1968 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

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1968 (1968) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsCentral State (Ohio)
(2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-UpFairmont State (W.Va.)
(1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
SemifinalistsWisconsin-Oshkosh
Westminster (Pa.)
Coach of the YearJack Dobbins
(Northeastern State (Okla.))
Chuck Taylor MVPJohn Jamerson
(Fairmont State (W.Va.))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Mike Malone
(Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Top scorerRon Hayek (Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
(116 points)
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The 1968 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 31st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

Awards and honors[]

  • Leading scorer: Ron Hayek, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; 5 games, 47 field goals, 22 free throws, 116 total points (23.2 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Wayne Denham, Fairmont State (W.Va.); 5 games, 68 total rebounds (13.6 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994[2]

1968 NAIA bracket[]

First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
               
1 Guilford (NC) 78
- Oshkosh State (Wis.) 80
- Oshkosh State 82
- Eastern Montana 75
- Eastern Montana 83
16 Wayne State (Neb.) 70
- Oshkosh State 57
TOP TIER
- Drury 55
9 Union (Ky.) 69
- Drury (Mo.) 75
- Drury 85
8 Northeastern State 69
- Athens (Al.) 72
8 Northeastern State (Okla.) 89
- Oshkosh State 74
- Fairmont State 76
5 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 88
- Millersville State (Pa.) 77
5 St. Cloud State State 68
- Dickinson State 70
- Dickinson State (N.D.) 76
12 Washburn (Kan.) 71
- Dickinson State 81
TOP TIER
- Fairmont State 86
13 Albany State (Ga.) 68
- New Haven (Conn.) 69
- New Haven 72
- Fairmont State 97
- Fairmont State (W.Va.) 78
4 Oklahoma Christian 75
- Fairmont State 48
3 Central State (Ohio) 51
3 Central State (Ohio) 81
- Millikin (Ill.) 64
3 Central State (Ohio) 60
14 Valdosta State 53
- Westmar (Iowa) 57
14 Valdosta State (Ga.) 62
3 Central State (Ohio) 66
BOTTOM TIER
10 Central Washington State 47
10 Central Washington State 95
- Albuquerque (N.Mex.) 72
10 Central Washington State 85
7 Alcorn A&M 70
- Henderson State (Ark.) 70
7 Alcorn A&M (Miss.) 79
3 Central State (Ohio) 72
6 Westminster (Pa.) 51
6 Westminster (Pa.) 69
- Pasadena (Calif.) 67
6 Westminster (Pa.) 70
11 Monmouth 69
- Bishop (Tex.) 91
11 Monmouth (N.J.) 102
6 Westminster (Pa.) 92
BOTTOM TIER
- Eastern Michigan 84
15 Hanover (Ind) 107
- Southern Oregon State 59
15 Hanover 81
- Eastern Michigan 94
- Eastern Michigan 82
2 Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) 80

3rd 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
   
- Oshkosh State 102
6 Westminster (Pa.) 68

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  2. ^ NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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