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1941 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title, 3rd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-upMurray State (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Santa Barbara (1st Final Four)
    • MVPCharles Thomas (Northwestern State)
    NAIA men's basketball tournament
    «1940 1942»

    The 1941 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal AuditoriuminKansas City, Missouri. The 5th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

    The third time was the charm for the San Diego State Aztecs. After losing the previous two years to Southwestern College and Tarkio College, the Aztecs finally won beating Murray State, 36–34.

    It also was the first time that the tournament MVP was awarded to a player whose team did not win the championship, or make the NAIA Final Four (Charles Thomas played for Northwestern State which lost in the second round to Texas Wesleyan. San Diego State was the first team to make it to the championship game three times.

    Awards and honors

    [edit]

    Many of the records set by the 1941 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

    Bracket

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    First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
              
    West Texas State 77
    Dubuque 39
    West Texas State 52
    St. Mary’s (MN) 39
    Saint Mary’s (MN) 38
    Tarkio 28
    West Texas State 54
    TOP TIER
    Delta State 34
    Superior State 51
    Morningside 42
    Superior State 45
    Delta State 53
    Delta State 52
    Sioux Falls 35
    West Texas State 40
    San Diego State 43
    Northwestern State (LA) 50
    Central Missouri State 43
    Northwestern State (LA) 47
    Texas Wesleyan 56
    Texas Wesleyan 71
    Evansville 62
    Texas Wesleyan 42
    TOP TIER
    San Diego State 44
    Culver-Stockton 40
    Texas Western 26
    Culver-Stockton 41*
    San Diego State 46
    San Diego State 46
    Western Montana 29
    San Diego State 36
    Murray State 34
    Stephen F. Austin 64
    Simpson 50
    Stephen F. Austin 28
    NW Missouri State 34
    NW Missouri State 35
    Dakota Wesleyan 31
    NW Missouri State 43
    BOTTOM TIER
    Murray State 46
    Alma 43
    Panhandle A&M 24
    Alma 33
    Murray State 51
    Murray State 68
    Oregon College 46
    Murray State 35
    Santa Barbara 33
    Appalachian State 63
    Baker (KS) 42
    Appalachian State 48
    Baltimore 36
    Baltimore 52 NAIA Third-place game
    Omaha 35
    Appalachian State 29West Texas State 43
    BOTTOM TIER
    Santa Barbara 36 Santa Barbara 35
    Santa Barbara 32
    Wayne State (NE) 26
    Bemidji State 29*
    Santa Barbara 31
    Bemidji State 35
    Pittsburg State 33

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ NAIA.org
  • ^ NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite

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