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1972 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Teams25
Finals siteMemorial Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California
ChampionsUCLA (8th title, 8th title game,
9th Final Four)
Runner-upFlorida State (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (8th title)
MOPBill Walton (UCLA)
Attendance147,304
Top scorerJim Price (Louisville)
(103 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1971 1973»

The 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA University Division (the predecessor to today's Division I) college basketball. It began on March 11, 1972, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Los Angeles, California. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with an 81–76 victory in the final game over Florida State, coached by Hugh Durham. Bill Walton of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

In a historically significant note, the University of Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns made the tournament in their first season of eligibility for postseason play. No school would repeat this feat in the men's tournament until North Dakota State in 2009.[1] Southwestern Louisiana also made the tournament in 1973, but due to major infractions that resulted in the basketball program receiving the NCAA death penalty (and very nearly expelled from the NCAA altogether), both appearances have since been vacated and the records expunged.

Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Morgantown, West Virginia Jamaica, New York, Princeton, New Jersey, Williamsburg, Virginia
Mideast Dayton, Ohio Knoxville, Tennessee
Midwest Ames, Iowa Las Cruces, New Mexico
West Provo, Utah Pocatello, Idaho
Finals Los Angeles, California

Teams

Region Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East East Carolina Tom Quinn First round Villanova L 85–70
East North Carolina Dean Smith Third Place Louisville W 105–91
East Penn Chuck Daly Regional Runner-up North Carolina L 73–59
East Providence Dave Gavitt First round Penn L 76–60
East South Carolina Frank McGuire Regional Third Place Villanova W 90–78
East Temple Harry Litwack First round South Carolina L 53–51
East Villanova Jack Kraft Regional Fourth Place South Carolina L 90–78
Mideast
Mideast Eastern Kentucky Guy Strong First round Florida State L 83–81
Mideast Florida State Hugh Durham Runner Up UCLA L 81–76
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Runner-up Florida State L 73–54
Mideast Marquette Al McGuire Regional Fourth Place Minnesota L 77–72
Mideast Minnesota Bill Musselman Regional Third Place Marquette W 77–72
Mideast Ohio James Snyder First round Marquette L 73–49
Midwest
Midwest Houston Guy Lewis First round Texas L 85–74
Midwest Kansas State Jack Hartman Regional Runner-up Louisville L 72–65
Midwest Southwestern Louisiana (Vacated) Beryl Shipley Regional Third Place Texas W 100–70
Midwest Louisville Denny Crum Fourth Place North Carolina L 105–91
Midwest Marshall Carl Tacy First round Southwestern Louisiana L 112–101
Midwest Texas Leon Black Regional Fourth Place Southwestern Louisiana L 100–70
West
West BYU Stan Watts First round Long Beach State L 95–90
West Hawaii Red Rocha First round Weber State L 91–64
West Long Beach State Jerry Tarkanian Regional Runner-up UCLA L 73–57
West San Francisco Bob Gaillard Regional Third Place Weber State W 74–64
West UCLA John Wooden Champion Florida State W 81–76
West Weber State Gene Visscher Regional Fourth Place San Francisco L 74–64

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  North Carolina 92
  South Carolina 69
  South Carolina 53
  Temple 51
  North Carolina 73
  Penn 59
  Penn 76
  Providence 60
  Penn 78
  Villanova 67
  Villanova 85
  East Carolina 70
East Regional Third Place
   
South Carolina 90
Villanova 78

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Minnesota 56
  Florida State 70
  Florida State 83
  Eastern Kentucky 81
  Florida State 73
  Kentucky 54
  Kentucky 85
  Marquette 69
  Marquette 73
  Ohio 49
Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Minnesota 77
Marquette 72

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Louisville 88
  Southwest Louisiana 84
  Southwest Louisiana 112
  Marshall 101
  Louisville 72
  Kansas State 65
  Kansas State 66
  Texas 55
  Texas 85
  Houston 74
Midwest Regional Third Place
   
Southwestern Louisiana 100
Texas 70

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  UCLA 90
  Weber State 58
  Weber State 91
  Hawaii 64
  UCLA 73
  Long Beach State 57
  San Francisco 55
  Long Beach State 75
  Long Beach State 95
  BYU 90*
West Regional Third Place
   
Weber State 64
San Francisco 74

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E North Carolina 75
ME Florida State 79
ME Florida State 76
W UCLA 81
MW Louisville 77
W UCLA 96 National Third Place Game
E North Carolina 105
MW Louisville 91

See also

References

  1. ^ Associated Press (2009-03-10). "Woodside hits jumper with 3 seconds left to push N. Dakota St. to Summit title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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