1972 NAIA basketball tournament

1972 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium ; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Kentucky State (3 title, 3 title game)
Runner-up	Wisconsin 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]

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

Awards and honors

Leading scorer: Travis Grant, Kentucky State
Leading rebounder: Mike Ratliff, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 81 rebounds in 5 games.
Player of the year: est. 1994
Most points single game: 60, Travis Grant, Kentucky State vs. Minot State (N.D.)
Most points single tournament: 213, Travis Grant, Kentucky State
Most points, career: 518, Travis Grant, Kentucky State, 1970-71-72
Most field goals made, game: 27, Travis Grant, Kentucky State vs. Minot State (N.D.)
Most field goals made, tournament: 89, Travis Grant, Kentucky State
Most field goals made, career: 223, Travis Grant, Kentucky State, 1970-71-72 ^[2]

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 Claire	59

			16	Belhaven	52
-	Quinnipiac (Conn.)	64

16	Belhaven (Miss.)	75
						1	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	77
TOP TIER
						9	Augustana	70
9	Augustana (Ill.)	103

-	Kearney State (Neb.)	96
			9	Augustana	76

			8	Glenville State	75
-	Missouri Southern State	66

8	Glenville State (W.Virginia)	68
									1	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	83

									4	Gardner–Webb	68
5	Western Washington State	66

-	Findlay (Ohio)	63
			5	Western Washington State	74

			12	Northeastern State	68
-	Glassboro State (N.J.)	69

12	Northeastern State (Okla.)	87
						5	Western Washington State	75
TOP TIER
						4	Gardner–Webb	81
13	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	98

-	Western Carolina (N.C.)	75
			13	Pittsburg State	87

			4	Gardner–Webb	91
-	Eastern Montana	94

4	Gardner–Webb (N.C.)	109
												1	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	62

												3	Kentucky State	71
3	Kentucky State	118

-	Minot State (N.D.)	68
			3	Kentucky State	112

			14	West Georgia	83
-	Northwestern (Iowa)	69

14	West Georgia	73
						3	Kentucky State	66
BOTTOM TIER
						11	St. Thomas	57
11	St. Thomas (Minn.)	78

-	Tri-State (Ind.)	61
			11	St. Thomas	93

			6	Ouachita Baptist	87
-	Elizabeth City State (N.C.)	89

6	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	90*
									3	Kentucky State	87

									2	Stephen F. Austin State	82
7	Xavier (La.)	102

-	Maryland-Eastern Shore	80
			7	Xavier	59

			10	Westmont	71
-	Edinboro State (Pa.)	72

10	Westmont (California)	91
						10	Westmont	62
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Stephen F. Austin State	72
15	Willamette (Ore.)	65

-	Adams State (Colo.)	78
			-	Adams State	77

			2	Stephen F. Austin State	87
-	Hillsdale (Mich.)	61

2	Stephen F. Austin (Tex.)	71

* denotes overtime.

Third-place game

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

NAIA third-place game

4	Gardner–Webb	91

2	Stephen F. Austin State	94

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References

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

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[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.

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