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

See also

References

  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_NAIA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament
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