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1960 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1960
ImageSize150px
Caption1960 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FinalFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount3rd
RunnerUpWestminster (Pa.)
GameCount1st
RunnerFFCount1st
Semifinal1Tennessee State
FinalFourCount14th
Semifinal2William Jewell (Mo.)
FinalFourCount21st
COTYMilt Jowers
COTYSchoolSouthwest Texas State
MVPCharles Sharp
MVPTeamSouthwest Texas State
HustleChuckie Davis
HustleSchoolWestminster (Pa.)
Attendanceunknown

The 1960 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 23rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The pivotal game in this year's tournament was in the semifinals round when #4 Westminster College knocked off the three time defending national champions #1 Tennessee State University. This ended the 18 tournament win streak. As of 2017, it is still the tournament's longest win streak. Tennessee State would then play in the 3rd-place game where they easily defeated William Jewell College 100-65. (William Jewell's highest finish in the DI tournament, as of 2010).

Westminster went to the championship game and was defeated by Southwest Texas State 44-66. The Bobcats finish with their first national championship, after being in the NAIA Final Four two previous times, 1952, 1959, both finishing 3rd.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1960 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

  • Leading scorer: est. 1963
  • Leading rebounder: est. 1963
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most consecutive tournament victories; record ends: 18 overall; 3 in 1960, Tennessee State, 1957-58-59-60
  • Top single-game performances: Charles Sharp, 16th, Southwest Texas State vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, In that game Sharp scored 15 field goals and 14 free throws, totaling 44 points.
  • All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Hershell West, 15th Grambling (La.) (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 average per game.
  • All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Charles Sharp, 5th Southwest Texas State (1957,59,60) 12 games, 118 field goals, 69 free throws, 305 total points, 25.4 average per game.

1960 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Tennessee State | RD1-score01=102 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Midwestern (Texas) | RD1-score02=83

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Valley City State (N.D.) | RD1-score03=84 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=West Virginia Wesleyan | RD1-score04=109

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Pittsburg State (Kan.) | RD1-score05=61 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Findlay (Ohio) | RD1-score06=76

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Oakland City (Ind.) | RD1-score07=85* | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Wofford (S.C.) | RD1-score08=86

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Hamline (Minn.) | RD1-score09=88 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Florence State (Ala.) | RD1-score10=83**

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Arkansas A&M | RD1-score11=64 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Western Washington State | RD1-score12=53

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Whittier (Calif.) | RD1-score13=77 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Ferris Institute (Mich.) | RD1-score14=71

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Maryland State | RD1-score15=63 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Westminster (Pa.) | RD1-score16=64

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Southern Illinois | RD1-score17=71 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Oklahoma Baptist | RD1-score18=75

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=New Mexico Highlands | RD1-score19=96 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Nebraska Wesleyan | RD1-score20=90

| RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=Stetson (Fla.) | RD1-score21=66 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=William Jewell (Mo.) | RD1-score22=68

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Parsons (Iowa) | RD1-score23=67 | RD1-seed24=10 | RD1-team24=Christian Brothers (Tenn.) | RD1-score24=65

| RD1-seed25=11 | RD1-team25=Villa Madonna (Ky.) | RD1-score25=94 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=College of Idaho | RD1-score26=70

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Central Connecticut State | RD1-score27=68 | RD1-seed28=6 | RD1-team28=Grambling State (La.) | RD1-score28=92

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Willamette (Ore.) | RD1-score29=71 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Savannah State (Ga.) | RD1-score30=85

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Oshkosh State (Wis.) | RD1-score31=69 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Southwest Texas State | RD1-score32=93

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Tennessee State | RD2-score01=84 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=West Virginia Wesleyan | RD2-score02=79

| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Findlay | RD2-score03=73 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Wofford | RD2-score04=80

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Hamline | RD2-score05=89 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Arkansas A&M | RD2-score06=76

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Whittier | RD2-score07=50 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Westminster | RD2-score08=59

| RD2-seed09=- | RD2-team09=Oklahoma Baptist | RD2-score09=67 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=New Mexico Highlands | RD2-score10=77

| RD2-seed11=- | RD2-team11=William Jewell | RD2-score11=73 | RD2-seed12=- | RD2-team12=Parsons | RD2-score12=71

| RD2-seed13=11 | RD2-team13=Villa Madonna | RD2-score13=97 | RD2-seed14=6 | RD2-team14=Grambling State | RD2-score14=113

| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=Savannah State | RD2-score15=88 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Southwest Texas State | RD2-score16=101

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Tennessee State | RD3-score01=75 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=Wofford | RD3-score02=60

| RD3-seed03=- | RD3-team03=Hamline | RD3-score03=59 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Westminster | RD3-score04=62

| RD3-seed05=- | RD3-team05=New Mexico Highlands | RD3-score05=62 | RD3-seed06=- | RD3-team06=William Jewell | RD3-score06=67

| RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=Grambling State | RD3-score07=68 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Southwest Texas State | RD3-score08=76

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Tennessee State | RD4-score01=38 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Westminster | RD4-score02=39

| RD4-seed03=- | RD4-team03=William Jewell | RD4-score03=44 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Southwest Texas State | RD4-score04=82

| RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=Westminster | RD5-score01=44 | RD5-seed02=2 | RD5-team02=Southwest Texas State | RD5-score02=66

    • denotes each overtime.

3rd-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.

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Tennessee State | RD1-score1=100 | RD1-seed2=- | RD1-team2=William Jewell | RD1-score2=65

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. "NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite".
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