The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri. 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
* 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
* 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 Co ...
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