1946 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023 October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1946 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Southern Illinois 1st 1st 2nd 1st Indiana State 1st Pepperdine 2nd Loyola New Orleans 2nd Gene Stotlar Southern Illinois unknown The 1946 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead The championship game was won by Southern Illinois when the Salukis defeated the Indiana State Sycamores, 49-40. Central Missouri State, the original National Champions, and first back-to-back National Champions, played in their final NAIA tournament, although they remained an NAIA member for another decade, leaving in the mid 1950s to join the NCAA. The Mules appeared seven tournaments recording an overall record of 13 wins and 6 losses. The Mules won two National Championships in 1937 and 1938 and finishing in 4th place in 1942. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1945 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: Leading scorer est. 1963 Leading rebounder est. 1963 Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 Coach of the Year est. 1954 Player of the Year est. 1994.NAIA Championship History https://web.archive.org/web/20080515144808/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf 2008-05-15 Bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship NAIA Third-place game TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 170 30 no high - Loyola New Orleans 76 - Hastings 48 - Arizona State-Flagstaff 45 - Rockhurst 37 - Drury 51 - Eastern Kentucky 47 - Augsburg 64 - Washburn 36 - Southern Illinois 49 - Central Missouri State 39 - Loras 57 - Panzer 43 - West Texas State 71 - Eau Claire State 47 - Nevada 56 - Morningside 40 - Pepperdine 63 - Arkansas State Teachers 37 - Iowa State Teachers 58 - Montana State 42 - Eastern Washington State 66 - Louisiana Tech 44 - Southeastern State (OK) 50 - Peru State 36 - Houston 63 - High Point 34 - Indiana State 62 - St. Cloud State 51 - Culver–Stockton 55 - Wichita State 51 - Dakota Wesleyan 39 - New Mexico Mines 36 - Loyola New Orleans 60* - Arizona State-Flagstaff 56 - Drury 55 - Augsburg 47 - Southern Illinois 58 - Loras 55 - West Texas State 46 - Nevada 60 - Pepperdine 64 - Iowa State Teachers 22 - Eastern Washington State 45 - Southeastern State 37 - Indiana State 62 - Houston 43 - Culver-Stockton 40 - Dakota Wesleyan 41 - Loyola New Orleans 54 - Drury 43 - Southern Illinois 66 - Nevada 58 - Pepperdine 46 - Eastern Washington State 42 - Indiana State 55 - Dakota Wesleyan 34 - Loyola New Orleans 37 - Southern Illinois 53 - Indiana State 56 - Pepperdine 43 - Southern Illinois 49 - Indiana State 40 - Pepperdine 82 - Loyola New Orleans 55  * denotes overtime. See also 1946 NCAA basketball tournament 1946 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA Basketball Tournament