1973 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1973 150px 1973 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Guilford 1 1 Maryland Eastern Shore 2 Augustana (IL) 1 Slippery Rock 1 Lloyd Free Guilford David Hudson Slippery Rock unknown The 1973 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 36th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org http://naia.cstv.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead 2009-04-19 Valdosta State ended (3) Kentucky State's run to get 4 championship in a row by upsetting (3) Kentucky State in the first round by 9. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Leading rebounder: Player of the Year: est. 1994 NAIA Championship History NAIA http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf 2011-05-23 dead 2009-04-19 1973 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Sam Houston State (Tex.) 88 - Wartburg (Iowa) 62 - Xavier (La.) 81 - Marist (N.Y.) 65 - Ferris State (Mich.) 78 - Pembroke State (N.C.) 56 - Eastern Montana 107 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 114 5 Marymount (Kan.) 73 - Slippery Rock State (Pa.) 74 - Quinnipiac (Conn.) 79 - Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 66 - South Carolina State 82 - Hastings (Neb.) 71 - Dallas Baptist (Tex.) 66 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 77 3 Kentucky State 81 - Valdosta State (Ga.) 90 - Guilford (N.C.) 92 - Keene State (N.H.) 82 - Westmont (Calif.) 85 - South Dakota Tech 66 - Missouri Southern State 70 6 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 63 7 Alcorn A&M (Miss.) 76 - Oklahoma Baptist 79 - Winona State (Minn.) 70 - Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 64 - Defiance (Ohio) 82 - George Fox (Ore.) 62 - Hanover (Ind.) 65 2 Augustana (Ill.) 66 1 Sam Houston State 60 - Xavier 67 - Ferris State 90 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 95 - Slippery Rock State 104 - Quinnipiac 75 - South Carolina State 55 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 72 - Valdosta State 81 - Guilford 98 - Westmont 86 - Missouri Southern State 70 - Oklahoma Baptist 82 - Winona State 72 - Defiance 61 2 Augustana 64 - Xavier 80 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 87 - Slippery Rock State 60 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 58 - Guilford 70 - Westmont 67 - Oklahoma Baptist 46 2 Augustana 63 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 113 - Slippery Rock State 82 - Guilford 77 2 Augustana 69 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 96 - Guilford 99 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 - Slippery Rock State 93 2 Augustana 96 See also 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1973 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