Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
Year: | 1967 |
Teams: | 32 |
Finalfourarena: | Municipal Auditorium |
Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions: | St. Benedict's (Kan.) |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Champgamecount: | 2nd |
Champffcount: | 2nd |
Runnerup: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Gamecount: | 3rd |
Runnerffcount: | 3rd |
Semifinal1: | Central Washington |
Finalfourcount1: | 1st |
Semifinal2: | Morris Harvey (W. Va.) |
Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
Coty: | Bob Bass |
Cotyschool: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Mvp: | Al Tucker (2nd title) |
Mvpteam: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Hustle: | David Benedict |
Hustleschool: | Central Washington |
Attendance: | unknown |
Topscorer: | Al Tucker |
Topscorerteam: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Points: | 164 |
The 1967 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 30th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] There were only 3 upsets in this tournament. The championship game featured St. Benedict's College (Kan.) and Oklahoma Baptist University. The Ravens would defeat the Biso 71–65. The 3rd place game featured Central Washington University defeating Morris Harvey College (W. Va.) by a score of 106 to 92.1967 was the final year of 21 straight tournaments to have a player make it on the all-time leading scorers list. The streak that began with Harold Haskins in 1947 ended with Al Tucker in 1967. This streak had peaked in 1957 when 7 all-timers played in one tournament. It is argued that this marked the end of the "golden age" of NAIA basketball. It was the third tournament won by the number one seed.
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.