1943 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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| 1943 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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 1943 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 32 | ||
| Finals Site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Champions | Southeast Missouri (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | Northwest Missouri (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | North Texas State (1st Final Four) Murray State (Ky.) (3rd Final Four) |
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| Chuck Taylor MVP | Belus Smawley Appalachian State (N.C.) | ||
NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
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The 1943 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 7th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [1]. The championship game featured Southeast Missouri State University defeating Northwest Missouri State University 34 to 32. This was the first tournament to feature a championship game between two teams from the same state, Missouri, playing in Missouri. The 3rd place game featured the first overtime in the NAIA Final Four history when North Texas State University defeated Murray State College 59 to 55 in one overtime.
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[edit] Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1943 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
- Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
- Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
- Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: Belus Smawley, Appalachian State (N.C.)
- Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
- Coach of the Year est. 1954
- Player of the Year est. 1994[2]
[edit] 1943 NAIA bracket
| First Round March |
Second Round March |
Elite Eight March |
NAIA National Semifinals March |
NAIA National Championship March |
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| - | Southeast Missouri | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southeast Missouri | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Westminster | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Westminster (Mo.) | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Loyola (Ill.) | 45 OT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southeast Missouri | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TOP TIER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Washington | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Washington | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Valparaiso (Ind.) | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Washington | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St. Cloud State | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Texas Wesleyan | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southeast Missouri | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Murray State | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Murray State (Ky.) | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southwest Missouri | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Murray State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southwestern | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southwestern (Kan.) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Ouachita (Ark.) | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Murray State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Pepperdine | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Pepperdine (Calif.) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Kearney State (Neb.) | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Pepperdine | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Luther | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Luther (Iowa) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southwestern Oklahoma | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Southeast Missouri | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northwest Missouri | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | York (Neb.) | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Akron (Ohio) | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | York | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | North Texas State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | North Texas State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Wisconsin-Stout | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | North Texas State | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BOTTOM TIER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Hamline | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | East Central (Okla.) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | South Dakota State | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | East Central | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Hamline | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Hamline (Minn.) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | North Texas State | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northwest Missouri | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Kansas Wesleyan | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Kansas Wesleyan | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Appalachian State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Appalachian State (N.C.) | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Simpson (Iowa) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Appalachian State | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northwest Missouri | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Oregon | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Illinois Wesleyan | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Eastern Oregon | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northwest Missouri | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Northwest Missouri | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Indiana State | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing teams from the final four to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
| NAIA Third Place Game March |
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| - | Murray State | 55 OT | |
| - | North Texas State | 59 | |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
| NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Champions Champions and records |
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| 1930s | 1937,1938,1939 |
| 1940s | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| 1970s | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990s | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000s | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010, |
