1966 NAIA Basketball Tournament

1966 (1966) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
1966 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Oklahoma Baptist ; (1st title, 2nd title game,; 2nd Fab Four)
Runner-Up	Georgia Southern ; (1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Grambling (La.) ; Norfolk State (Va.)
Coach of the Year	Ted Kjolhede ; (Central Michigan)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Al Tucker ; (Oklahoma Baptist)
Top scorer	Al Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist); (182 points)

Last updated August 27, 2022

The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game)
Leading rebounder: Richard Pitts, Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game)
Player of the Year: est. 1994
Most team points; single-game: 132, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97
Most team points; tournament: 521, Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.)
Most field goals made; single-game: 57, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa
Most field goals made; tournament: 216, Norfolk State (Va.)
Top single-game performances: Earl Beechum 11th, Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points
All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).^[2]

1966 NAIA bracket

First Round			Second Round			Elite Eight			NAIA National Semifinals			NAIA National Championship

1	Central State (Ohio)	92

-	St. Thomas (Minn.)	69
			1	Central State (Ohio)	72

			-	Lakeland	68
-	Lakeland (Wis.)	95

16	Linfield (Ore.)	81
						1	Central State (Ohio)	76
TOP TIER
						9	Norfolk State	88
9	Norfolk State (Va.)	132

-	Upper Iowa	97
			9	Norfolk State	103

			-	Athens	81
-	Athens (Ala.)	88

8	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	79
									9	Norfolk State	88

									4	Georgia Southern	89
5	Midwestern (Texas)	94

-	Monmouth (N.J.)	92
			5	Midwestern	82

			12	Illinois Wesleyan	96
-	Dickinson State (N.D.)	76

12	Illinois Wesleyan	86
						12	Illinois Wesleyan	72
TOP TIER
						4	Georgia Southern	96
13	Guilford (N.C.)	67

-	Southern State (Ark.)	72
			-	Southern State	62

			4	Georgia Southern	80
-	Howard Payne (Texas)	80*

4	Georgia Southern	85
												4	Georgia Southern	59

												11	Oklahoma Baptist	88
3	Grambling State (La.)	70

-	Central Washington State	65
			3	Grambling State	95

			-	Carroll (MT)	86
-	Carroll College (Montana)	91

14	Bethune-Cookman (Fla.)	88
						3	Grambling State	84
BOTTOM TIER
						10	Rockhurst	82
-	Millersville State (Pa.)	86

10	Rockhurst (Mo.)	102
			10	Rockhurst	97

			7	Albuquerque	87
7	Albuquerque (N.M.)	81

-	New Haven (Conn.)	74
									3	Grambling State	80

									11	Oklahoma Baptist	94
-	Edinboro State (Pa.)	53

6	Central Michigan	67
			6	Central Michigan	70

			11	Oklahoma Baptist	90
11	Oklahoma Baptist	80

-	California Western	76
						11	Oklahoma Baptist	87
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Carson-Newman	62
15	Morris Harvey (W.Va.)	110

-	Peru State College (Neb.)	103*
			15	Morris Harvey	74

			2	Carson-Newman	103
-	Indiana Central	67

2	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	68

* denotes overtime.

3rd place game

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

NAIA Third Place Game

9	Norfolk State	110

3	Grambling State	111

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[1] "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

[2] NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

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