1968 NAIA basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year:1968
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:Municipal Auditorium
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:Central State (Ohio)
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Fairmont State (W.Va.)
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Finalfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Westminster (Pa.)
Finalfourcount2:4th
Coty:Jack Dobbins
Cotyschool:Northeastern State (Okla.)
Mvp:John Jamerson
Mvpteam:Fairmont State (W.Va.)
Hustle:Mike Malone
Hustleschool:Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Attendance:unknown
Topscorer:Ron Hayek
Topscorerteam:Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Points:116

The 1968 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 31st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

Awards and honors

1968 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ . 2009-05-01 . dead . 2009-03-26 .
  2. Web site: NAIA Championship History . NAIA . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf . 2011-05-23 . dead . 2009-03-26 .