1940 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1940


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1940 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Tarkio (Mo.)
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=San Diego State (Calif.)
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Delta State (Miss.)
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Hamline (Minn.)
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP= Mel Waits
MVPTeam=Tarkio (Mo.)
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
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Points=

The 1940 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 4th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . The championship game featured Tarkio College (Mo.) beating the Aztecs of San Diego State University (Calif.) 52-42. San Diego State became the first team to loss back to back title games.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1940 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
*Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Mel Waits", Tarkio College (Mo.)
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1940 NAIA bracket

32TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Elite Eight
RD4=NAIA National Semifinals
RD5=NAIA National Championship
group1=TOP TIER
group3=BOTTOM TIER

RD1-seed01=-
RD1-team01=Kansas Weslyan
RD1-score01=45
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Arkansas State
RD1-score02=33
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Hamline (Minn.)
RD1-score03=47
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Pacific (Ore.)
RD1-score04=26
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=Southwestern (Kan.)
RD1-score05=36
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Loras (Iowa)
RD1-score06=30
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Glenville State (W.Va.)
RD1-score07=50
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Wayne (Neb.)
RD1-score08=38
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09= Southeastern Oklahoma
RD1-score09=33
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Northwestern (La.)
RD1-score10=27

RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Texas Wesleyan
RD1-score11=40
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Central Missouri
RD1-score12=36
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Tarkio (Mo.)
RD1-score13=54
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Alfred Holbrook (Ohio)
RD1-score14=37
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=West Texas State
RD1-score15=60
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Northern (S.D.)
RD1-score16=52
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17=East Texas State
RD1-score17=49
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=Ripon (Wis.)
RD1-score18=39

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Pittsburg State (Kan.)
RD1-score19=47
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=St. Joseph’s (Ind.)
RD1-score20=26

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=San Diego State (Calif.)
RD1-score21=36
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Central Oklahoma
RD1-score22=35

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Appalachian State (N.C.)
RD1-score23=43
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=Bemidji State (Minn.)
RD1-score24=34

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=Northwest Missouri
RD1-score25=45
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Simpson (Iowa)
RD1-score26=44

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Peru State (Neb.)
RD1-score27=49
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=Augustana (Ill.)
RD1-score28=45

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=Wisconsin-Superior
RD1-score29=55
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Upper Iowa
RD1-score30=42
RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=Delta State (Miss.)
RD1-score31=43
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
RD1-score32=31

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Kansas Weselyan
RD2-score01=50
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02= Hamline
RD2-score02=61
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Southwestern
RD2-score03=38
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=Glenville State
RD2-score04=37

RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD2-score05=39
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06= Texas Wesleyan
RD2-score06=40
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Tarkio
RD2-score07=50
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08= West Texas State
RD2-score08=49

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09=East Texas State
RD2-score09=33
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Pittsburg State
RD2-score10=55
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=San Diego State
RD2-score11=48
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Appalachian State
RD2-score12=46
RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=Northwest Missouri
RD2-score13=43
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14= Peru State
RD2-score14=41
RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=Wisconsin-Superior
RD2-score15=40
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=Delta State
RD2-score16=57

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Southwestern
RD3-score01=33
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Hamline
RD3-score02=38
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Texas Wesleyan
RD3-score03=25
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Tarkio
RD3-score04=37
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Pittsburg State
RD3-score05=30
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=San Diego State
RD3-score06=32
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Northwest Missouri
RD3-score07=30
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=Delta State
RD3-score08=44

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Hamline
RD4-score01=34
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Tarkio
RD4-score02=48

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=San Diego State
RD4-score03= 30
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=Delta State
RD4-score04=28

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Tarkio
RD5-score01=52
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=San Deigo State
RD5-score02=42

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the final four to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

2TeamBracket
RD1=NAIA Third Place Game
RD1-seed1=-
RD1-team1=Hamline
RD1-score1=26
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=Delta State
RD1-score2=45

References

ee also

* 1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament