Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | College of Charleston (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | West Virginia Wesleyan (1 title game, 1 Fab Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Raymond Lee (Fort Hays State) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | Steve Yetman (Charleston) | ||||
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The 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 46th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. College of Charleston emerged as champions. [1]
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chaminade | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama Huntsville | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chaminade | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Saginaw Valley State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Saginaw Valley State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (PA) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chaminade | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Baptist | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Point Loma | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Baptist | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Wisconsin Stevens Point | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Baptist | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Catawba | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chaminade | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | College of Charleston | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Panhandle State | 68* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North Georgia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Panhandle State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | College of Charleston | 64* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MN) | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | College of Charleston | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | College of Charleston | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Fe | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Texas Wesleyan | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Point Park | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Fe | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Texas Wesleyan | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Fe | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Cumberland (KY) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | College of Charleston | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Chicago State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tri-State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Chicago State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Husson | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Carson Newman | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Carson-Newman | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern State (SD) | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Carson-Newman | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | St. Mary's (TX) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kearney State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | St. Mary's (TX) | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Fort Hays State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Drury | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Fort Hays State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Arkansas | 65 | NAIA third-place game | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Fort Hays State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Fort Hays State | 74 | 1 | Chaminade | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Loras | 71 | 10 | Fort Hays State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Loras | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William Carey | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Loras | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Salem | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salem (WV) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Walsh | 63 |
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