1969 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1969 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Eastern New Mexico 1st 1st 1st Maryland State 1st 1st Central Washington 1st Elizabeth City 1st Joe Retton Fairmont State (W.Va.) Jake Ford Maryland State Larry Vanzant Eastern New Mexico unknown Jake Ford Maryland State 156 The 1969 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 32nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org http://naia.cstv.com https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2012-07-14 dead 2009-04-19 This is the first tournament since 1965 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 5th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965.) This would not happen again until 2001. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Jake Ford, Maryland State; 5 games, 52 field goals, 52 free throws, 156 total points (31.2 average points per game) Leading rebounder: Bruce Sanderson, Central Washington; 5 games, 65 total rebounds (13.0 average rebounds per game) Player of the Year: est. 1994 Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 8th of 28, appearances to the NAIA TournamentNAIA 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 1969 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 93 - Indiana Central 75 - Western Montana 68 16 Washburn (Kan.) 90 9 Elizabeth City (N.C.) 86 - Valdosta State (Ga.) 78 - Yankton (S.D.) 91 8 Southwestern Oklahoma State 100 5 Eastern Michigan 87 - Georgetown (Ky.) 85 - Millikin (Ill.) 71 12 Eastern New Mexico 89 13 Whittier (Calif.) 77 - Corpus Christi (Tex.) 66 - Missouri-St. Louis 90 4 High Point (N.C.) 102 3 Central State (Ohio) 59 - Monmouth (N.J.) 63 - Asheville-Biltmore (N.C.) 86 14 Grambling State (La.) 74 10 Linfield (Ore.) 80 - Stout State (Wis.) 113 - Maryland State 99 7 Wartburg (Iowa) 90 6 Gannon (Pa.) 81 - Jackson State (Miss.) 58 - St. John's (Minn.) 76 11 Henderson State (Ark.) 78 15 Central Washington State 92 - New Haven (Conn.) 82 - Wayne State (Neb.) 70 2 Howard Payne (Tex.) 94 1 Fairmont State 72 16 Washburn 74 9 Elizabeth City 88 8 Southwestern Oklahoma 81 5 Eastern Michigan 69 12 Eastern New Mexico 77 13 Whittier 82 4 High Point 100 Monmouth 115 - Asheville-Biltmore 81 - Wisconsin-Stout 83 - Maryland State 85 6 Gannon 78 11 Henderson State 80 15 Central Washington 96 2 Howard Payne 74 16 Washburn 88 9 Elizabeth City 90 12 Eastern New Mexico 77 - High Point 73 Monmouth 94 - Maryland State 99 11 Henderson State 64 15 Central Washington 96 9 Elizabeth City 72 12 Eastern New Mexico 75 - Maryland State 93 15 Central Washington 87 12 Eastern New Mexico 99 - Maryland State 76 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 9 Elizabeth City 82 15 Central Washington 96 See also 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1969 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