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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, 18 teams and 131 individual runners contested this championship.
The team national championship was retained by the host Michigan State Spartans, their third. The individual championship was retained by Robert Black, from Rhode Island, with a time of 20:25.94 after setting the distance record the previous year.