1939 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023 October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1939 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Southwestern (KS) 1st 1st 2nd San Diego State 1st 1st Glenville State 1st Peru State 1st Edgar Hinshaw Southwestern (Kan.) unknown The 1939 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 3rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org This was also the year the NCAA basketball tournament was started. This tournament also featured the lowest-scoring game in tournament history between Loras College (Iowa) and Central Missouri State University, the two-time champions. Loras scored a total of 16 points, a tournament low as well, Central Missouri State won the game with a total score of 20. The total combined score of the game was 36, resulting in the all-time lowest scoring game in tournament history. New Mexico A&M and Mississippi College were selected for the tournament, but did not make the trip to Kansas City. They were replaced by Wayne State and Culver-Stockton respectively. Notre Dame had also been given an invite to compete, but because of scheduling conflicts, the Fighting Irish declined. Ottawa was also included in the field, but withdrew due to illness. They were replaced by Anderson College.Field for cage event is complete https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal-guess-who-declined-a/146950523/ Kansas City Journal - via Newspapers.com 25 November 2024 The championship game featured Southwestern (KS) defeat San Diego State by a score of 32-31. It would be the closest final score until the 1981 tournament which ended in overtime with a score of 86-85. (1939, 1981, and 2016 are the only three years a team has won by one point, to date.) This year the NAIA awarded the first Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award. The first award went to Edgar Hinshaw of Southwestern College Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1939 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. 1994 Fewest points by team; single game: 16, Loras (Iowa) vs. Central Missouri State 20. Fewest points in a tournament Game; both teams: 36 total; Central Missouri State vs. Loras (Iowa) (20-16).NAIA 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 Wayne (MI) 55 Anderson (IN) 26 Glenville State 49 Simpson 34 St. Ambrose 37 New Mexico Mines 22 Dakota Wesleyan 41 West Texas State 38 Southwestern (KS) 39 Eau Claire State 30 Westminster (MO) 33 Delta State 32 NW Missouri State 35 Wayne State (NE) 20 Culver-Stockton 53 Winona State 40 Central Missouri State 20 Columbia (IA) 16 Augustana (IL) 49 Northwestern State (LA) 43 Trinity (TX) 44 Alfred Holbrook 41 Peru State 55 High Point 46 Murray State 43 Jordan 37 Central State (OK) 50 Manchester 53 San Diego State 49 Northern State 25 SW Missouri State 45 East Texas State 68 Wayne (MI) 50 Glenville State 56 St. Ambrose 42 Dakota Wesleyan 21 Southwestern (KS) 37 Westminster (MO) 31 NW Missouri State 30 Culver-Stockton 24 Central Missouri State 32 Augustana (IL) 29 Trinity (TX) 42* Peru State 48 Murray State 39 Manchester 42 San Diego State 41 East Texas State 36 Glenville State 52 St. Ambrose 42 Southwestern (KS) 53 NW Missouri State 37 Peru State 45 Central Missouri State 31 Manchester 41 San Diego State 49 Glenville State 37 Southwestern (KS) 46 Peru State 39 San Diego State 49 Southwestern (KS) 32 San Diego State 31 Glenville State 73 Peru State 49  * denotes overtime. See also 1939 National Invitation Tournament References Tournament NAIA Men's Division I basketball tournament Category:March 1939 sports events in the United States Category:1930s in Kansas City, Missouri Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:NAIA men's basketball championship