The 1974 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri
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. The 37th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament to be played in Municipal until
2002
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. In
1975
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Events
January
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would be held in the new
Kemper Arena
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. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until
1993
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, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorer:
*Leading rebounder:
*Player of the Year: est. 1994
1974 NAIA bracket
* * denotes double 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
*
1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
The 1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It was the first tournament to be designated as a Division I c ...
*
1974 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
References
{{NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
NAIA men's basketball tournament
Naia or NAIA may refer to:
Sports
* National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
* NAIA Softball Championship
* NAIA Volleyball Championship
* NAIA World Series
* NAIA Wrestling Championship
* NAIA lacrosse
Other
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NAIA men's basketball tournament
Naia or NAIA may refer to:
Sports
* National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
* NAIA Softball Championship
* NAIA Volleyball Championship
* NAIA World Series
* NAIA Wrestling Championship
* NAIA lacrosse
Other
* Naia (skeleton), a Pale ...
College basketball tournaments in Missouri
Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri