1972 NAIA basketball tournament

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1972 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals site Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKentucky State (3 title, 3 title game)
Runner-upWisconsin Eau Claire (1 title game,
1 Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Stephen F. Austin (1 Final Four)
  • Gardner Webb (1 Final Four)
Coach of the year Ken Anderson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Frank Schade (Wisconsin Eau Claire)
MVP Travis Grant (Kentucky State)
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The 1972 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 35th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1]

Contents

This year was the first and only tournament since seeding began in 1957 that all 4 top seeded teams made it to the national semi-finals. Seeding was changed in 2016, so each bracket is now seeded 1 thru 8. Kentucky State became the second team to win three titles in a row, joining Tennessee State (1957, 1958, 1959).

Awards and honors

1972 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 96
- Bishop (Tex.) 65
1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire59
16 Belhaven 52
- Quinnipiac (Conn.) 64
16 Belhaven (Miss.) 75
1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire77
TOP TIER
9 Augustana 70
9 Augustana (Ill.) 103
- Kearney State (Neb.) 96
9 Augustana76
8 Glenville State 75
- Missouri Southern State 66
8 Glenville State (W.Virginia) 68
1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire83
4 Gardner–Webb 68
5 Western Washington State 66
- Findlay (Ohio) 63
5 Western Washington State74
12 Northeastern State 68
- Glassboro State (N.J.) 69
12 Northeastern State (Okla.) 87
5 Western Washington State 75
TOP TIER
4 Gardner–Webb81
13 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 98
- Western Carolina (N.C.) 75
13 Pittsburg State 87
4 Gardner–Webb91
- Eastern Montana 94
4 Gardner–Webb (N.C.) 109
1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 62
3 Kentucky State71
3 Kentucky State 118
- Minot State (N.D.) 68
3 Kentucky State112
14 West Georgia 83
- Northwestern (Iowa) 69
14 West Georgia 73
3 Kentucky State66
BOTTOM TIER
11 St. Thomas 57
11 St. Thomas (Minn.) 78
- Tri-State (Ind.) 61
11 St. Thomas93
6 Ouachita Baptist 87
- Elizabeth City State (N.C.) 89
6 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 90*
3 Kentucky State87
2 Stephen F. Austin State 82
7 Xavier (La.) 102
- Maryland-Eastern Shore 80
7 Xavier 59
10 Westmont71
- Edinboro State (Pa.) 72
10 Westmont (California) 91
10 Westmont 62
BOTTOM TIER
2 Stephen F. Austin State72
15 Willamette (Ore.) 65
- Adams State (Colo.) 78
- Adams State 77
2 Stephen F. Austin State87
- Hillsdale (Mich.) 61
2 Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) 71

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

NAIA third-place game
   
4 Gardner–Webb 91
2 Stephen F. Austin State94

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References

  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  2. NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2009.