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1966 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1966
ImageSize150px
Caption1966 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FinalFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma Baptist
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount2nd
ChampFFCount2nd
RunnerUpGeorgia Southern
GameCount1st
RunnerFFCount1st
Semifinal1Grambling (La.)
FinalFourCount13rd
Semifinal2Norfolk State (Va.)
FinalFourCount21st
COTYTed Kjolhede
COTYSchoolCentral Michigan
MVPAl Tucker
MVPTeamOklahoma Baptist
Attendanceunknown
TopScorerAl Tucker
TopScorerTeamOklahoma Baptist
Points182

The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Richard Pitts, Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most team points; single-game: 132, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97
  • Most team points; tournament: 521, Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.)
  • Most field goals made; single-game: 57, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa
  • Most field goals made; tournament: 216, Norfolk State (Va.)
  • Top single-game performances: Earl Beechum 11th, Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).

1966 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score01=92 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=St. Thomas (Minn.) | RD1-score02=69

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Lakeland (Wis.) | RD1-score03=95 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Linfield (Ore.) | RD1-score04= 81

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Norfolk State (Va.) | RD1-score05=132 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Upper Iowa | RD1-score06=97

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Athens (Ala.) | RD1-score07=88 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Pittsburg State (Kan.) | RD1-score08=79

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Midwestern (Texas) | RD1-score09=94 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Monmouth (N.J.) | RD1-score10=92

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Dickinson State (N.D.) | RD1-score11=76 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Illinois Wesleyan | RD1-score12=86

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Guilford (N.C.) | RD1-score13=67 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Southern State (Ark.) | RD1-score14=72

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Howard Payne (Texas) | RD1-score15=80* | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Georgia Southern | RD1-score16=85

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Grambling State (La.) | RD1-score17=70 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Central Washington State | RD1-score18=65

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Carroll College (Montana) | RD1-score19=91 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) | RD1-score20=88

| RD1-seed21=- | RD1-team21=Millersville State (Pa.) | RD1-score21=86 | RD1-seed22=10 | RD1-team22=Rockhurst (Mo.) | RD1-score22=102

| RD1-seed23=7 | RD1-team23=Albuquerque (N.M.) | RD1-score23=81 | RD1-seed24=- | RD1-team24=New Haven (Conn.) | RD1-score24=74

| RD1-seed25=- | RD1-team25=Edinboro State (Pa.) | RD1-score25=53 | RD1-seed26=6 | RD1-team26=Central Michigan | RD1-score26=67

| RD1-seed27=11 | RD1-team27=Oklahoma Baptist | RD1-score27=80 | RD1-seed28=- | RD1-team28=California Western | RD1-score28=76

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Morris Harvey (W.Va.) | RD1-score29=110 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Peru State College (Neb.) | RD1-score30=103*

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Indiana Central | RD1-score31=67 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | RD1-score32=68

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Central State (Ohio) | RD2-score01=72 | RD2-seed02=- | RD2-team02=Lakeland | RD2-score02=68

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Norfolk State | RD2-score03=103 | RD2-seed04=- | RD2-team04=Athens | RD2-score04=81

| RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Illinois Wesleyan | RD2-score06=96 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Midwestern | RD2-score05=82

| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=Southern State | RD2-score07=62 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Georgia Southern | RD2-score08=80

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Grambling State | RD2-score09=95 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=Carroll (MT) | RD2-score10=86

| RD2-seed11=10 | RD2-team11=Rockhurst | RD2-score11=97 | RD2-seed12=7 | RD2-team12=Albuquerque | RD2-score12=87

| RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=Central Michigan | RD2-score13=70 | RD2-seed14=11 | RD2-team14=Oklahoma Baptist | RD2-score14=90

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Morris Harvey | RD2-score15=74 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Carson-Newman | RD2-score16=103

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Central State (Ohio) | RD3-score01=76 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=Norfolk State | RD3-score02=88

| RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=Illinois Wesleyan | RD3-score03=72 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Georgia Southern | RD3-score04=96

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Grambling State | RD3-score05=84 | RD3-seed06=10 | RD3-team06=Rockhurst | RD3-score06=82

| RD3-seed07=11 | RD3-team07=Oklahoma Baptist | RD3-score07=87 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Carson-Newman | RD3-score08=62

| RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=Norfolk State | RD4-score01=88 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Georgia Southern | RD4-score02=89

| RD4-seed03=3 | RD4-team03=Grambling State | RD4-score03=80 | RD4-seed04=11 | RD4-team04=Oklahoma Baptist | RD4-score04=94

| RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=Georgia Southern | RD5-score01=59 | RD5-seed02=11 | RD5-team02=Oklahoma Baptist | RD5-score02=88

    • denotes overtime.

Third-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=9 | RD1-team1=Norfolk State | RD1-score1=110 | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=Grambling State | RD1-score2=111

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-23)
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