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The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in
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. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.


Awards and honors

*Leading scorer: ''Al Tucker'', Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game) *Leading rebounder: ''Richard Pitts'', Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game) *Player of the Year: est. 1994 *Most team points; single-game: ''132'', Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97 *Most team points; tournament: ''521'', Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.) *Most field goals made; single-game: ''57'', Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa *Most field goals made; tournament: ''216'', Norfolk State (Va.) *Top single-game performances: ''Earl Beechum 11th'', Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points *All-time leading scorer; second appearance: ''Al Tucker 2nd'', Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).NAIA Championship History


1966 NAIA bracket

*  * denotes overtime.


Third-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.


See also

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1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament The 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national men's basketball champion of the NCAA University Division, now Division I. It began on March 7 a ...
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1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament The 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division basketball as a culmination of the 1965–66 NCAA Col ...


References

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