Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
Year: | 1966 |
Teams: | 32 |
Finalfourarena: | Municipal Auditorium |
Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Champgamecount: | 2nd |
Champffcount: | 2nd |
Runnerup: | Georgia Southern |
Gamecount: | 1st |
Runnerffcount: | 1st |
Semifinal1: | Grambling (La.) |
Finalfourcount1: | 3rd |
Semifinal2: | Norfolk State (Va.) |
Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
Coty: | Ted Kjolhede |
Cotyschool: | Central Michigan |
Mvp: | Al Tucker |
Mvpteam: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Attendance: | unknown |
Topscorer: | Al Tucker |
Topscorerteam: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Points: | 182 |
The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.
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.