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1972 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1972
ImageSize150px
Caption1972 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FinalFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKentucky State
TitleCount3
ChampGameCount3
RunnerUpWisconsin Eau Claire
GameCount1
RunnerFFCount1
Semifinal1Stephen F. Austin
FinalFourCount11
Semifinal2Gardner–Webb
FinalFourCount21
COTYKen Anderson
COTYSchoolWisconsin-Eau Claire
MVPTravis Grant
MVPTeamKentucky State
HustleFrank Schade
HustleSchoolWisconsin Eau Claire
Attendanceunknown

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.

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

1972 NAIA bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD1-score01=96 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Bishop (Tex.) | RD1-score02=65

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Quinnipiac (Conn.) | RD1-score03=64 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Belhaven (Miss.) | RD1-score04=75

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Augustana (Ill.) | RD1-score05=103 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Kearney State (Neb.) | RD1-score06=96

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Missouri Southern State | RD1-score07=66 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Glenville State (W.Virginia) | RD1-score08=68

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Western Washington State | RD1-score09=66 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Findlay (Ohio) | RD1-score10=63

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Glassboro State (N.J.) | RD1-score11=69 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Northeastern State (Okla.) | RD1-score12=87

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Pittsburg State (Kan.) | RD1-score13=98 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Western Carolina (N.C.) | RD1-score14=75

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Eastern Montana | RD1-score15=94 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Gardner–Webb (N.C.) | RD1-score16=109

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Kentucky State | RD1-score17=118 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Minot State (N.D.) | RD1-score18=68

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Northwestern (Iowa) | RD1-score19=69 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=West Georgia | RD1-score20=73

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=St. Thomas (Minn.) | RD1-score21=78 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Tri-State (Ind.) | RD1-score22=61

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Elizabeth City State (N.C.) | RD1-score23=89 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | RD1-score24=90*

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Xavier (La.) | RD1-score25=102 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Maryland-Eastern Shore | RD1-score26=80

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Edinboro State (Pa.) | RD1-score27=72 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Westmont (California) | RD1-score28=91

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Willamette (Ore.) | RD1-score29=65 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Adams State (Colo.) | RD1-score30=78

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Hillsdale (Mich.) | RD1-score31=61 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) | RD1-score32=71

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD2-score01=59 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Belhaven | RD2-score02=52

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Augustana | RD2-score03=76 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Glenville State | RD2-score04=75

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Western Washington State | RD2-score05=74 | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Northeastern State | RD2-score06=68

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Pittsburg State | RD2-score07=87 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Gardner–Webb | RD2-score08=91

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Kentucky State | RD2-score09=112 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=West Georgia | RD2-score10=83

| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11=St. Thomas | RD2-score11=93 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Ouachita Baptist | RD2-score12=87

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=Xavier | RD2-score13=59 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=Westmont | RD2-score14=71

| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=Adams State | RD2-score15=77 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Stephen F. Austin State | RD2-score16=87

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD3-score01=77 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=Augustana | RD3-score02=70

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Western Washington State | RD3-score03=75 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Gardner–Webb | RD3-score04=81

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Kentucky State | RD3-score05=66 | RD3-seed06=11 | RD3-team06=St. Thomas | RD3-score06=57

| RD3-seed07=10 | RD3-team07=Westmont | RD3-score07=62 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Stephen F. Austin State | RD3-score08=72

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD4-score01=83 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Gardner–Webb | RD4-score02=68

| RD4-seed03=3 | RD4-team03=Kentucky State | RD4-score03=87 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Stephen F. Austin State | RD4-score04=82

| RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD5-score01=62 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=Kentucky State | RD5-score02=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.

| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=Gardner–Webb | RD1-score1=91 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=Stephen F. Austin State | RD1-score2=94

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".
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