The 1940 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
. The 4th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
This year the National College Basketball Tournament (NCBT) changed its name to the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB).
The championship game featured
Tarkio beating
San Diego State
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...
, 52–42. San Diego State became the first team to lose back-to-back title games.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1940 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading scorer est. 1963
*Leading rebounder est. 1963
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994
NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite
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Bracket
See also
* 1940 NCAA basketball tournament
* 1940 National Invitation Tournament
References
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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