The 1971 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri. The 34th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The championship game featured
Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University (KSU and KYSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second-o ...
for the second time. It was the fourth time since seeding began in
1957
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, t ...
that the number one team won the tournament.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorer:
*Leading rebounder:
*Player of the Year: est. 1994
1971 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
*
1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the champi ...
*
1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1971 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA NCAA Division II, College Divi ...
References
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
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