1972 NAIA basketball tournament
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.
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky State (3 title, 3 title game) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wisconsin Eau Claire (1 title game, 1 Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | Ken Anderson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Frank Schade (Wisconsin Eau Claire) | ||||
| MVP | Travis Grant (Kentucky State) | ||||
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This year was the first and only tournament since seeding began in 1957 that all 4 top seeded teams made it to the national semi-finals. Seeding was changed in 2016, so each bracket is now seeded 1 thru 8. Kentucky State becomes the second team to win three in a row, joining Tennessee State (1957, 1958, 1959).
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