1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

1972 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament
Season1972
Teams21
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (2nd title)
Runner-upValley State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachHal Smeltzly (2nd title)
MOPJay Smith (Florida Southern)

The 1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1972 season. This was the fifth such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. It was also the first held in Springfield, Illinois, having spent the first four years in Springfield, Missouri. The Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the Valley State.[1]

Format

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Twenty one teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Two regions consisted of six teams, another had five, and the Midwest had four. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format.

Regionals

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East Regional

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Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 0
New Haven 3 2
Montclair State 2 2
Adelphi 1 2
Old Dominion 1 2
Springfield 0 2

Mideast Regional

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Team Wins Losses
SIU Edwardsville 4 1
Marietta 3 2
Valparaiso 3 2
Nicholls State 1 2
Tuskegee 0 2
Union (TN) 0 2

Midwest Regional

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Team Wins Losses
UMSL 4 1
Northern Colorado 2 2
Northern Iowa 1 2
Missouri–Rolla 0 2

West Regional

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Team Wins Losses
Valley State 4 0
Chapman 2 2
Puget Sound 1 2
UC Irvine 1 2
Cal State Hayward 0 2

Finals

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record
Florida Southern Independent 31–6 Hal Smeltzly 2
(last: 1971)
1st 5–3
UMSL Independent 23–6 Arnold Copeland 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Valley State CCAA 43–20 (20–4) Bob Hiegert 1
(last: 1971)
1st 4–1
SIU Edwardsville Independent 31–15–2 Roy Lee 0
(last: none)
none 0–0

Results

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Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
Valley State7
SIU Edwardsville6
Valley State3
Florida Southern10
Florida Southern10
UMSL4
Florida Southern05
Valley State31
Lower round 1Lower final
Valley State10
SIU Edwardsville4SIU Edwardsville0
UMSL1

Game results

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Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Valley State 7–6 SIU Edwardsville
Game 2 Florida Southern 10–4 UMSL
Game 3 SIU Edwardsville 4–1 UMSL UMSL eliminated
Game 4 Florida Southern 10–3 Valley State
Game 5 Valley State 10–0 SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated
Game 6 Valley State 3–0 Florida Southern
Game 7 Florida Southern 5–1 Valley State Florida Southern wins National Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 29, 2021.