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1966 NAIA basketball tournament

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The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.

1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Season1965–66
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma Baptist (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upGeorgia Southern (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearTed Kjolhede (Central Michigan)
MVPAl Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist)
Top scorerAl Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist)
(182 points)
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«19651967»

Awards and honors

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  • Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Richard Pitts, Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most team points; single-game: 132, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97
  • Most team points; tournament: 521, Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.)
  • Most field goals made; single-game: 57, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa
  • Most field goals made; tournament: 216, Norfolk State (Va.)
  • Top single-game performances: Earl Beechum 11th, Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).[2]

1966 NAIA bracket

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First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Central State (Ohio)92
-St. Thomas (Minn.)69
1Central State (Ohio)72
-Lakeland68
-Lakeland (Wis.)95
16Linfield (Ore.)81
1Central State (Ohio)76
TOP TIER
9Norfolk State88
9Norfolk State (Va.)132
-Upper Iowa97
9Norfolk State103
-Athens81
-Athens (Ala.)88
8Pittsburg State (Kan.)79
9Norfolk State88
4Georgia Southern89
5Midwestern (Texas)94
-Monmouth (N.J.)92
5Midwestern82
12Illinois Wesleyan96
-Dickinson State (N.D.)76
12Illinois Wesleyan86
12Illinois Wesleyan72
TOP TIER
4Georgia Southern96
13Guilford (N.C.)67
-Southern State (Ark.)72
-Southern State62
4Georgia Southern80
-Howard Payne (Texas)80*
4Georgia Southern85
4Georgia Southern59
11Oklahoma Baptist88
3Grambling State (La.)70
-Central Washington State65
3Grambling State95
-Carroll (MT)86
-Carroll College (Montana)91
14Bethune-Cookman (Fla.)88
3Grambling State84
BOTTOM TIER
10Rockhurst82
-Millersville State (Pa.)86
10Rockhurst (Mo.)102
10Rockhurst97
7Albuquerque87
7Albuquerque (N.M.)81
-New Haven (Conn.)74
3Grambling State80
11Oklahoma Baptist94
-Edinboro State (Pa.)53
6Central Michigan67
6Central Michigan70
11Oklahoma Baptist90
11Oklahoma Baptist80
-California Western76
11Oklahoma Baptist87
BOTTOM TIER
2Carson-Newman62
15Morris Harvey (W.Va.)110
-Peru State College (Neb.)103*
15Morris Harvey74
2Carson-Newman103
-Indiana Central67
2Carson-Newman (Tenn.)68
  •  * denotes overtime.

Third-place game

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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.

NAIA third-place game
   
9Norfolk State110
3Grambling State111

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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