1943 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023 October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1943 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Southeast Missouri State 1st 1st 1st 1st Northwest Missouri State 1st North Texas State 1st Murray State 3rd Belus Smawley Appalachian State (N.C.) unknown The 1943 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 7th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org The championship game featured Southeast Missouri State defeating Northwest Missouri State 34–32. This was the first tournament to feature a championship game between two teams from the same state, Missouri, playing in Missouri. The 3rd place game featured the first overtime in the NAIA Final Four history when North Texas State defeated Murray State 59–55 in one overtime. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1943 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. 1994NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite 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 - SE Missouri State 50 - Dakota Wesleyan 30 - Westminster (MO) 48 - Loyola Chicago 45* - Eastern Washington State 54 - Valparaiso 42 - St. Cloud State 59 - Texas Wesleyan 54 - Murray State 72 - SW Missouri State 44 - Southwestern (KS) 70 - Ouachita Baptist 36 - George Pepperdine 50 - Kearney State 45 - Luther 31 - Southwestern State (OK) 29 - York (NE) 52 - Akron 49 - North Texas State 60 - Stout Institute 37 - East Central State 53 - South Dakota State 47 - Hamline 65 - Central (MO) 38 - Kansas Wesleyan 43 - Lawrence Tech 42 - Appalachian State 48 - Simpson 31 - Eastern Oregon 45 - Illinois Wesleyan 40 - NW Missouri State 37 - Indiana State 28 - SE Missouri State 56 - Westminster 33 - Eastern Washington State 54 - St. Cloud State 41 - Murray State 44 - Southwestern (KS) 42 - George Pepperdine 43 - Luther 38 - York 49 - North Texas State 51 - East Central State 39 - Hamline 41 - Kansas Wesleyan 40 - Appalachian State 54 - Eastern Oregon State 24 - NW Missouri State 61 - SE Missouri State 57 - Eastern Washington State 51 - Murray State 44 - George Pepperdine 38 - North Texas State 45 - Hamline 41 - Appalachian State 34 - NW Missouri State 46 - SE Missouri State 38 - Murray State 36 - North Texas State 31 - NW Missouri State 47 - SE Missouri State 34 - NW Missouri State 32 - Murray State 55* - North Texas State 59  * denotes overtime. See also 1943 NCAA basketball tournament 1943 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament Category:1943 in sports in Missouri