1961 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1961 150px 1961 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1960 men Grambling Tigers Grambling Tigers 1st 1st 1st 1960 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown Tigers 1st 2nd 1960 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Wildcats 1st 1960 men Westminster Titans Westminster Titans 2nd Rex Pyles 1960 men Alderson Broaddus Battlers Alderson Broaddus Charles Hardnett Grambling Dick Vories Georgetown (KY) unknown The 1961 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 24th 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 The championship game featured the 13th seeded Grambling and the third seeded Georgetown. For the first time since seeding, in 1958, the third-place game featured the first and second seeds, Northern Michigan, and Westminster. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1961 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 All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (1961,63,64), 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Hershell West, 15th Grambling (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 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 1961 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 1960 men Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) 68 - 1960 none Arkansas State Teachers Bears Arkansas State Teachers 60 - 1960 men Simpson Storm Simpson 58 16 1960 men Newberry Wolves Newberry 64 9 1960 men Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State 95 - 1960 men Westminster Griffins Westminster (UT) 70 - 1960 men West Virginia State Yellow Jackets West Virginia State 90 8 1960 men Whitworth Pirates Whitworth 89 5 1960 none Anderson Ravens Anderson (IN) 85 - 1960 men St. Bernard Saints St. Bernard 77 - 1960 men Northern State Wolves Northern State 72 12 1960 men Emporia State Hornets Emporia State 77 13 1960 men Grambling Tigers Grambling 107 - 1960 men Linfield Wildcats Linfield 85 - 1960 men Peru State Bobcats Peru State 72 4 1960 men Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Oglethorpe 65 3 1960 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 88 - 1960 men Western Montana Bulldogs Western Montana 76 - 1960 none Savannah State Tigers Savannah State 80 14 1960 men Redlands Bulldogs Redlands 89 - 1960 men Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Gustavus Adolphus 63 10 1960 men Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan 79 - 1960 men East Texas Baptist Tigers East Texas Baptist 70 6 1960 men Franciscan Barons Steubenville 68 7 1960 men Central State Bronchos Central State (OK) 80 - 1960 men St. Norbert Green Knights St. Norbert 73 11 1960 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 70 - 1960 men Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State 59 15 1960 men Maryland State Hawks Maryland State 74 - 1960 men Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri Valley 89 - 1960 men Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 60 2 1960 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan 69 1 Westminster (PA) 85 16 Newberry 73 9 Winston-Salem State 86 - West Virginia State 76 5 Anderson (IN) 86 12 Emporia State 81* 13 Grambling 80 - Peru State 60 3 Georgetown (KY) 59 14 Redlands 57 10 Illinois Wesleyan 62 7 Central State (OK) 84 - East Texas Baptist 59 11 Southwest Texas State 61 - Missouri Valley 63 2 Northern Michigan 79 1 Westminster (PA) 35 9 Winston-Salem State 33 5 Anderson (IN) 54 13 Grambling 62 3 Georgetown (KY) 84 7 Central State (OK) 83 11 Southwest Texas State 75 2 Northern Michigan 80 1 Westminster (PA) 44 13 Grambling 45 3 Georgetown (KY) 101 2 Northern Michigan 67 13 Grambling 95 3 Georgetown (KY) 75  * denotes overtime. Third-place game The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine third and fourth places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988. NAIA third-place game 1 Westminster (PA) 84 2 Northern Michigan 101 See also 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament