1938 NAIA basketball tournament

1938 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Central Missouri State (2nd title, 2nd title game,; 2nd Final Four)
Runner-up	Roanoke (1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Murray State ; (1st Fab Four); Washburn ; (1st Fab Four);
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«1937	1939»

The 1938 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The second annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1]

This was the first tournament to expand to 32 teams. The tournament featured the only forfeit in tournament history when Western Kentucky State forfeited to Simpson due to the Hilltoppers not showing up. Drake was a last second replacement for Cheyney Normal who could not make it to Kansas City on time.^[2] The first-round game between Delta State University (Miss.) and Drury gave the first overtime in tournament history. Delta State beat Drury College 52–51 in one overtime.

The championship game featured Central Missouri State defending their first national championship over Roanoke, making them the first team to win back-to-back titles. It would be the last year without a Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award.^[3]

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1938 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

Leading scorer est. 1963
Leading rebounder est. 1963
Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player est. 1939
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
Coach of the Year est. 1954
Player of the Year est. 1994^[4]

Bracket

First round		Second round		Elite Eight		NAIA national semifinals		NAIA national championship

Marshall	67

Peru State	60
		Marshall	51

		Washburn	53
Washburn	37

Winona State	36
				Washburn	44
TOP TIER
				Jordan	21
Jordan	32

Ottawa (KS)	31
		Jordan	31

		Simpson	29
Simpson	2

Western Kentucky	0†
						Washburn	24

						Central Missouri State	44
Delta State	52

Drury	51*
		Delta State	48

		North Texas State	39
North Texas State	31

Morningside	29
				Delta State	35
TOP TIER
				Central Missouri State	48
Valparaiso	57

Oregon College	48
		Valparaiso	24

		Central Missouri State	44
Central Missouri State	36

Dakota Wesleyan	33
								Central Missouri State	45

								Roanoke	30
Roanoke	45

Nebraska Wesleyan	20
		Roanoke	38

		West Texas State	34
West Texas State	35

Westminster (MO)	34
				Roanoke	46
BOTTOM TIER
				St. Ambrose	43
St. Ambrose	50

Kansas Wesleyan	35
		St. Ambrose	38

		Central State (OK)	36
Central State (OK)	43

Arkansas State Teachers	34
						Roanoke	35

						Murray State	29
Idaho State	41

Manchester (IN)	38
		Idaho State	40

		New Mexico A&M State	56
New Mexico A&M State	53							NAIA third-place game

McPherson	37
				New Mexico A&M State	29			Murray State	33
BOTTOM TIER
				Murray State	30			Washburn	24
NW Missouri State	39

Sioux Falls	27
		NW Missouri State	30

		Murray State	38
Murray State	47

Drake	40

* denotes overtime.
† denotes forfeit.

References

^ NAIA.org
^ "The National College Tournament Drawing". The Kansas City Star, via Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ NAIA history Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ NAIA Results

[1] NAIA.org

[2] "The National College Tournament Drawing". The Kansas City Star, via Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] NAIA history Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] NAIA Results

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1938 NAIA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Bracket

See also

References