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1968 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1968
ImageSize	150px
Caption	1968 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Central State (Ohio)
TitleCount	2nd
ChampGameCount	2nd
ChampFFCount	2nd
RunnerUp	Fairmont State (W.Va.)
GameCount	1st
RunnerFFCount	2nd
Semifinal1	Wisconsin-Oshkosh
FinalFourCount1	1st
Semifinal2	Westminster (Pa.)
FinalFourCount2	4th
COTY	Jack Dobbins
COTYSchool	Northeastern State (Okla.)
MVP	John Jamerson
MVPTeam	Fairmont State (W.Va.)
Hustle	Mike Malone
HustleSchool	Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Attendance	unknown
TopScorer	Ron Hayek
TopScorerTeam	Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Points	116

The 1968 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 31st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer: Ron Hayek, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; 5 games, 47 field goals, 22 free throws, 116 total points (23.2 average points per game)
Leading rebounder: Wayne Denham, Fairmont State (W.Va.); 5 games, 68 total rebounds (13.6 average rebounds per game)
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1968 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Guilford (NC) | RD1-score01=78 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Oshkosh State (Wis.) | RD1-score02=80

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Eastern Montana | RD1-score03=83 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Wayne State (Neb.) | RD1-score04=70

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Union (Ky.) | RD1-score05=69 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Drury (Mo.) | RD1-score06=75

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Athens (Al.) | RD1-score07=72 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Northeastern State (Okla.) | RD1-score08=89

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=St. Cloud State (Minn.) | RD1-score09=88 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Millersville State (Pa.) | RD1-score10= 77

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Dickinson State (N.D.) | RD1-score11=76 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Washburn (Kan.) | RD1-score12= 71

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Albany State (Ga.) | RD1-score13=68 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=New Haven (Conn.) | RD1-score14=69

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Fairmont State (W.Va.) | RD1-score15=78 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Oklahoma Christian | RD1-score16=75

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score17=81 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Millikin (Ill.) | RD1-score18=64

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Westmar (Iowa) | RD1-score19=57 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Valdosta State (Ga.) | RD1-score20=62

| RD1-seed21=10 | RD1-team21=Central Washington State | RD1-score21=95 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Albuquerque (N.Mex.) | RD1-score22=72

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Henderson State (Ark.) | RD1-score23=70 | RD1-seed24=7 | RD1-team24=Alcorn A&M (Miss.) | RD1-score24=79

| RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=Westminster (Pa.) | RD1-score25=69 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Pasadena (Calif.) | RD1-score26=67

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Bishop (Tex.) | RD1-score27=91 | RD1-seed28=11 | RD1-team28=Monmouth (N.J.) | RD1-score28=102

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Hanover (Ind) | RD1-score29=107 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Southern Oregon State | RD1-score30=59

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score31=82 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) | RD1-score32=80

| RD2-seed01=- | RD2-team01=Oshkosh State | RD2-score01=82 | RD2-seed02=- | RD2-team02=Eastern Montana | RD2-score02= 75

| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Drury | RD2-score03=85 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Northeastern State | RD2-score04=69

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=St. Cloud State | RD2-score05=68 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Dickinson State | RD2-score06=70

| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=New Haven | RD2-score07=72 | RD2-seed08=- | RD2-team08=Fairmont State | RD2-score08=97

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Central State (Ohio) | RD2-score09=60 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=Valdosta State | RD2-score10=53

| RD2-seed11=10 | RD2-team11=Central Washington State | RD2-score11=85 | RD2-seed12=7 | RD2-team12=Alcorn A&M | RD2-score12=70

| RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=Westminster (Pa.) | RD2-score13=70 | RD2-seed14=11 | RD2-team14=Monmouth | RD2-score14=69

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Hanover | RD2-score15=81 | RD2-seed16=- | RD2-team16=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score16=94

| RD3-seed01=- | RD3-team01=Oshkosh State | RD3-score01=57 | RD3-seed02=- | RD3-team02=Drury | RD3-score02=55

| RD3-seed03=- | RD3-team03=Dickinson State | RD3-score03=81 | RD3-seed04=- | RD3-team04=Fairmont State | RD3-score04=86

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Central State (Ohio) | RD3-score05=66 | RD3-seed06=10 | RD3-team06=Central Washington State | RD3-score06=47

| RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=Westminster (Pa.) | RD3-score07=92 | RD3-seed08=- | RD3-team08=Eastern Michigan | RD3-score08=84

| RD4-seed01=- | RD4-team01=Oshkosh State | RD4-score01=74 | RD4-seed02=- | RD4-team02=Fairmont State | RD4-score02=76

| RD4-seed03=3 | RD4-team03=Central State (Ohio) | RD4-score03=72 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04=Westminster (Pa.) | RD4-score04=51

| RD5-seed01=- | RD5-team01=Fairmont State | RD5-score01=48 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=Central State (Ohio) | RD5-score02=51

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=- | RD1-team1=Oshkosh State | RD1-score1=102 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Westminster (Pa.) | RD1-score2=68

References

References

"NAIA.org".
NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".

Wikipedia Source

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