1972 NAIA World Series

The 1972 NAIA World Series was the 16th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

1972 NAIA
baseball tournament

1972 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona
Champions	La Verne (1st title)
Winning coach	Ben Hines
MVP	Ben Ochoa (P) (La Verne)

The tournament was played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

La Verne (44-9) defeated David Lipscomb (35-9) in the first game of the championship series, 4–1, to win the Leopards' first NAIA World Series. La Verne finished the tournament undefeated, 5-0.

La Verne pitcher Ben Ochoa was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Upper round 1				Upper round 2				Upper final				Semifinals				Final
	Frostburg State	1
	Oklahoma Christian	0
					Frostburg State	6
					La Verne	7
	La Verne	4
	Winona State	3
									La Verne	5
									David Lipscomb	4
	David Lipscomb	13
													David Lipscomb	7
	High Point	1
					David Lipscomb	3							Oklahoma Christian	1
					Lewis	2
	Lewis (IL)	4
	Sam Houston State	3
																	David Lipscomb	1	–
					Lower round 1				Lower round 2								La Verne	4	–
									Lewis	4
					Oklahoma Christian	5			Oklahoma Christian	5
													La Verne	8
					Winona State	3
													Sam Houston State	6
									Frostburg State	3
					High Point	4			Sam Houston State	16
					Sam Houston State	9

See also

• 1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
• 1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament