartFourth Place SchoolOutcomeEastern MichiganRegional ChampionEvansvilleRunner-upKentucky WesleyanThird PlaceWittenbergFourth Place SchoolOutcomeLincoln (MO)Runner-upMissouri–St. LouisRegional ChampionSouth DakotaThird PlaceSouth Dakota StateFifth PlaceSt. OlafFourth Place SchoolOutcomeFlorida SouthernThird PlaceMercerFourth PlaceRoanokeRegional ChampionSt. Thomas (FL)Runner-up SchoolOutcomeAlabama StateFifth PlaceDelta StateRunner-upLSU–New OrleansThird PlaceTennessee StateRegional ChampionTransylvaniaFourth Place SchoolOutcomeBuffalo StateFourth PlaceHartfordRunner-upIthacaThird PlaceSouthamptonRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAkronRegional ChampionCheyneyFourth PlaceGannonFifth Place*Philadelphia UThird PlaceWidenerFifth Place*Youngstown StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeSeattle PacificRunner-upSouthern ColoradoRegional ChampionUC IrvineFourth PlaceUC RiversideThird Place
*denotes tie
Regionals
New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College
Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89
Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64
Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri Location: Mark Twain Building Host: University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91
South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College
Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83
South - Cleveland, Mississippi Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University
Third Place - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74
East - Southampton, New York Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College
Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58
Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron
Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82
West - Pueblo, Colorado Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College
Third Place - UC Riverside 94, UC Irvine 75
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
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