1938 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1938 Men's 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Central Missouri State 2nd 2nd 2nd Roanoke 1st 1st Murray State 1st Washburn 1st unknown The 1938 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The second annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org This was the first tournament to expand to 32 teams. The tournament featured the only forfeit in tournament history when Western Kentucky State forfeited to Simpson due to the Hilltoppers not showing up. Drake was a last second replacement for Cheyney Normal who could not make it to Kansas City on time.The National College Tournament Drawing https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-the-1938-ncbtnaia/146948842/ The Kansas City Star, via Newspapers.com 25 November 2024 The first-round game between Delta State University (Miss.) and Drury gave the first overtime in tournament history. Delta State beat Drury College 52–51 in one overtime. The championship game featured Central Missouri State defending their first national championship over Roanoke, making them the first team to win back-to-back titles. It would be the last year without a Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award.NAIA history https://web.archive.org/web/20111121185725/http://www.naiahoops.com/page/history.php November 21, 2011 Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1938 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: Leading scorer est. 1963 Leading rebounder est. 1963 Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player est. 1939 Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 Coach of the Year est. 1954 Player of the Year est. 1994NAIA Results 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 Marshall 67 Peru State 60 Washburn 37 Winona State 36 Jordan 32 Ottawa (KS) 31 Simpson 2 Western Kentucky 0† Delta State 52 Drury 51* North Texas State 31 Morningside 29 Valparaiso 57 Oregon College 48 Central Missouri State 36 Dakota Wesleyan 33 Roanoke 45 Nebraska Wesleyan 20 West Texas State 35 Westminster (MO) 34 St. Ambrose 50 Kansas Wesleyan 35 Central State (OK) 43 Arkansas State Teachers 34 Idaho State 41 Manchester (IN) 38 New Mexico A&M State 53 McPherson 37 NW Missouri State 39 Sioux Falls 27 Murray State 47 Drake 40 Marshall 51 Washburn 53 Jordan 31 Simpson 29 Delta State 48 North Texas State 39 Valparaiso 24 Central Missouri State 44 Roanoke 38 West Texas State 34 St. Ambrose 38 Central State (OK) 36 Idaho State 40 New Mexico A&M State 56 NW Missouri State 30 Murray State 38 Washburn 44 Jordan 21 Delta State 35 Central Missouri State 48 Roanoke 46 St. Ambrose 43 New Mexico A&M State 29 Murray State 30 Washburn 24 Central Missouri State 44 Roanoke 35 Murray State 29 Central Missouri State 45 Roanoke 30 Murray State 33 Washburn 24  * denotes overtime.  † denotes forfeit. See also 1938 National Invitation Tournament References Tournament Category:1938 in sports in Missouri Category:March 1938 sports events in the United States Category:1930s in Kansas City, Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:NAIA men's basketball championship