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1974 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1974
ImageSize	150px
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	West Georgia
TitleCount	1
ChampGameCount	1
ChampFFCount	1
RunnerUp	Alcorn State
GameCount	1
RunnerFFCount	1
Semifinal1	St. Mary's (TX)
FinalFourCount1	1
Semifinal2	Kentucky State
FinalFourCount2	4 (other 3 Champs of NAIA)
COTY	Roger Kaiser
COTYSchool	West Georgia
MVP	Foots Walker
MVPTeam	West Georgia
Hustle	George Harris
HustleSchool	St. Mary's (TX)
Attendance	unknown

The 1974 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 37th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament to be played in Municipal until 2002. In 1975, it would be held in the new Kemper Arena. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until 1993, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.

Awards and honors

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

1974 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Fairmont State (W.V.) | RD1-score01=92 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Cameron (Okla.) | RD1-score02=88

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Keene State (N.H.) | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=St. Mary's (Tex.) | RD1-score04=95

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD1-score05=50 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Washburn (Kan.) | RD1-score06=67

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Wartburg (Iowa) | RD1-score07=64 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Augustana (Ill.) | RD1-score08=85

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Hanover (Ind.) | RD1-score09=87 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=State College of Arkansas | RD1-score10=83

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Millersville State (Pa.) | RD1-score11=76 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Northwestern State (La.) | RD1-score12=95

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Missouri Western State | RD1-score13=96 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Monmouth (N.J.) | RD1-score14=84

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Central Washington State | RD1-score15=55 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Alcorn State (Miss.) | RD1-score16=93

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Gardner–Webb (N.C.) | RD1-score17=91 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Oregon Tech | RD1-score18=56

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Huron (S.D.) | RD1-score19=71 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=West Georgia | RD1-score20=102

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Azusa Pacific (California) | RD1-score21=74 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Indiana (Pa.) | RD1-score22=79

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Virginia State | RD1-score23=65 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | RD1-score24=69

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Midwestern (Tex.) | RD1-score25=77 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Defiance (Ohio) | RD1-score26=63

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Grand Valley State (Mich.) | RD1-score27=71 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=St. Thomas (Minn.) | RD1-score28=95

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Hastings (Neb.) | RD1-score29=96 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Roger Williams (R.I.) | RD1-score30=61

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Erskine (S.C.) | RD1-score31=69 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Kentucky State | RD1-score32=82

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Fairmont State | RD2-score01=55 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=St. Mary's | RD2-score02=71

| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Washburn | RD2-score03=55 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Augustana | RD2-score04=57

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Hanover | RD2-score05=85 | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Northwestern State | RD2-score06=76

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Missouri Western State | RD2-score07=72 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Alcorn State | RD2-score08=80

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Gardner–Webb | RD2-score09=101 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=West Georgia | RD2-score10=116

| RD2-seed11=- | RD2-team11=Indiana | RD2-score11=66 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Grand Canyon | RD2-score12=65

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=Midwestern | RD2-score13=92 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=St. Thomas | RD2-score14=78

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Hastings | RD2-score15=57 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Kentucky State | RD2-score16=75

| RD3-seed01=16 | RD3-team01=St. Mary's | RD3-score01=74 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=Augustana | RD3-score02=65

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Hanover | RD3-score03=102 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Alcorn State | RD3-score04=107*

| RD3-seed05=14 | RD3-team05=West Georgia | RD3-score05=102 | RD3-seed06=- | RD3-team06=Indiana | RD3-score06=69

| RD3-seed07=7 | RD3-team07=Midwestern | RD3-score07=74 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Kentucky State | RD3-score08=80

| RD4-seed01=16 | RD4-team01=St. Mary's | RD4-score01=71 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Alcorn State | RD4-score02=76

| RD4-seed03=14 | RD4-team03=West Georgia | RD4-score03=79 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Kentucky State | RD4-score04=75

| RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=Alcorn State | RD5-score01=79 | RD5-seed02=14 | RD5-team02=West Georgia | RD5-score02=97

- denotes double 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=16 | RD1-team1=St. Mary's (TX) | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=Kentucky State | RD1-score2=95

References

References

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

Wikipedia Source

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