1975 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 1975 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
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. The 38th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This would be the first tournament played in Kemper Arena. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until
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, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.


Awards and honors

*Leading scorer: ''John McGill'', Alcorn State (Miss.) *Leading rebounder: *Player of the Year: est. 1994NAIA Results
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1975 NAIA bracket


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. This particular Consolation Game between Alcorn State and St. Mary's was rematch of a
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Semifinal game (Alcorn State won both games).


See also

* 1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament * 1975 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament * 1975 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament


References

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