Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Hawaii Pacific (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Oklahoma Baptist (3 title game, 3 Fab Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Marcello Gomes (Oklahoma Baptist) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | Lemar Young (Hawaii Pacific) | ||||
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The 1993 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 56th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. [1] 1993 marked the last time NAIA Division 1 Tournament was conducted at Kemper Arena. The NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1994. The tournament had been played in Kemper Arena since 1975.
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Tri-State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Salem Teikyo | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Salem Teikyo | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Taylor | 62* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Urbana | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Ozarks (AR) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pfeiffer | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Urbana | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Ozarks (AR) | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Urbana | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Incarnate Word | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Georgetown (KY) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Birmingham–Southern | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Drury | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Georgetown (KY) | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Birmingham Southern | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Georgetown (KY) | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Presbyterian | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Georgetown (KY) | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Life | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Benedict | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Life | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 87' | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | McKendree | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii Pacific | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii Pacific | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Kennesaw State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii Pacific | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Briar Cliff | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Briar Cliff | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Cumberlands | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Lenoir Rhyne | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii Pacific | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Lenoir–Rhyne | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma City | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Lenoir Rhyne | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma City | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Spring Hill | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii Pacific | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Midwestern State | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Midwestern State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Geneva | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Midwestern State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Central Arkansas | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Midwestern State | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Minnesota Morris | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Belmont | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Findlay | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Belmont | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Minnesota Morris | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Minnesota–Morris | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Azusa Pacific | 68 |
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