1940 NAIA basketball tournament

Men's college basketball tournament August 2023 October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1940 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Tarkio 1st 1st 1st 2nd San Diego State 2nd Delta State 1st Hamline 1st Mel Waits Tarkio unknown The 1940 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 4th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org This year the National College Basketball Tournament (NCBT) changed its name to the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB).NAIA History https://web.archive.org/web/20111121185725/http://www.naiahoops.com/page/history.php November 21, 2011 The championship game featured Tarkio beating San Diego State, 52–42. San Diego State became the first team to lose back-to-back title games. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1940 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 Kansas Wesleyan 45 Arkansas State Teachers 33 Hamline 47 Pacific (OR) 26 Southwestern (KS) 36 Columbia (IA) 30 Glenville State 50 Wayne State (NE) 38 SE Oklahoma State 33 Northwestern State (LA) 27 Texas Wesleyan 40 Central Missouri State 36 Tarkio (MO) 54 Alfred Holbrook 37 West Texas State 60 Northern State 52 East Texas State 49 Ripon 39 Pittsburg State 47 St. Joseph’s (IN) 26 San Diego State 36 East Central State 35 Appalachian State 43 Bemidji State 34 NW Missouri State 45 Simpson 44 Peru State 49 Augustana (IL) 45 Superior State 55 Upper Iowa 42 Delta State 43 Dakota Wesleyan 31 Kansas Wesleyan 50 Hamline 61 Southwestern (KS) 38 Glenville State 37 SE Oklahoma State 39 Texas Wesleyan 40 Tarkio 50 West Texas State 49 East Texas State 33 Pittsburg State 55 San Diego State 48 Appalachian State 46 NW Missouri State 43 Peru State 41 Superior State 40 Delta State 57 Southwestern (KS) 33 Hamline 38 Texas Wesleyan 25 Tarkio 37 Pittsburg State 30 San Diego State 32 NW Missouri State 30 Delta State 44 Hamline 34 Tarkio 48 San Diego State 30 Delta State 28 Tarkio 52 San Diego State 42 Hamline 26 Delta State 45 See also 1940 NCAA basketball tournament 1940 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament Category:1940 in sports in Missouri Category:1940s in Kansas City, Missouri Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri