1968 NAIA basketball tournament

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1968
MVP
John Jamerson (Fairmont State (W.Va.))
Top scorerRon Hayek (Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
(116 points)
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«1967 1969»

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.[1]

Awards and honors

1968 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Guilford (NC) 78
- Oshkosh State (Wis.) 80
- Oshkosh State 82
- Eastern Montana 75
- Eastern Montana 83
16 Wayne State (Neb.) 70
- Oshkosh State 57
TOP TIER
- Drury 55
9 Union (Ky.) 69
- Drury (Mo.) 75
- Drury 85
8 Northeastern State 69
- Athens (Al.) 72
8 Northeastern State (Okla.) 89
- Oshkosh State 74
- Fairmont State 76
5 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 88
- Millersville State (Pa.) 77
5 St. Cloud State State 68
- Dickinson State 70
- Dickinson State (N.D.) 76
12 Washburn (Kan.) 71
- Dickinson State 81
TOP TIER
- Fairmont State 86
13 Albany State (Ga.) 68
- New Haven (Conn.) 69
- New Haven 72
- Fairmont State 97
- Fairmont State (W.Va.) 78
4 Oklahoma Christian 75
- Fairmont State 48
3 Central State (Ohio) 51
3 Central State (Ohio) 81
- Millikin (Ill.) 64
3 Central State (Ohio) 60
14 Valdosta State 53
- Westmar (Iowa) 57
14 Valdosta State (Ga.) 62
3 Central State (Ohio) 66
BOTTOM TIER
10 Central Washington State 47
10 Central Washington State 95
- Albuquerque (N.Mex.) 72
10 Central Washington State 85
7 Alcorn A&M 70
- Henderson State (Ark.) 70
7 Alcorn A&M (Miss.) 79
3 Central State (Ohio) 72
6 Westminster (Pa.) 51
6 Westminster (Pa.) 69
-
Pasadena (Calif.)
67
6 Westminster (Pa.) 70
11 Monmouth 69
- Bishop (Tex.) 91
11 Monmouth (N.J.) 102
6 Westminster (Pa.) 92
BOTTOM TIER
- Eastern Michigan 84
15 Hanover (Ind) 107
- Southern Oregon State 59
15 Hanover 81
- Eastern Michigan 94
- Eastern Michigan 82
2 Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) 80

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.

NAIA Third-place game
   
- Oshkosh State 102
6 Westminster (Pa.) 68

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  2. ^ NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.