1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1973 [NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA College Division college basketball|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
Regionals
Midwest - [Springfield, Missouri]
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University- Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Southern Colorado 62
New England - [Worcester, Massachusetts]
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College- Third Place - Bridgeport 93, St. Michael's 75
Mideast - [Reading, Pennsylvania]
Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College- Third Place - Cheyney 70, Philadelphia Textile 63
South - [Hammond, Louisiana]
Location: Cefalu Coliseum Host: Southeastern Louisiana University- Third Place - Chattanooga 99, Transylvania 86
Great Lakes - [Evansville, Indiana]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville- Third Place - Capital 75, Wooster 47
South Atlantic - [Salem, Virginia]
Location: C. Homer Bast Center Host: Roanoke College- Third Place - Fayetteville State 81, Loyola 66
East - [Oneonta, New York]
Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College- Third Place - C. W. Post 79, Potsdam State 75
West - [Bakersfield, California]
Location: Bakersfield Civic Auditorium Host: California State College, Bakersfield- Third Place - San Diego 80, Puget Sound 73
National Finals - [Evansville, Indiana]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville- Third Place - Assumption 94, Brockport State 90
All-tournament team
- Mike Boylan
- Ron Gilliam
- Leonard Robinson
- Mike Williams
- Roger Zornes