| Teams | 36 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Roanoke Maroons (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Akron Zips (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Charles Moir (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Hal Johnston (Roanoke) | ||||
| Attendance | 17,450 | ||||
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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.
Northfield
Akron
Reading
Worcester
Cleveland
Southampton
Salem
Evansville
Pueblo
St. Louis
1972 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)