1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1973 100px 42 Evansville, Indiana Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 4th Tennessee State Tigers 2nd Assumption Greyhounds 1st Brockport State Golden Eagles 1st Bob Jones 1st Mike Williams Kentucky Wesleyan 18,318 The 1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 42 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division basketball as a culmination of the 1972-73 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College and Kentucky Wesleyan's Mike Williams was the Most Outstanding Player. This was the last College Division basketball tournament. Effective with the next school year of 1973–74, the NCAA adopted the three-division setup that exists to this day. The top-level University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two. College Division members that wished to award athletic scholarships were placed in Division II, while those that chose to remain non-scholarship were placed in Division III. USA 450 right 1973 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA white pog.svg 41.55 -72.5 right Hartford University of Hartford USA white pog.svg 41.16 -73.15 left Bridgeport University of Bridgeport USA white pog.svg 38.06 -84.35 top Lexington Transylvania University USA white pog.svg 35.09 -78.69 bottom Fayetteville Fayetteville State University USA white pog.svg 25.8 -80.21 top Miami St. Thomas University (Florida) USA white pog.svg 33.66 -117 right Riverside University of California, Riverside USA cyan pog.svg 40.7 -76.3 right Reading Albright College USA white 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 39.95 -75.3 right Chester Chester, Pennsylvania USA cyan pog.svg 42.25 -71.8 top Worcester Assumption University (Worcester) USA cyan pog.svg 30.35 -90.33 right Hammond Southeastern Louisiana University USA cyan pog.svg 42.33 -75.2 left Oneonta Hartwick College USA cyan pog.svg 37.23 -80.1 right Salem Roanoke College USA red pog.svg 38.15 -86.75 bottom Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium USA cyan pog.svg 35.25 -119.05 right Bakersfield California State College, Bakersfield USA cyan pog.svg 37.4 -93.3 left Springfield Southwest Missouri State University} Regional participants 22em SchoolOutcomeCoeRegional ChampionSouth Dakota StateRunner-upSouthern ColoradoFourth PlaceSW Missouri StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRegional ChampionBentleyRunner-upBridgeportThird PlaceHartfordFifth Place*St. Michael'sFourth PlaceStonehillFifth Place* SchoolOutcomeAkronRegional ChampionCheyneyThird PlaceHiramFifth Place*Lebanon ValleyFifth Place*Philadelphia TextileFourth PlaceSteubenvilleRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAlbany StateFifth PlaceChattanoogaThird PlaceSE LouisianaRunner-upTennessee StateRegional ChampionTransylvaniaFourth Place SchoolOutcomeCapitalThird PlaceKentucky WesleyanRegional ChampionValparaisoRunner-upWoosterFourth Place SchoolOutcomeEckerdFifth Place*Fayetteville StateThird PlaceLoyola (MD)Fourth PlaceOld DominionRunner-upRoanokeRegional ChampionSt. ThomasFifth Place* SchoolOutcomeBrockport StateRegional ChampionC. W. PostThird PlaceHartwickRunner-upNew Jersey CityFifth Place*Potsdam StateFourth PlaceRPIFifth Place* SchoolOutcomeCal State BakersfieldRunner-upPuget SoundFourth PlaceSan DiegoThird PlaceSonoma StateFifth PlaceUC RiversideRegional Champion *denotes tie Regionals Midwest - Springfield, Missouri Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Coe 65 Southern Colorado 63 South Dakota State 85 SW Missouri State 74 Coe 107 South Dakota State 104 Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Southern Colorado 62 New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College First round - Hartford, CTRound of 42March 6 St. Michael's 108 Hartford 97 First round - Bridgeport, CTRound of 42March 6 Bridgeport 77 Stonehill 74 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Assumption 81 St. Michael's 79 Bridgeport 106 Bentley 109*** Assumption 87 Bentley 85 Third Place - Bridgeport 93, St. Michael's 75 Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College First round - Chester, PARound of 42March 6 Cheyney 74 Lebanon Valley 56 First round - Akron, OHRound of 42March 6 Steubenville 54 Hiram 51 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Akron 99 Cheyney 71 Steubenville 61 Philadelphia Textile 51 Akron 49 Steubenville 47 Third Place - Cheyney 70, Philadelphia Textile 63 South - Hammond, Louisiana Location: Cefalu Coliseum Host: Southeastern Louisiana University 1 y First round - Lexington, KYRound of 42March 6 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Transylvania 72* Albany State 71 Tennessee State 53 Transylvania 45 SE Louisiana 67 Chattanooga 64 Tennessee State 62* SE Louisiana 54 Third Place - Chattanooga 99, Transylvania 86 Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Regional semifinalsRound of 32 Regional FinalSweet 16 Kentucky Wesleyan 93 Wooster 56 Valparaiso 69 Capital 64 Kentucky Wesleyan 74 Valparaiso 66 Third Place - Capital 75, Wooster 47 South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia Location: C. Homer Bast Center Host: Roanoke College First round - Fayetteville, NCRound of 42March 6 Fayetteville State 95 Eckerd 66 First round - Miami, FLRound of 42March 6 Loyola (MD) 82* St. Thomas 79 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional FinalSweet 16March 9 Old Dominion 80 Fayetteville State 74 Loyola 63 Roanoke 84 Old Dominion 87 Roanoke 88* Third Place - Fayetteville State 81, Loyola 66 East - Oneonta, New York Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College 1 y First round - sites unknownRound of 42March 6 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 Brockport State 78 New Jersey City 68 Potsdam State 54 RPI 52 C. W. Post 77 Brockport State 93 Potsdam State 58 Hartwick 75 Brockport State 70 Hartwick 62 Third Place - C. W. Post 79, Potsdam State 75 West - Bakersfield, California Location: Bakersfield Civic Auditorium Host: California State College, Bakersfield 1 y First round - Riverside, CARound of 42March 6 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional FinalSweet 16March 10 UC Riverside 70 Sonoma State 68 Puget Sound 51 UC Riverside 71 Cal State Bakersfield 50 San Diego 44 UC Riverside 61 Cal State Bakersfield 54 Third Place - San Diego 80, Puget Sound 73 *denotes each overtime played National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 14 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 15 National ChampionshipMarch 16 Coe 96 Assumption 102 Akron 50 Tennessee State 54 Kentucky Wesleyan 87 Roanoke 63 Brockport State 79 UC Riverside 70 Assumption 76 Tennessee State 106 Kentucky Wesleyan 96 Brockport State 90 Tennessee State 76 Kentucky Wesleyan 78* Third Place - Assumption 94, Brockport State 90 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Mike Boylan (Assumption) Ron Gilliam (Brockport State) Leonard Robinson (Tennessee State) Mike Williams (Kentucky Wesleyan) Roger Zornes (Kentucky Wesleyan) See also 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1973 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1973 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