1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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1983 (1983) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals site Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions College of Charleston (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-upWest Virginia Wesleyan (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • Fort Hays State (3 Final Four)
  • Chaminade (1 Final Four)
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]

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Awards and honors

Bracket

First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1 Chaminade 90
Alabama Huntsville 72
1 Chaminade82
16 Saginaw Valley State 65
16 Saginaw Valley State 65
Lincoln (PA) 59
1 Chaminade63
TOP TIER
Liberty Baptist 60
9 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 77
Point Loma 50
Liberty Baptist64
9 Wisconsin Stevens Point 62
Liberty Baptist 77
8 Catawba 67
1 Chaminade 65
12 College of Charleston66
5 Panhandle State 68*
North Georgia 67
5 Panhandle State 62
12 College of Charleston64*
St. John's (MN) 43
12 College of Charleston 67
12 College of Charleston67
TOP TIER
Santa Fe 62
13 Texas Wesleyan 72
Point Park 55
Santa Fe71
13 Texas Wesleyan 65
Santa Fe 76
4 Cumberland (KY) 65
12 College of Charleston57
14 West Virginia Wesleyan 53
3 Chicago State 76
Tri-State 65
3 Chicago State 70
14 West Virginia Wesleyan87
Husson 49
14 West Virginia Wesleyan 65
14 West Virginia Wesleyan86
BOTTOM TIER
11 Carson Newman 78
11 Carson-Newman 114
Northern State (SD) 81
11 Carson-Newman75
6 St. Mary's (TX) 70
Kearney State 71
6 St. Mary's (TX) 81
14 West Virginia Wesleyan71
10 Fort Hays State 56
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 56
Drury 45
7 Fort Hays State72
10 St. Thomas Aquinas 67
Southern Arkansas 65 NAIA third-place game
10 Fort Hays State 71
7 Fort Hays State741 Chaminade 76
BOTTOM TIER
15 Loras 71 10 Fort Hays State85
15 Loras 85
William Carey 78
15 Loras67
Salem 65
Salem (WV) 65
2 Walsh 63

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References

  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine