1961 NAIA basketball tournament
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Season | 1960–61 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Grambling Tigers (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Georgetown Tigers (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Coach of the year | Rex Pyles (Alderson Broaddus) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Dick Vories (Georgetown (KY)) | ||||
MVP | Charles Hardnett (Grambling) | ||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
1961 NAIA bracket
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Westminster (PA) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Arkansas State Teachers | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Westminster (PA) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Newberry | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Simpson | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Newberry | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Westminster (PA) | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Winston-Salem State | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Winston-Salem State | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Westminster (UT) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Winston-Salem State | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | West Virginia State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | West Virginia State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Whitworth | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Westminster (PA) | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Grambling | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Anderson (IN) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | St. Bernard | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Anderson (IN) | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Emporia State | 81* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Northern State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Emporia State | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Anderson (IN) | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Grambling | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Grambling | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Linfield | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Grambling | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Peru State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Peru State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oglethorpe | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Grambling | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown (KY) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown (KY) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Western Montana | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown (KY) | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Redlands | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Savannah State | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Redlands | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown (KY) | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Central State (OK) | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Gustavus Adolphus | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois Wesleyan | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois Wesleyan | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Central State (OK) | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Central State (OK) | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | St. Norbert | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown (KY) | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Michigan | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | East Texas Baptist | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Steubenville | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | East Texas Baptist | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Southwest Texas State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Southwest Texas State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Central Connecticut State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Southwest Texas State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Michigan | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Maryland State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Missouri Valley | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Missouri Valley | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Michigan | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Carson–Newman | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Michigan | 69 |
- * 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
- ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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