NAIA Men's Basketball Championships

NAIA Men's Basketball Championships

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1937
No. of teams	32
Most recent champion(s)	DI Pikeville DII Cornerstone (Mich.)
TV partner(s)	CBS College Sports Network (national) Metro Sports (Kansas City area)Victory Sports Network (national)
Official website	http://www.naia.org/

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 (with the exception of 1944). The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities. The NAIA Tournament features only 32 teams, and the entire tournament is contested in one week instead of three weekends. Since 1992, the NAIA has sponsored a Division II championship. Also the entire tournament is played in one city (Kansas City, Missouri DI, and Point Lookout, Missouri DII). Contracts for both cities will expire after 2010, requiring renewal or selection of a new host city.

The only school to have won national titles in both the NAIA and NCAA Division I is Louisville. Southern Illinois has won NAIA and NIT titles. Central Missouri and Fort Hays State have won NAIA and NCAA Division II national titles. Curiously, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the NAIA (1946 and 1948), the NCAA Division I (1979) and the NCAA Division II (1968) tournaments. Indiana State won the NAIA in 1950.

In 1948, the NAIB became the first national organization to open their intercollegiate postseason to black student-athletes; due, primarily, to the influence of Indiana State coach John Wooden. In 1947, Coach Wooden refused the invitation to the NAIA National Tournament. The following year, Coach Wooden brought the first African-American student athlete (Clarence Walker) to play at the national tournament. Walker, a vital role player helped the Sycamores finish as the NAIA National Finalist.

The tournament MVP has been presented with the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player award since 1939.

Division I

Men's Basketball Championship History; currently held Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1]

Year	Championship Team	Score	Runner-Up Team	Arena	Location
1937	Central Missouri State	35-24#	Morningside (Iowa)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1938	Central Missouri State	45-30	Roanoke (Va.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1939	Southwestern (Kan.)	32-31	San Diego State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1940	Tarkio (Mo.)	52-31	San Diego State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1941	San Diego State	36-32	Murray State (Ky.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1942	Hamline (Minn.)	33-31	Southeast Oklahoma	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1943	Southeast Missouri State	34-32	Northwest Missouri State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1944	No Tournament held
1945	Loyola (La.)	49-36	Pepperdine (Calif.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1946	Southern Illinois	49-40	Indiana State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1947	Marshall (W.V.)	73-59	Mankato State (Minn.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1948	Louisville (Ky.)	82-70	Indiana State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1949	Hamline (Minn.)	57-46	Regis (Colo.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1950	Indiana State	61-47	East Central (Okla.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1951	Hamline (Minn.)	69-61	Millikin (Ill.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1952	Southwest Missouri State	73-64	Murray State (Ky.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1953	Southwest Missouri State	79-71	Hamline (Minn.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1954	St. Benedict's (Kan.)	62-56	Western Illinois	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1955	East Texas State	71-54	Southeast Oklahoma	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1956	McNeese State (La.)	60-55	Texas Southern	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1957	Tennessee State	92-73	Southeast Oklahoma	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1958	Tennessee State	85-73	Western Illinois	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1959	Tennessee State	97-87	Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1960	Southwest Texas State	66-44	Westminster (Pa.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1961	Grambling (La.)	95-75	Georgetown (Ky.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1962	Prairie View A&M (Texas)	62-53	Westminster (Pa.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1963	Pan American (Texas)	73-62	Western Carolina (N.C.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1964	Rockhurst (Mo.)	66-56	Pan-American (Texas)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1965	Central State (Ohio)	85-51	Oklahoma Baptist	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1966	Oklahoma Baptist	88-59	Georgia Southern	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1967	St. Benedict's (Kan.)	71-65	Oklahoma Baptist	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1968	Central State (Ohio)	51-48	Fairmont State (W.Va.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1969	Eastern New Mexico	99-76	Maryland-Eastern Shore	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1970	Kentucky State	79-71	Central Washington	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1971	Kentucky State	102-82†	Eastern Michigan	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1972	Kentucky State	71-62	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1973	Guilford (N.C.)	99-96	Maryland-Eastern Shore	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1974	West Georgia	97-79	Alcorn State (Miss.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
1975	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	65-54	Midwestern State (Texas)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1976	Coppin State (Md.)	96-91	Texas Southern	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1977	Texas Southern	71-44	Campbell (N. C.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1978	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	79-75	Kearney State (Neb.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1979	Drury (Mo.)	60-54	Henderson State (Ark.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1980	Cameron (Okla.)	84-77	Alabama State	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1981	Bethany Nazarene (Okla.)	86-85*	Alabama-Huntsville	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1982	South Carolina-Spartanburg	51-38	Biola (Calif.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1983	Charleston (S.C.)	57-53	West Virginia Wesleyan	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1984	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	48-46*	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1985	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	82-80*	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1986	Lipscomb (Tenn.)	67-54	Arkansas-Monticello	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1987	Washburn (Kan.)	79-77	West Virginia State	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1988	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	88-86*	Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1989	St. Mary's (Texas)	61-58	East Central (Okla.)	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1990	Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)	88-80	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1991	Oklahoma City	77-74	Central Arkansas	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1992	Oklahoma City	82-73*	Central Arkansas	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1993	Hawaii Pacific	88-83	Oklahoma Baptist	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
1994	Oklahoma City	99-81	Life (Ga.)	Mabee Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1995	Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)	92-76	Pfeiffer (N.C.)	Mabee Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1996	Oklahoma City	86-80	Georgetown (Ky.)	Mabee Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1997	Life (Ga.)	73-64	Oklahoma Baptist	Mabee Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1998	Georgetown (Ky.)	83-69	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	Mabee Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1999	Life (Ga.)	63-60	Mobile (Ala.)	Donald W. Reynolds Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
2000	Life (Ga.)	61-59	Georgetown (Ky.)	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
2001	Faulkner	63-59	Oklahoma Science & Arts	Tulsa Convention Center	Tulsa, Oklahoma
2002	Oklahoma Science & Arts	96-79	Oklahoma Baptist	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2003	Concordia (Calif.)	88-84*	Mountain State (W. Va.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2004	Mountain State (W. Va.)	74-70	Concordia (Calif.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2005	John Brown (Ark.)	65-55	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2006	Texas Wesleyan	67-65	Oklahoma City	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2007	Oklahoma City	79-71	Concordia (Calif.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2008	Oklahoma City	75-72	Mountain State (W. Va.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2009	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	77-61	Columbia (Mo.)	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2010	Oklahoma Baptist	84-83	Azusa Pacific	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2011	Pikeville	83-76*	Mountain State	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2012	TBD	-	TBD	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri
2013	TBD	-	TBD	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, Missouri

