The 1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1991–92 basketball season.
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| Teams | 20 | ||||
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| Finals site | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Grace Lancers (1st title, 1st title game) | ||||
| Runner-up | Northwestern Red Raiders (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Earnest Monette (Dakota State) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | David James (Grace) | ||||
| Top scorer | Craig Douma (Northwestern (IA)) (84 points) | ||||
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This was the first tournament held exclusively for Division II teams; a separate tournament was held concurrently for the teams the NAIA sorted into its Division I.
Grace defeated Northwestern (IA) in the championship game, 85–79 in overtime, to claim the Lancers' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Wisdom Gymnasium at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field for the inaugural Division II championship was set at 20 teams, a decrease of 12 teams from the last single-division NAIA tournament in 1991. The top eight teams received seeds, while the eight lowest ranked teams were placed in a preliminary first round.
The tournament utilized a single-elimination format.
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | King (TN) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edgewood | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tarleton State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Fox | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Fox | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Fox | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eureka | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grace | 85* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Franklin | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Husson | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Husson | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Pharmacy | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Franklin | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grace | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiffin | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grace | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grace | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwest Nazarene | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MidAmerica Nazarene | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Memorial | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The King's (NY) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Memorial | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.