2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2018 (2018) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals site Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions Graceland Yellowjackets (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-up Alexandria State Generals
Semifinalists
  • William Penn Statesmen
  • Shreveport State Pilots
Coach of the yearCraig Doty (Graceland (Iowa))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Dom Robinson (Montana Western)
Chuck Taylor MVP LT Davis (Graceland)
AttendanceChampionship game: 6,377 [1]
Top scorerJordin Williams (LSU Alexandria)
(31 points)
NAIA Division I
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The 2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 81st annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game round started on March 14, and the National Championship Game was played on March 20. [2] As of 2018, 576 schools have participated in the NAIA Men's Tournament. 48 states, all but Alaska and Wyoming have been represented.

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The Tournament Final saw the Graceland Yellowjackets [3] beat the Generals of LSU–Alexandria 83 to 80 in overtime, with the winning 3-point basket made from the right sideline as the game clock expired. [4] It was the first overtime final since 2016, and the ninth overtime final in tournament history. This was Graceland University’s first appearance in the national tournament, and first championship. LSU Alexandria also marked its first appearance in the tournament. The most recent previous first appearance champion was Dalton State (Ga.) in 2015. Graceland became the first team with double-digit losses to win the title since John Brown (Ark.) in 2005. Graceland was the first team from the Heart of America Athletic Conference to compete in the championship final.

Including the 2018 championship, the last 11 national champions have been different, with Texas Wesleyan taking the 2017 trophy. Six of those champions in the last nine years – Mid-America Christian, Dalton State (Ga.), Vanguard (Calif.), Pikeville (Ky.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Graceland – were winners for the first time in school history. [5]

Awards and honors

2018 NAIA bracket

First round
March 14–15
Second round
March 16
Quarterfinals
March 17
National Semifinals
March 19
National Championship
March 20
               
1 The Master's (CA) 104
8Peru State (NE)106*
8 Peru State (NE) 77
4LSU Alexandria (LA)98
4LSU Alexandria (LA)77
5 Lewis-Clark State (ID) 71
4LSU Alexandria (LA)87
NAISMITH BRACKET
March 14
3 Georgetown (KY) 66
3Georgetown (KY)79
6 Central Baptist (AR) 74
3Georgetown (KY)91
2 Oklahoma City 83
2Oklahoma City62
7 Xavier (LA) 50
4LSU Alexandria (LA)84
1 William Penn (IA) 75
1William Penn (IA)68
8 Science & Arts (OK) 63
1William Penn (IA)68*
4 Dalton State (GA) 64
4Dalton State (GA)62
5 Cumberlands (KY) 60
1William Penn (IA)89
CRAMER BRACKET
March 15
6 Our Lady of the Lake (TX) 76
3 Hope International (CA) 60
6Our Lady of the Lake (TX)68
6Our Lady of the Lake (TX)64*
2 Carroll (MT) 62
2Carroll (MT)61
7 Lindsey Wilson (KY) 53
4 LSU Alexandria (LA) 80
5Graceland (IA)83*
1 Pikeville (KY) 61
8Langston (OK)63
8 Langston (OK) 59
5Graceland (IA)67
4 Texas Wesleyan 61
5Graceland (IA)70
5Graceland (IA)86
DUER BRACKET
March 15
3 Montana Western 76
3Montana Western105
6 SAGU (TX) 96
3Montana Western75
7 Campbellsville (KY) 72
2 Columbia (MO) 66
7Campbellsville (KY)75
5Graceland (IA)87
1 LSU Shreveport (LA) 80
1LSU Shreveport (LA)72
8 Harris-Stowe State (MO) 63
1LSU Shreveport (LA)70
5 Dillard (LA) 67
4 Westmont (CA) 71
5Dillard (LA)74
1LSU Shreveport (LA)71
LISTON BRACKET
March 14
7 Wayland Baptist (TX) 66
3 William Carey (MS) 67
6Life (GA)68
6 Life (GA) 43
7Wayland Baptist (TX)65
2 Central Methodist 44
7Wayland Baptist (TX)68

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References

  1. Graceland Wins First-Ever National Title, NAIA.org, Retrieved March 30, 2018
  2. "2018 Tournament Schedule" . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. Yellowjackets NAIA Division I season rankings, Dakstats.com, Retrieved 30 March 2018
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  6. NAIA Player of the year press release http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211707201