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1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

FieldValue
DivisionII
Year1973
ImageSize100px
Teams42
FinalFourCityEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsKentucky Wesleyan Panthers
TitleCount4th
RunnerUpTennessee State Tigers
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Assumption Greyhounds
FinalFourCount1st
Semifinal2Brockport State Golden Eagles
FinalFourCount21st
CoachBob Jones
CoachCount1st
MOPMike Williams
MOPTeamKentucky Wesleyan
Attendance18,318

The 1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 42 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division basketball as a culmination of the 1972-73 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College and Kentucky Wesleyan's Mike Williams was the Most Outstanding Player.

This was the last College Division basketball tournament. Effective with the next school year of 1973–74, the NCAA adopted the three-division setup that exists to this day. The top-level University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two. College Division members that wished to award athletic scholarships were placed in Division II, while those that chose to remain non-scholarship were placed in Division III.

Regional participants

SchoolOutcome
CoeRegional Champion
South Dakota StateRunner-up
Southern ColoradoFourth Place
SW Missouri StateThird Place
SchoolOutcome
AssumptionRegional Champion
BentleyRunner-up
BridgeportThird Place
HartfordFifth Place*
St. Michael'sFourth Place
StonehillFifth Place*
SchoolOutcome
AkronRegional Champion
CheyneyThird Place
HiramFifth Place*
Lebanon ValleyFifth Place*
Philadelphia TextileFourth Place
SteubenvilleRunner-up
SchoolOutcome
Albany StateFifth Place
ChattanoogaThird Place
SE LouisianaRunner-up
Tennessee StateRegional Champion
TransylvaniaFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
CapitalThird Place
Kentucky WesleyanRegional Champion
ValparaisoRunner-up
WoosterFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
EckerdFifth Place*
Fayetteville StateThird Place
Loyola (MD)Fourth Place
Old DominionRunner-up
RoanokeRegional Champion
St. ThomasFifth Place*
SchoolOutcome
Brockport StateRegional Champion
C. W. PostThird Place
HartwickRunner-up
New Jersey CityFifth Place*
Potsdam StateFourth Place
RPIFifth Place*
SchoolOutcome
Cal State BakersfieldRunner-up
Puget SoundFourth Place
San DiegoThird Place
Sonoma StateFifth Place
UC RiversideRegional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals

Midwest - [[Springfield, Missouri]]

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Coe | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Southern Colorado | RD1-score2=63 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Dakota State | RD1-score3=85 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=SW Missouri State | RD1-score4=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Coe | RD2-score1=107 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Dakota State | RD2-score2=104

  • Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Southern Colorado 62

New England - [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. Michael's | RD1-score1=108 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Hartford | RD1-score2=97 Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Bridgeport | RD1-score1=77 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Stonehill | RD1-score2=74 Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Assumption | RD1-score1=81 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. Michael's | RD1-score2=79 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Bridgeport | RD1-score3=106 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Bentley | RD1-score4=109*** | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Assumption | RD2-score1=87 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Bentley | RD2-score2=85

  • Third Place - Bridgeport 93, St. Michael's 75

Mideast - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cheyney | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lebanon Valley | RD1-score2=56 Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Steubenville | RD1-score1=54 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Hiram | RD1-score2=51 Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Akron | RD1-score1=99 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cheyney | RD1-score2=71 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Steubenville | RD1-score3=61 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score4=51 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Akron | RD2-score1=49 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Steubenville | RD2-score2=47

  • Third Place - Cheyney 70, Philadelphia Textile 63

South - [[Hammond, Louisiana]]

Location: Cefalu Coliseum Host: Southeastern Louisiana University Round of 42 March 6 Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Transylvania | RD1-score3=72* | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Albany State | RD1-score4=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tennessee State | RD2-score1=53 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Transylvania | RD2-score2=45 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=SE Louisiana | RD2-score3=67 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Chattanooga | RD2-score4=64 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Tennessee State | RD3-score1=62* | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=SE Louisiana | RD3-score2=54

  • Third Place - Chattanooga 99, Transylvania 86

Great Lakes - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Round of 32 Sweet 16 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score1=93 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Wooster | RD1-score2=56 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Valparaiso | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Capital | RD1-score4=64 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score1=74 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Valparaiso | RD2-score2=66

  • Third Place - Capital 75, Wooster 47

South Atlantic - [[Salem, Virginia]]

Location: C. Homer Bast Center Host: Roanoke College Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Fayetteville State | RD1-score1=95 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Eckerd | RD1-score2=66 Round of 42 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Loyola (MD) | RD1-score1=82* | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. Thomas | RD1-score2=79 Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Old Dominion | RD1-score1=80 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Fayetteville State | RD1-score2=74 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Loyola | RD1-score3=63 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Roanoke | RD1-score4=84 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Old Dominion | RD2-score1=87 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Roanoke | RD2-score2=88*

  • Third Place - Fayetteville State 81, Loyola 66

East - [[Oneonta, New York]]

Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College Round of 42 March 6 Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Brockport State | RD1-score3=78 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=New Jersey City | RD1-score4=68 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Potsdam State | RD1-score5=54 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=RPI | RD1-score6=52 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=C. W. Post | RD2-score1=77 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Brockport State | RD2-score2=93 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Potsdam State | RD2-score3=58 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Hartwick | RD2-score4=75 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Brockport State | RD3-score1=70 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Hartwick | RD3-score2=62

  • Third Place - C. W. Post 79, Potsdam State 75

West - [[Bakersfield, California]]

Location: Bakersfield Civic Auditorium Host: California State College, Bakersfield Round of 42 March 6 Round of 32 March 9 Sweet 16 March 10 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UC Riverside | RD1-score3=70 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Sonoma State | RD1-score4=68 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Puget Sound | RD2-score1=51 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UC Riverside | RD2-score2=71 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Cal State Bakersfield | RD2-score3=50 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=San Diego | RD2-score4=44 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UC Riverside | RD3-score1=61 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD3-score2=54

  • Third Place - San Diego 80, Puget Sound 73

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Final Four March 15 March 16 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Coe | RD1-score1=96 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Assumption | RD1-score2=102 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Akron | RD1-score3=50 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Tennessee State | RD1-score4=54 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score5=87 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Roanoke | RD1-score6=63 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Brockport State | RD1-score7=79 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UC Riverside | RD1-score8=70 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Assumption | RD2-score1=76 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Tennessee State | RD2-score2=106 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score3=96 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Brockport State | RD2-score4=90 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Tennessee State | RD3-score1=76 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD3-score2=78*

  • Third Place - Assumption 94, Brockport State 90

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

  • Mike Boylan (Assumption)
  • Ron Gilliam (Brockport State)
  • Leonard Robinson (Tennessee State)
  • Mike Williams (Kentucky Wesleyan)
  • Roger Zornes (Kentucky Wesleyan)

References

Sources

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