1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

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1972 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament
Season1972
Teams21
Finals site
Champions Florida Southern  (2nd title)
Runner-up Valley State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Hal Smeltzly  (2nd title)
MOP Jay Smith (Florida Southern)

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 Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the Valley State. [1]

Contents

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

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern 30
New Haven 32
Montclair State 22
Adelphi 12
Old Dominion 12
Springfield 02

Mideast Regional

TeamWinsLosses
SIU Edwardsville 41
Marietta 32
Valparaiso 32
Nicholls State 12
Tuskegee 02
Union (TN) 02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
UMSL 41
Northern Colorado 22
Northern Iowa 12
Missouri–Rolla 02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Valley State 40
Chapman 22
Puget Sound 12
UC Irvine 12
Cal State Hayward 02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Florida Southern Independent31–6 Hal Smeltzly 2
(last: 1971)
1st53
UMSL Independent23–6 Arnold Copeland 0
(last: none)
none00
Valley State CCAA 43–20 (20–4) Bob Hiegert 1
(last: 1971)
1st41
SIU Edwardsville Independent31–15–2 Roy Lee 0
(last: none)
none00

Results

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
Valley State 7
SIU Edwardsville 6
Valley State3
Florida Southern10
Florida Southern 10
UMSL 4
Florida Southern05
Valley State31
Lower round 1Lower final
Valley State10
SIU Edwardsville4SIU Edwardsville0
UMSL1

Game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
Game 1 Valley State 7–6 SIU Edwardsville
Game 2 Florida Southern 10–4 UMSL
Game 3 SIU Edwardsville 4–1 UMSL UMSL eliminated
Game 4 Florida Southern 10–3 Valley State
Game 5 Valley State 10–0 SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated
Game 6 Valley State 3–0 Florida Southern
Game 7 Florida Southern 5–1 Valley State Florida Southern wins National Championship

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References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 29, 2021.