Edition of USA college basketball tournament
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.
1972 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regionals
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
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| Bentley
| 96
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| Sacred Heart
| 79
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| | Bentley
| 103
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| | | Assumption
| 109
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| Assumption
| 112
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| Bridgeport
| 82
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- Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
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| Eastern Michigan
| 61
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 59
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| | Eastern Michigan
| 93
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| | | Evansville
| 88
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| Evansville
| 81
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| Wittenberg
| 73
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- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64
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
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| | | | Lincoln (MO)
| 97
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| | | St. Olaf
| 81
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| St. Olaf
| 87
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| South Dakota State
| 72
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| | Lincoln
| 75
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| | | Missouri-St. Louis
| 84
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| | Missouri-St. Louis
| 114
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| | | South Dakota
| 72
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- Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91
Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
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| St. Thomas (FL)
| 68
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| Florida Southern
| 62
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| | St. Thomas
| 57
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| | | Roanoke
| 67
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| Roanoke
| 78
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| Mercer
| 72
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- Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Mercer 83
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
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| | | | Tennessee State
| 80
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| | | LSU–New Orleans
| 79
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| LSU–New Orleans
| 80
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| Alabama State
| 72
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| | Tennessee State
| 79
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| | | Delta State
| 73
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| | Delta State
| 71
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| | | Transylvania
| 59
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- Third Place - LSU–New Orleans 110, Transylvania 74
Location: Southampton Gym Host: Southampton College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
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| Hartford
| 81
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| Ithaca
| 66
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| | Hartford
| 74
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| | | Southampton
| 86
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| Southampton
| 83
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| Buffalo State
| 72
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- Third Place - Ithaca 70, Buffalo State 58
Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron
| First round - Reading, PA
Round of 36
March 7
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| Philadelphia U
| 67
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| Widener
| 62
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| First round - Akron, OH
Round of 36
March 7
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| Youngstown State
| 81
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| Gannon
| 71
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| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
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| Akron
| 54
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| Philadelphia U
| 52
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| | Akron
| 87
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| | | Youngstown State
| 71
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| Youngstown State
| 90
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| Cheyney
| 80
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- Third Place - Philadelphia U 86, Cheyney 82
Location: Massari Arena Host: Southern Colorado State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
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| Seattle Pacific
| 68
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| UC Riverside
| 63
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| | Seattle Pacific
| 83
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| | | Southern Colorado
| 86
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| Southern Colorado
| 77
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| UC Irvine
| 58
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- Third Place - UC Riverside 94, UC Irvine 75
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 15
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 16
| | | National Championship
March 17
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| Assumption
| 88
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| Eastern Michigan
| 93
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| | Eastern Michigan
| 73
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| | | Roanoke
| 99
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| Missouri-St. Louis
| 69
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| Roanoke
| 94
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| | Roanoke
| 84
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| | | Akron
| 72
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| Tennessee State
| 95
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| Southampton
| 55
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| | Tennessee State
| 69
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| | | Akron
| 71*
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| Akron
| 92
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| Southern Colorado
| 77
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- Third Place - Tennessee State 107, Eastern Michigan 82
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
Most Outstanding Player: Hal Johnston (Roanoke)
