1940 NAIA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1940 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

• Leading scorer est. 1963
• Leading rebounder est. 1963
• Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
• Coach of the Year est. 1954
• Player of the Year est. 1994

Bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| team-width = 170 | score-width = 30

| RD1-team01=Kansas Wesleyan | RD1-score01=45 | RD1-team02=Arkansas State Teachers | RD1-score02=33

| RD1-team03=Hamline | RD1-score03=47 | RD1-team04=Pacific (OR) | RD1-score04=26

| RD1-team05=Southwestern (KS) | RD1-score05=36 | RD1-team06=Columbia (IA) | RD1-score06=30

| RD1-team07=Glenville State | RD1-score07=50 | RD1-team08=Wayne State (NE) | RD1-score08=38

| RD1-team09= SE Oklahoma State | RD1-score09=33 | RD1-team10=Northwestern State (LA) | RD1-score10=27

| RD1-team11=Texas Wesleyan | RD1-score11=40 | RD1-team12=Central Missouri State | RD1-score12=36

| RD1-team13=Tarkio (MO) | RD1-score13=54 | RD1-team14=Alfred Holbrook | RD1-score14=37

| RD1-team15=West Texas State | RD1-score15=60 | RD1-team16=Northern State | RD1-score16=52

| RD1-team17=East Texas State | RD1-score17=49 | RD1-team18=Ripon | RD1-score18=39

| RD1-team19=Pittsburg State | RD1-score19=47 | RD1-team20=St. Joseph’s (IN) | RD1-score20=26

| RD1-team21=San Diego State | RD1-score21=36 | RD1-team22=East Central State | RD1-score22=35

| RD1-team23=Appalachian State | RD1-score23=43 | RD1-team24=Bemidji State | RD1-score24=34

| RD1-team25=NW Missouri State | RD1-score25=45 | RD1-team26=Simpson | RD1-score26=44

| RD1-team27=Peru State | RD1-score27=49 | RD1-team28=Augustana (IL) | RD1-score28=45

| RD1-team29=Superior State | RD1-score29=55 | RD1-team30=Upper Iowa | RD1-score30=42

| RD1-team31=Delta State | RD1-score31=43 | RD1-team32=Dakota Wesleyan | RD1-score32=31

| RD2-team01=Kansas Wesleyan | RD2-score01=50 | RD2-team02= Hamline | RD2-score02=61

| RD2-team03=Southwestern (KS) | RD2-score03=38 | RD2-team04=Glenville State | RD2-score04=37

| RD2-team05=SE Oklahoma State | RD2-score05=39 | RD2-team06= Texas Wesleyan | RD2-score06=40

| RD2-team07=Tarkio | RD2-score07=50 | RD2-team08= West Texas State | RD2-score08=49

| RD2-team09=East Texas State | RD2-score09=33 | RD2-team10=Pittsburg State | RD2-score10=55

| RD2-team11=San Diego State | RD2-score11=48 | RD2-team12=Appalachian State | RD2-score12=46

| RD2-team13=NW Missouri State | RD2-score13=43 | RD2-team14= Peru State | RD2-score14=41

| RD2-team15=Superior State | RD2-score15=40 | RD2-team16=Delta State | RD2-score16=57

| RD3-team01=Southwestern (KS) | RD3-score01=33 | RD3-team02=Hamline | RD3-score02=38

| RD3-team03=Texas Wesleyan | RD3-score03=25 | RD3-team04=Tarkio | RD3-score04=37

| RD3-team05=Pittsburg State | RD3-score05=30 | RD3-team06=San Diego State | RD3-score06=32

| RD3-team07=NW Missouri State | RD3-score07=30 | RD3-team08=Delta State | RD3-score08=44

| RD4-team01=Hamline | RD4-score01=34 | RD4-team02=Tarkio | RD4-score02=48

| RD4-team03=San Diego State | RD4-score03= 30 | RD4-team04=Delta State | RD4-score04=28

| RD5-team01=Tarkio | RD5-score01=52 | RD5-team02=San Diego State | RD5-score02=42

| RD5-team03=Hamline | RD5-score03=26 | RD5-team04=Delta State | RD5-score04=45

References

References

1. [http://www.naia.org//SportSelect.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=27900&SPID=100296&SPSID=646078 NAIA.org]
2. [http://www.naiahoops.com/page/history.php NAIA History] {{webarchive. link. (November 21, 2011)
3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite]