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1946 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1946
ImageSize150px
Teams32
FabFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FabFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSouthern Illinois
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount2nd
RunnerFFCount1st
RunnerUpIndiana State
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Pepperdine
FinalFourCount12nd
Semifinal2Loyola New Orleans
FinalFourCount22nd
MVPGene Stotlar
MVPTeamSouthern Illinois
Attendanceunknown

The 1946 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The championship game was won by Southern Illinois when the Salukis defeated the Indiana State Sycamores, 49-40.

Central Missouri State, the original National Champions, and first back-to-back National Champions, played in their final NAIA tournament, although they remained an NAIA member for another decade, leaving in the mid 1950s to join the NCAA. The Mules appeared seven tournaments recording an overall record of 13 wins and 6 losses. The Mules won two National Championships in 1937 and 1938 and finishing in 4th place in 1942.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1945 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-seed01=- | RD1-team01=Loyola New Orleans | RD1-score01=76 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Hastings | RD1-score02=48

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Arizona State-Flagstaff | RD1-score03=45 | RD1-seed04=- | RD1-team04=Rockhurst | RD1-score04=37

| RD1-seed05=- | RD1-team05=Drury | RD1-score05=51 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Eastern Kentucky | RD1-score06=47

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Augsburg | RD1-score07=64 | RD1-seed08=- | RD1-team08=Washburn | RD1-score08=36

| RD1-seed09=- | RD1-team09=Southern Illinois | RD1-score09=49 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Central Missouri State | RD1-score10=39

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Loras | RD1-score11=57 | RD1-seed12=- | RD1-team12=Panzer | RD1-score12=43

| RD1-seed13=- | RD1-team13=West Texas State | RD1-score13=71 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Eau Claire State | RD1-score14=47

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Nevada | RD1-score15=56 | RD1-seed16=- | RD1-team16=Morningside | RD1-score16=40

| RD1-seed17=- | RD1-team17=Pepperdine | RD1-score17=63 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Arkansas State Teachers | RD1-score18=37

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Iowa State Teachers | RD1-score19=58 | RD1-seed20=- | RD1-team20=Montana State | RD1-score20=42

| RD1-seed21=- | RD1-team21=Eastern Washington State | RD1-score21=66 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score22=44

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Southeastern State (OK) | RD1-score23=50 | RD1-seed24=- | RD1-team24=Peru State | RD1-score24=36

| RD1-seed25=- | RD1-team25=Houston | RD1-score25=63 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=High Point | RD1-score26=34

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Indiana State | RD1-score27=62 | RD1-seed28=- | RD1-team28=St. Cloud State | RD1-score28=51

| RD1-seed29=- | RD1-team29=Culver–Stockton | RD1-score29=55 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Wichita State | RD1-score30=51

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Dakota Wesleyan | RD1-score31=39 | RD1-seed32=- | RD1-team32=New Mexico Mines | RD1-score32=36

| RD2-seed01=- | RD2-team01=Loyola New Orleans | RD2-score01=60* | RD2-seed02=- | RD2-team02=Arizona State-Flagstaff | RD2-score02=56

| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Drury | RD2-score03=55 | RD2-seed04=- | RD2-team04=Augsburg | RD2-score04=47

| RD2-seed05=- | RD2-team05=Southern Illinois | RD2-score05=58 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Loras | RD2-score06=55

| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=West Texas State | RD2-score07=46 | RD2-seed08=- | RD2-team08=Nevada | RD2-score08=60

| RD2-seed09=- | RD2-team09=Pepperdine | RD2-score09=64 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=Iowa State Teachers | RD2-score10=22

| RD2-seed11=- | RD2-team11=Eastern Washington State | RD2-score11=45 | RD2-seed12=- | RD2-team12= Southeastern State | RD2-score12=37

| RD2-seed13=- | RD2-team13=Indiana State | RD2-score13=62 | RD2-seed14=- | RD2-team14=Houston | RD2-score14=43

| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=Culver-Stockton | RD2-score15=40 | RD2-seed16=- | RD2-team16=Dakota Wesleyan | RD2-score16=41

| RD3-seed01=- | RD3-team01=Loyola New Orleans | RD3-score01=54 | RD3-seed02=- | RD3-team02=Drury | RD3-score02=43

| RD3-seed03=- | RD3-team03=Southern Illinois | RD3-score03=66 | RD3-seed04=- | RD3-team04=Nevada | RD3-score04=58

| RD3-seed05=- | RD3-team05=Pepperdine | RD3-score05=46 | RD3-seed06=- | RD3-team06=Eastern Washington State | RD3-score06=42

| RD3-seed07=- | RD3-team07=Indiana State | RD3-score07=55 | RD3-seed08=- | RD3-team08=Dakota Wesleyan | RD3-score08=34

| RD4-seed01=- | RD4-team01=Loyola New Orleans | RD4-score01=37 | RD4-seed02=- | RD4-team02=Southern Illinois | RD4-score02=53

| RD4-seed03=- | RD4-team03=Indiana State | RD4-score03=56 | RD4-seed04=- | RD4-team04=Pepperdine | RD4-score04=43

| RD5-seed01=- | RD5-team01=Southern Illinois | RD5-score01=49 | RD5-seed02=- | RD5-team02=Indiana State | RD5-score02=40

| RD5-seed03=- | RD5-team03=Pepperdine | RD5-score03=82 | RD5-seed04=- | RD5-team04=Loyola New Orleans | RD5-score04=55

    • denotes overtime.

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-15)
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