1972 NAIA Area Tournaments

The 32 winners of the 1972 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1972 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Portland, OR

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Central Washington State College	1	3-2	2nd
	Eastern Montana College	5	0-2	4th
	LaVerne College	3	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Oregon College of Education	2	1-2	3rd

Area 2

• Phoenix, AZ

May 25-27

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Grand Canyon College	7	3-2	2nd
	Sam Houston State University	4	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Southern University and A&M College	30	1-2	3rd
	Texas Wesleyan College	8	0-2	4th

Area 3

• Enid, OK

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Kansas State Teachers College	10	0-2	4th
	Northern State College	12	1-2	3rd
	Oklahoma Christian College	9	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Wayne State College	11	2-2	2nd

Area 4

• Waverly, IA

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Buena Vista College	15	0-2	4th
	Missouri Western State College	16	1-2	3rd
	Winona State College	13	4-1	Advances to CWS
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	14	2-2	2nd

Area 5

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Birmingham-Southern College	27	1-2	3rd
	David Lipscomb College	24	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Ouachita Baptist University	17	0-2	4th
	Valdosta State College	25	2-2	2nd

Area 6

• Canton, OH

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Ferris State College	23	2-2	2nd
	Indiana Central College	21	0-2	4th
	Lewis College	20	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Malone College	22	1-2	3rd

Area 7

• Red Springs, NC

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	High Point College	26	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Morris Harvey College	28	1-2	3rd
	Pembroke State University	29	2-2	2nd
	Western Carolina University	6	0-2	4th

Area 8

• Indiana, PA

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Eastern Connecticut State College	32	2-2	2nd
	Frostburg State College	18	4-1	Advances to CWS
	George Mason College	19	0-2	4th
	The King's College	31	1-2	3rd