The 2017 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 80th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game round started on March 15, and the National Championship Game was played on March 21.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorer: Dion Rogers, 28 points.
*Leading rebounder:
*Frank Cramer Award: Randy Covitz,
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*Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award: Biola (Calif.)
*2017 All-Tournament Team: Michael Harris, Langston (Okla.), Jonathan Beausejour, Life (Ga.), Dalarian Williams, Life (Ga.), Brandon Moss, LSU Alexandria (La.), Brian Sylvester, LSU Alexandria (La.), Ryan Harris, Texas Wesleyan, Dion Rogers, Texas Wesleyan, Najeal Young, Texas Wesleyan, Charles Knowles, William Penn (Iowa), Torren Jones, William Penn (Iowa)
*Player of the Year: Dalarian Williams (Life Ga.)
NAIA Championship History
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*Most consecutive tournament appearances: ''26th'', Georgetown (KY)
*Most tournament appearances: ''36th'', Georgetown (KY)
2017 NAIA results
Texas Wesleyan won their 2nd national title, defeating Life University (Ga.) 86 to 76. It was Texas Wesleyan's 13th appearance in the NAIA Tournament. It was their 4th ''elite eight'' and ''final four'', and second title game. 2017 was the 9th straight year without a back-to-back winner. Texas Wesleyan became the 16th program to win two or more national titles with its win. Life finished the season earning its second all-time runner-up title.
2017 NAIA bracket
* * denotes overtime.
See also
*2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2016–17 basketba ...
* 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
*2017 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2017 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began March 10, 2017, following the 2016–17 ...
*2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
The 2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 64 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The to ...
* 2017 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
References
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