1966 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1966 150px 1966 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma Baptist 1st 2nd 2nd Georgia Southern 1st 1st Grambling (La.) 3rd Norfolk State (Va.) 1st Ted Kjolhede Central Michigan Al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist unknown Al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist 182 The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-17 https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2012-07-14 dead This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game) Leading rebounder: Richard Pitts, Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game) Player of the Year: est. 1994 Most team points; single-game: 132, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97 Most team points; tournament: 521, Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.) Most field goals made; single-game: 57, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa Most field goals made; tournament: 216, Norfolk State (Va.) Top single-game performances: Earl Beechum 11th, Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).NAIA 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 1966 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Central State (Ohio) 92 - St. Thomas (Minn.) 69 - Lakeland (Wis.) 95 16 Linfield (Ore.) 81 9 Norfolk State (Va.) 132 - Upper Iowa 97 - Athens (Ala.) 88 8 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 79 5 Midwestern (Texas) 94 - Monmouth (N.J.) 92 - Dickinson State (N.D.) 76 12 Illinois Wesleyan 86 13 Guilford (N.C.) 67 - Southern State (Ark.) 72 - Howard Payne (Texas) 80* 4 Georgia Southern 85 3 Grambling State (La.) 70 - Central Washington State 65 - Carroll College (Montana) 91 14 Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 88 - Millersville State (Pa.) 86 10 Rockhurst (Mo.) 102 7 Albuquerque (N.M.) 81 - New Haven (Conn.) 74 - Edinboro State (Pa.) 53 6 Central Michigan 67 11 Oklahoma Baptist 80 - California Western 76 15 Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 110 - Peru State College (Neb.) 103* - Indiana Central 67 2 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 68 1 Central State (Ohio) 72 - Lakeland 68 9 Norfolk State 103 - Athens 81 12 Illinois Wesleyan 96 5 Midwestern 82 - Southern State 62 4 Georgia Southern 80 3 Grambling State 95 - Carroll (MT) 86 10 Rockhurst 97 7 Albuquerque 87 6 Central Michigan 70 11 Oklahoma Baptist 90 15 Morris Harvey 74 2 Carson-Newman 103 1 Central State (Ohio) 76 9 Norfolk State 88 12 Illinois Wesleyan 72 4 Georgia Southern 96 3 Grambling State 84 10 Rockhurst 82 11 Oklahoma Baptist 87 2 Carson-Newman 62 9 Norfolk State 88 4 Georgia Southern 89 3 Grambling State 80 11 Oklahoma Baptist 94 4 Georgia Southern 59 11 Oklahoma Baptist 88  * denotes 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. NAIA third-place game 9 Norfolk State 110 3 Grambling State 111 See also 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1966 NCAA College Division 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