1962 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1962 150px 1962 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Prairie View A&M (Texas) 1st 1st 1st Westminster (Pa.) 2nd 3rd Southeastern Oklahoma 3rd Western Illinois 4th Buzz Ridl Westminster (Pa.) Zelmo Beaty Prairie View A&M (Texas) Bill Douds Westminster (Pa.) unknown The 1962 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 25th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead It would be the last tournament without a formal leading scorer and rebounder awards presented. This was also the first tournament since seeding began to feature the top two teams in the Championship Game. The number 2 seeded Prairie View A&M (Texas) beat Westminster (Pa.) 62 to 53. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1962 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: Leading scorer: est. 1963 Leading rebounder: est. 1963 Player of the Year: est. 1994 Most rebounds; tournament: 96, Zelmo Beaty, Prairie View A&M (Texas) Most rebounds; career start: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962, 1963, 1964) All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Lucious Jackson 7th, Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average 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 1962 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Westminster (Pa.) 59 - McMurry (Texas) 54 - Central Connecticut State 52 16 William Jewell (Mo.) 57 9 Orange State (Calif.) 94 - Stetson (Fla.) 79 - Lewis & Clark (Ore.) 75 8 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 69 5 Pan American (Texas) 61 - Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 58* - St. Norbert (Wis.) 68 12 Ferris Institute (Mich.) 73 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 83 - College of Idaho 64 - Indiana State 71 4 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 83 3 Georgetown (Ky.) 51 - Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 75 - Mayville State (N.D.) 74 14 Peru State (Neb.) 90 - Florence State (Ala.) 54 10 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 86 7 Western Illinois 76 - Pratt Institute (N.Y.) 70 - Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 75 6 Savannah State (Ga.) 84 11 Buena Vista (Iowa) 73 - Arizona State-Flagstaff 95 15 Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 95 - Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 70 - Ashland (Ohio) 64* 2 Prairie View A&M (Texas) 73 1 Westminster 82 16 William Jewell 65 9 Orange State 97 - Lewis & Clark 78 5 Pan American 60 12 Ferris Institute 66 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 59 4 Winston-Salem State 50 - Carson-Newman 67 14 Peru State 65 7 St. Cloud State 68 10 Western Illinois 84 6 Savannah State 91 - Arizona State-Flagstaff 95 15 Morris Harvey 70 2 Prairie View A&M 85 1 Westminster 63 9 Orange State 55 12 Ferris Institute 49 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 69 - Carson-Newman 65 10 Western Illinois 91 - Arizona State-Flagstaff 48 2 Prairie View A&M 86 1 Westminster 54 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 45 10 Western Illinois 68 2 Prairie View A&M 80 1 Westminster 53 2 Prairie View A&M 62  * 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 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 76 10 Western Illinois 62 See also 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1962 NCAA College Division basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament