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1971 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1971
ImageSize	150px
Caption	1971 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Kentucky State
TitleCount	2nd
ChampGameCount	2nd
ChampFFCount	2nd
RunnerUp	Eastern Michigan
GameCount	1st
RunnerFFCount	1st
Semifinal1	Elizabeth City State
FinalFourCount1	2
Semifinal2	Fairmont State
FinalFourCount2	3
MVP	Travis Grant
MVPTeam	Kentucky State
Attendance	unknown

The 1971 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 34th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The championship game featured Kentucky State University for the second time. It was the fourth time since seeding began in 1957 that the number one team won the tournament.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1971 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Kentucky State | RD1-score01=100 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=St. Thomas (Minn.) | RD1-score02=66

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Doane (Neb.) | RD1-score03=73 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Central Washington State | RD1-score04=98

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Grambling State (La.) | RD1-score05=88 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Mansfield State (Pa.) | RD1-score06=78

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Glassboro State (N.J.) | RD1-score07=71 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=East Central State (Okla.) | RD1-score08=60

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Indiana (Pa.) | RD1-score09=81 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Eastern New Mexico | RD1-score10=72

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Western New England (Mass.) | RD1-score11=76 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Elizabeth City State (N.C.) | RD1-score12=90

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Illinois Wesleyan | RD1-score13=76 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Northern State (S.D.) | RD1-score14=88

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=North Carolina-Asheville | RD1-score15=73 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Stephen F. Austin State (Tex.) | RD1-score16=91

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Eau Claire State (Wis.) | RD1-score17=66 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Southern State (Ark.) | RD1-score18=50

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Lewis & Clark (Ore.) | RD1-score19=83 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Earlham (Ind.) | RD1-score20=105

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Whittier (Calif.) | RD1-score21=65 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Sacred Heart (Kan.) | RD1-score22=59

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Ohio Dominican | RD1-score23=81 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score24=119

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=North Carolina A&T | RD1-score25=70 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Drury (Mo.) | RD1-score26=53

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Northwestern (Iowa) | RD1-score27=91 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Jackson State (Miss) | RD1-score28=96

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Augusta State (Ga.) | RD1-score29=71 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Great Falls (Mont.) | RD1-score30=75

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Texas Southern | RD1-score31=78 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Fairmont State (W.Va.) | RD1-score32=79

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kentucky State | RD2-score01=73 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Central Washington State | RD2-score02=59

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Grambling State | RD2-score03=77* | RD2-seed04=- | RD2-team04=Glassboro State | RD2-score04=75

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Indiana | RD2-score05=72 | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Elizabeth City State | RD2-score06=74

| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=Northern State | RD2-score07=62 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Stephen F. Austin State | RD2-score08=99

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Eau Claire State | RD2-score09=97 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=Earlham | RD2-score10=76

| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11=Whittier | RD2-score11=70 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score12=71*

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=North Carolina A&T | RD2-score13=86* | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=Jackson State | RD2-score14=73

| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=Great Falls | RD2-score15=80 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Fairmont State | RD2-score16=83

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Kentucky State | RD3-score01=93 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=Grambling State | RD3-score02=81

| RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=Elizabeth City State | RD3-score03=90 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Stephen F. Austin State | RD3-score04=88

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Eau Claire State | RD3-score05=80 | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=Eastern Michigan | RD3-score06=87

| RD3-seed07=7 | RD3-team07=North Carolina A&T | RD3-score07=74 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Fairmont State | RD3-score08=78

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Kentucky State | RD4-score01=104 | RD4-seed02=12 | RD4-team02=Elizabeth City State | RD4-score02=91

| RD4-seed03=6 | RD4-team03=Eastern Michigan | RD4-score03=89 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Fairmont State | RD4-score04=78

| RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=Kentucky State | RD5-score01=102 | RD5-seed02=6 | RD5-team02=Eastern Michigan | RD5-score02=82

- denotes overtime.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

| RD1-seed1=12 | RD1-team1=Elizabeth City State | RD1-score1=88* | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=Fairmont State | RD1-score2=87

References

References

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

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