| Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourarena: | Municipal Auditorium |
| Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions: | Kentucky State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 1st |
| Champffcount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Central Washington |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Eastern New Mexico |
| Finalfourcount1: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | Guilford |
| Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
| Coty: | Dean Nicholson |
| Cotyschool: | Central Washington |
| Mvp: | Greg Hyder |
| Mvpteam: | Eastern New Mexico |
| Hustle: | David Allen |
| Hustleschool: | Central Washington |
| Attendance: | unknown |
| Topscorer: | Travis Grant |
| Topscorerteam: | Kentucky State |
| Points: | 137 |
The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for the second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.
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.