1967 NAIA Basketball Tournament

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1967 (1967) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
Champions St. Benedict's (Kan.)
(2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-Up Oklahoma Baptist
(3rd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists Central Washington
Morris Harvey (W. Va.)
Coach of the Year Bob Bass
(Oklahoma Baptist)
Chuck Taylor MVP Al Tucker (2nd title)
(Oklahoma Baptist)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
David Benedict
(Central Washington)
Top scorerAl Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist)
(164 points)
  1966 NAIA Division I
Men's Tournaments
1968  

The 1967 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 30th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1] There were only 3 upsets in this tournament. The championship game featured St. Benedict's College (Kan.) and Oklahoma Baptist University. The Ravens would defeat the Biso 71-65. The 3rd place game featured Central Washington University defeating Morris Harvey College (W. Va.) by a score of 106 to 92. 1967 was the final year of 21 straight tournaments to have a player make it on the all-time leading scorers list. The streak that began with Harold Haskins in 1947 ended with Al Tucker in 1967. This streak had peaked in 1957 when 7 all-timers played in one tournament. It is argued that this marked the end of the "golden age" of NAIA basketball. It was the third tournament won by the number one seed.

Contents

Awards and honors

1967 NAIA bracket

First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
               
1 St. Benedict's (Kan.) 80
- Linfield (Ore.) 75
1 St. Benedict's67
16 Southern State 56
- Eastern Montana 62
16 Southern State (Ark.) 75
1 St. Benedict's88
TOP TIER
8 St. Mary's 73
9 Westminster (Pa.) 84
- Oshkosh State (Wis.) 62
9 Westminster (Pa.) 53
8 St. Mary's55
- Wartburg (Iowa) 56
8 St. Mary's (Texas) 59
1 St. Benedict's73
4 Morris Harvey 70
5 Tennessee Wesleyan 94
- Indiana Central 89*
5 Tennessee Wesleyan65
12 Midwestern 59
- Dickinson State (N.D.) 77
12 Midwestern (Texas) 96
5 Tennessee Wesleyan 68
TOP TIER
4 Morris Harvey75
13 Millersville State (Pa.) 66
- Chadron State (Neb.) 83
- Chadron State 76
4 Morris Harvey91
- Howard Payne (Texas) 85
4 Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 103
1 St. Benedict's71
3 Oklahoma Baptist 65
3 Oklahoma Baptist 55
- Alcorn A&M (Miss.) 52
3 Oklahoma Baptist70
14 Valdosta State 62
- Quincy (Ill.) 64
14 Valdosta State (Ga.) 78
3 Oklahoma Baptist66
BOTTOM TIER
7 Southwestern Louisiana 65
7 Southwestern Louisiana 110
- Findlay (Ohio) 73
7 Southwestern Louisiana70
10 Central Michigan 62
- Albany State (Ga.) 70
10 Central Michigan 71
3 Oklahoma Baptist78
6 Central Washington State 68
11 Guilford (N.C.) 70
- Boston State (Mass.) 61
11 Guilford 67
6 Central Washington State78
- Trenton State (N.J.) 60
6 Central Washington State 72
6 Central Washington State60
BOTTOM TIER
2 Eastern New Mexico 58
15 St. Thomas (Minn.) 72
- Claremont-Mudd (Calif.) 63
15 St. Thomas 67
2 Eastern New Mexico69
- Rockhurst (Mo.) 59
2 Eastern New Mexico 64

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
   
4 Morris Harvey 92
6 Central Washington State106

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References

  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine