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Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 9 teams and 43 individual runners contested this championship.
The team national championship was won by the Drake Bulldogs, their first. The individual champion was Fred Feiler, also from Drake, with a time of 21:04.2.