1977 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1977 150px 1977 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Texas Southern 2 1 3 Campbell 1 1 Grand Valley State 1 Henderson State 1 Alonzo Bradley Texas Southern Don Laird Campbell unknown The 1977 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 40th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead Awards and honors Leading scorer: Leading rebounder: Player of the Year: est. 1994NAIA Championship History https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf 2011-05-23 1977 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Newberry (S.C.) 84 - Hastings (Neb.) 81 - Keene State (N.H.) 56 16 Central Washington State 72 9 Clarion State (Pa.) 88 - Augsburg (Minn.) 84 - Missouri-Kansas City 88 8 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 94 5 Texas Southern 89 - Central State (Ohio) 65 - Paine (Ga.) 65 12 Wisconsin-Parkside 112 13 East Texas State 70 - Briar Cliff (Iowa) 59 - Emporia State (Kan.) 76 4 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 71 3 Kentucky State 63 - Alabama-Huntsville 72 - Mount Marty (S.D.) 54 14 Alcorn State (Miss.) 90 11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 99 - Southern Utah State 89 - Campbell (N.C.) 76 6 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 75 7 Henderson State (Ark.) 64 - Tri-State (Ind.) 54 - Dowling (N.Y.) 75 10 Whittier (Calif.) 66 15 Hawaii-Hilo 81 - Spring Garden (Pa.) 66 - St. Augustine's (N.C.) 67 2 Illinois Wesleyan 87 1 Newberry 57 16 Central Washington State 58 9 Clarion State 65 8 Grand Valley State 79 5 Texas Southern 82 12 Wisconsin-Parkside 80 13 East Texas State 92 - Emporia State 89 - Alabama-Huntsville 75 14 Alcorn State 76 11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 56 - Campbell 71 7 Henderson State 63 - Dowling 59 15 Hawaii-Hilo 74* 2 Illinois Wesleyan 85 16 Central Washington State 71 8 Grand Valley State 75 13 East Texas State 68 5 Texas Southern 87 - Campbell 77 14 Alcorn State 63 7 Henderson State 87 2 Illinois Wesleyan 73 8 Grand Valley State 62 5 Texas Southern 69 - Campbell 76 7 Henderson State 52 5 Texas Southern 71 - Campbell 44  * 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. NAIA third-place game 8 Grand Valley State 73 7 Henderson State 96 See also 1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1977 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1977 NCAA Division III basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri