1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1972 100px 36 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Roanoke Maroons 1st Akron Zips 2nd Tennessee State Tigers 2nd Eastern Michigan Hurons 1st Charles Moir 1st Hal Johnston Roanoke 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, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named the Most Outstanding Player. USA 450 right 1972 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA white pog.svg 44.33 -93.06 top Northfield St. Olaf College USA cyan pog.svg 40.8 -82 left Akron University of Akron USA cyan pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 right University of Evansville USA white pog.svg 40.4 -76.3 bottom Reading Reading, Pennsylvania USA cyan pog.svg 42.25 -71.8 top Worcester Assumption University (Worcester) USA cyan pog.svg 33.53 -90.5 right Cleveland Delta State University USA cyan pog.svg 40.6 -72.27 left Southampton Southampton College USA cyan pog.svg 37.23 -80.1 bottom Salem Roanoke College USA red pog.svg 38.15 -86.75 top Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium USA cyan pog.svg 38.2 -104.47 right Pueblo Southern Colorado State College USA cyan pog.svg 38.45 -90.15 left St. Louis University of Missouri-Saint Louis Regional participants 22em 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 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Bentley 96 Sacred Heart 79 Assumption 112 Bridgeport 82 Bentley 103 Assumption 109 Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89 Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Eastern Michigan 61 Kentucky Wesleyan 59 Evansville 81 Wittenberg 73 Eastern Michigan 93 Evansville 88 Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64 Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri Location: Mark Twain Building Host: University of Missouri-Saint Louis 1 y First round - Northfield, MNRound of 36March 6 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 St. Olaf 87 South Dakota State 72 Lincoln (MO) 97 St. Olaf 81 Missouri-St. Louis 114 South Dakota 72 Lincoln 75 Missouri-St. Louis 84 Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91 South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 St. Thomas (FL) 68 Florida Southern 62 Roanoke 78 Mercer 72 St. Thomas 57 Roanoke 67 Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83 South - Cleveland, Mississippi Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University 1 y First round - site unknownRound of 36March 6 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 LSU–New Orleans 80 Alabama State 72 Tennessee State 80 LSU–New Orleans 79 Delta State 71 Transylvania 59 Tennessee State 79 Delta State 73 Third Place - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74 East - Southampton, New York Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Hartford 81 Ithaca 66 Southampton 83 Buffalo State 72 Hartford 74 Southampton 86 Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58 Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron First round - Reading, PARound of 36March 7 Philadelphia U 67 Widener 62 First round - Akron, OHRound of 36March 7 Youngstown State 81 Gannon 71 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Akron 54 Philadelphia U 52 Youngstown State 90 Cheyney 80 Akron 87 Youngstown State 71 Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82 West - Pueblo, Colorado Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Seattle Pacific 68 UC Riverside 63 Southern Colorado 77 UC Irvine 58 Seattle Pacific 83 Southern Colorado 86 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 QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 15 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 16 National ChampionshipMarch 17 Assumption 88 Eastern Michigan 93 Missouri-St. Louis 69 Roanoke 94 Tennessee State 95 Southampton 55 Akron 92 Southern Colorado 77 Eastern Michigan 73 Roanoke 99 Tennessee State 69 Akron 71* Roanoke 84 Akron 72 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 Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament