| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Central Washington (1st title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | Dean Nicholson (Central Washington) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | David Allen (Central Washington) | ||||
| MVP | Greg Hyder (Eastern New Mexico) | ||||
| Top scorer | Travis Grant (Kentucky State) (137 points) | ||||
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The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1]
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.
| First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin (TX) | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | South Carolina State | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Augusta State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Monmouth (NJ) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Augusta State (GA) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Guilford | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | East Central State (Okla.) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guilford | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wayne State (Neb.) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guilford (N.C.) | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Guilford | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky State | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central State (Ohio) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central State (Ohio) | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wiley | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wiley (Tex.) | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Drury (Mo.) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central State (Ohio) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Eau Claire State (Wis.) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Montana | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Eau Claire State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Illinois Wesleyan | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky State | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Washington State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Washington State | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St. Benedict's (Kan.) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Washington State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Wartburg | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northern State (S.D.) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Washington State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackson State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hanover (Ind.) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Arkansas Tech | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Arkansas Tech | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Whittier (Calif.) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Washington State | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackson State (Miss.) | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Campbell (N.C.) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackson State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northeastern Louisiana | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Linfield (Ore.) | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northeast Louisiana | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland State | 74* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Morris Harvey (W.Va.) | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Western New England (Mass.) | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Morris Harvey | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland State | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | California State (Pa.) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland State | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||
| - | Guilford | 72* | ||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 77 | ||
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