# - Lowest scoring game.
† - Highest scoring game.
* - Denotes each overtime.

Division II

NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship; currently held at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO near Branson, Missouri.^[2] The championship will be held again in Keeter, for 2011. NAIA is currently looking for a host for tournament through the 2013 season.^[3]

Year	Championship Team	Score	Runner-Up	Arena	Location
1992	Grace (Ind.)	85-79*	Northwestern (Iowa)	Wisdom Gym	Stephenville, Texas
1993	Willamette (Ore.)	63-56	Northern State (S.D.)	Montgomery Fieldhouse	Nampa, Idaho
1994	Eureka (Ill.)	98-95*	Northern State (S.D.)	Montgomery Fieldhouse	Nampa, Idaho
1995	Bethel (Ind.)	103-95*	Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)	Montgomery Fieldhouse	Nampa, Idaho
1996	Albertson College of Idaho	81-72*	Whitworth (Wash.)	Montgomery Fieldhouse	Nampa, Idaho
1997	Bethel (Ind.)	95-94	Siena Heights (Mich.)	Montgomery Fieldhouse	Nampa, Idaho
1998	Bethel (Ind.)	89-87	Oregon Tech	Idaho Center	Nampa, Idaho
1999	Cornerstone (Mich.)	113-109*†	Bethel (Ind.)	Idaho Center	Nampa, Idaho
2000	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	75-63	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2001	Northwestern (Iowa)	82-78	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2002	Evangel (Mo.)	84-61	Robert Morris (Ill.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2003	Northwestern (Iowa)	77-57	Bethany (Kan.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2004	Oregon Tech	81-72	Bellevue (Neb.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2005	Walsh (Ohio)	81-70	Concordia (Neb.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2006	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	74-56	Huntington (Ind.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2007	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	78-60	Mayville State (N.D.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2008	Oregon Tech	63-56	Bellevue (Neb.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2009	Oklahoma Wesleyan	60-53#	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2010	Saint Francis (Indiana)	67-66	Walsh (Ohio)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2011	Cornerstone (Mich.)	80-71	Saint Francis (Indiana)	Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2012		-		Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri
2013		-		Keeter Gymnasium	Point Lookout, Missouri

See also

• NAIA Women's Basketball Championships
• National Invitation Tournament
• Women's National Invitation Tournament
• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Basketball Championship
• Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award

References

1. ^ NAIA Men's DI History
2. ^ NAIA Men's DII History
3. ^ DII host a championship info