1971 NAIA basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year:1971
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:Municipal Auditorium
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:Kentucky State
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Eastern Michigan
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Elizabeth City State
Finalfourcount1:2
Semifinal2:Fairmont State
Finalfourcount2:3
Mvp:Travis Grant
Mvpteam:Kentucky State
Attendance:unknown

The 1971 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 34th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

The championship game featured Kentucky State University for the second time. It was the fourth time since seeding began in 1957 that the number one team won the tournament.

Awards and honors

1971 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams 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 . 2009-04-19 .
  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 . 2009-04-19 .