1965 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1965 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Central State (Ohio) 1st 1st 1st Oklahoma Baptist 1st 1st Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1st Fairmont State (W.Va.) 1st Dick Campbell Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Ken Wilburn Central State (Ohio) David Kossover Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) unknown Al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist 125 The 1965 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 28th 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 This is the first tournament since 1947 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 4th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, and 1947). It was the longest gap up until it was eclipsed by the gap between 1969-2001 which featured 1 or more repeating semi-finalist each year. It was the second time the number one seed has won the tournament. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 43 field goals, 39 free throws, 125 total points (25.0 average points per game) Leading rebounder: Ken Wilburn, Central State (Ohio); 5 games, 90 total rebounds (18.0 average rebounds per game) Player of the Year: est. 1994 All-time leading scorer; first 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 1965 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) 78 - Jacksonville (Fla.) 57 - Valley City State (N.D.) 57 16 Midwestern (Texas) 102 9 Augsburg College (Minn.) 107 - Central Connecticut State 87 - Northern Michigan 89* 8 Hastings College (Neb.) 95 5 St. Benedict's (Kan.) 75 - Maryland State 73 - Albany State (Ga.) 74 12 Transylvania (Ky.) 57 13 Alliance College (Pa.) 86 - Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 61 - Fairmont State (W. Va.) 94 4 Upper Iowa 90 3 Southern-Baton Rouge (La.) 94 - Indiana Tech 77 - Eastern Montana 63 14 Central Washington State 61 - Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 83 10 Lincoln (Mo.) 76 7 Mansfield State (Pa.) 74 - Lewis (Ill.) 90 - California Western 57 6 High Point (N.C.) 79 11 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 87 - St. Norbert (Wis.) 69 15 Oklahoma Baptist 87 - Linfield (Ore.) 84 - Southern Colorado State 59 2 Southwestern Louisiana 66 1 Central State (Ohio) 75 16 Midwestern 61 9 Augsburg 66 8 Hastings 65 5 St. Benedict's 101 - Albany State 74 13 Alliance 69 - Fairmont State 83 3 Southern 97 - Eastern Montana 86 - Ouachita Baptist 77 - Lewis 61 6 High Point 62 11 Winston-Salem State 78 2 Southwestern Louisiana 82 15 Oklahoma Baptist 95 1 Central State (Ohio) 66 9 Augsburg 57 5 St. Benedict's 87 - Fairmont State 103 3 Southern 64 - Ouachita Baptist 65 11 Winston-Salem State 62 15 Oklahoma Baptist 71 1 Central State (Ohio) 91 - Fairmont State 75 - Ouachita Baptist 53 15 Oklahoma Baptist 66 1 Central State (Ohio) 85 15 Oklahoma Baptist 51  * 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 - Fairmont State 71 - Ouachita Baptist 78 See also 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1965 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