Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Guilford (2 title, 1 title game) | ||||
Runner-up | Maryland Eastern Shore (2 title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | David Hudson (Slippery Rock) | ||||
MVP | Lloyd Free (Guilford) | ||||
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The 1973 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 36th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1] Valdosta State ended (3) Kentucky State's run to get 4 championship in a row by upsetting (3) Kentucky State in the first round by 9.
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston State (Tex.) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Wartburg (Iowa) | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Xavier | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Xavier (La.) | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Marist (N.Y.) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Xavier | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ferris State (Mich.) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Pembroke State (N.C.) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ferris State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Eastern Montana | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Slippery Rock State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marymount (Kan.) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Slippery Rock State (Pa.) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Slippery Rock State | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Quinnipiac | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Quinnipiac (Conn.) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Slippery Rock State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | South Carolina State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Hastings (Neb.) | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | South Carolina State | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Dallas Baptist (Tex.) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Guilford | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kentucky State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Valdosta State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Guilford | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Guilford (N.C.) | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Keene State (N.H.) | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Guilford | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Westmont | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Westmont (Calif.) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | South Dakota Tech | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Westmont | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Missouri Southern State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Missouri Southern State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Fairmont State (W.Va.) | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Guilford | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Augustana | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Alcorn A&M (Miss.) | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Oklahoma Baptist | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Oklahoma Baptist | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Winona State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Winona State (Minn.) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Oklahoma Baptist | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Augustana | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Defiance (Ohio) | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | George Fox (Ore.) | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Defiance | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Augustana | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Hanover (Ind.) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Augustana (Ill.) | 66 |
The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
NAIA third-place game | ||||
- | Slippery Rock State | 93 | ||
2 | Augustana | 96 |
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