1972 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1972 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−3 at the 50th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States.

1972 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 1−3, 1972
Host city	Eugene, Oregon
Venue	Hayward Field University of Oregon
← 1971 1973 →

This year's outdoor meet was hosted by the University of Oregon at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR.^[1][2]

UCLA easily finished atop the team standings, capturing their second consecutive, and fourth overall, team national title.

Team result

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	UCLA	82
	USC	49
	UTEP	45
4	Oregon (H)	32
5	Kansas	25
6	Kent State Rice Washington	18
7	Kansas State	17
8	Purdue Tennessee	16
9	Oklahoma State Villanova	12
10	Bowling Green State Connecticut Georgetown Ohio Oregon State Penn	10