1975 NAIA Basketball Tournament

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1975 (1975) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsGrand Canyon
(1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-UpMidwestern State
(1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
SemifinalistsAlcorn State
St. Mary's (TX)
Coach of the Year Ed Messbarger
(St. Mary’s (Texas))
Chuck Taylor MVP Bayard Forrest
(Grand Canyon (AZ))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Tom Kropp
(Kearney State (NE))
Top scorerJohn McGill (Alcorn State (Miss.))
( points)
  1974 NAIA Division I
Men's Tournaments
1976  

The 1975 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 38th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1] This would be the first tournament played in Kemper Arena.

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Awards and honors

1975 NAIA bracket

First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
               
1 Kentucky State 77
- Malone (Ohio) 85
- Malone80
16 Tri-State 63
- Husson (Maine) 78
16 Tri-State (Ind.) 96
- Malone 87
TOP TIER
8 Alcorn State101
9 Edinboro State (Pa.) 94
- Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 86
9 Edinboro State 79
8 Alcorn State85
- Central Arkansas 77
8 Alcorn State (Miss.) 88
8 Alcorn State 68
5 Grand Canyon88
5 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 83
- Willamette (Ore.) 60
5 Grand Canyon66
12 Illinois Wesleyan 63
- Montevallo (Ala.) 67
12 Illinois Wesleyan 76
13 Wisconsin–Parkside 54
TOP TIER
5 Grand Canyon70
13 Wisconsin–Parkside 57
- Morningside (Iowa) 54
13 Wisconsin–Parkside51
4 Marymount 48
- Monmouth (N.J.) 72
4 Marymount (Kan.) 86
5 Grand Canyon65
7 Midwestern State 54
3 St. Mary's (Tex.) 75
- Newberry (S.C.) 59
3 St. Mary's75
- Millersville 59
- Millersville State (Pa.) 82
14 Ferris State (Mich.) 81
3 St. Mary's67
BOTTOM TIER
11 Winston-Salem State 59
11 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 82
- Eastern Montana 75
11 Winston-Salem State57
6 Central Washington State 56
- East Central State (Okla.) 65
6 Central Washington State 76
7 Midwestern State65
3 St. Mary's 60
7 Midwestern State (Tex.) 89
- United States International (Calif.) 62
7 Midwestern State90
10 Norfolk State 87
- William Jewell (Mo.) 64
10 Norfolk State (Va.) 83
7 Midwestern State85
BOTTOM TIER
2 Fairmont State 80
15 Winona State (Minn.) 93
- Bryant (R.I.) 72
15 Winona State 84
2 Fairmont State102
- Kearney State (Neb.) 86
2 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 94


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. This particular Consolation Game between Alcorn State and St. Mary's was rematch of a 1974 Semifinal game (Alcorn State won both games).

NAIA Third Place Game
   
8 Alcorn State76
3 St. Mary's 74

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