1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

U.S. Sports Tournament August 2023 1972 College Division 21 Lanphier Park Springfield, Illinois 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 2nd 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 2nd Hal Smeltzly 2nd Jay Smith Florida Southern NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1972 season. This was the fifth such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. It was also the first held in Springfield, Illinois, having spent the first four years in Springfield, Missouri. The 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf NCAA Division II Baseball Championships Record Book June 29, 2021 Format Twenty-one teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Two regions consisted of six teams, another had five, and the Midwest had four. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format. Regionals East Regional Team Wins Losses 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 0 1972 New Haven Chargers New Haven 3 2 1972 Montclair State Red Hawks Montclair State 2 2 1972 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 1 2 1972 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 1 2 1972 Springfield Pride Springfield 0 2 Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 4 1 1972 Marietta Pioneers Marietta 3 2 1972 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 3 2 1972 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 1 2 1972 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee 0 2 1972 Union University Bulldogs Union (TN) 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1972 UMSL Tritons UMSL 4 1 1972 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 2 2 1972 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 1 2 1972 Missouri–Rolla Miners Missouri–Rolla 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 4 0 1972 Chapman Panthers Chapman 2 2 1972 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound 1 2 1972 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 1 2 1972 Cal State Hayward Pioneers Cal State Hayward 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Independent 31–6 Hal Smeltzly 2(last: 1971) 1st 5–3 1972 UMSL Tritons UMSL Independent 23–6 Arnold Copeland 0(last: none) none 0–0 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State CCAA 43–20 (20–4) Bob Hiegert 1(last: 1971) 1st 4–1 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Independent 31–15–2 Roy Lee 0(last: none) none 0–0 Results Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 7 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 6 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 10 1972 UMSL Tritons UMSL 4 SIU Edwardsville 4 UMSL 1 Valley State 3 Florida Southern 10 Valley State 10 SIU Edwardsville 0 Florida Southern 0 5 Valley State 3 1 Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 7–6 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Game 2 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 10–4 1972 UMSL Tritons UMSL Game 3 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 4–1 1972 UMSL Tritons UMSL UMSL eliminated Game 4 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 10–3 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State Game 5 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 10–0 1972 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated Game 6 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State 3–0 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Game 7 1972 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 5–1 1972 Valley State Matadors Valley State Florida Southern wins National Championship See also 1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament 1972 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA College Division baseball tournament