1966 NAIA basketball tournament (original) (raw)

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1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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.

• 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]

| First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | | | | | | | | | | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------ | -------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Central State (Ohio) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Central State (Ohio) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Lakeland | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Lakeland (Wis.) | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Linfield (Ore.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Central State (Ohio) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOP TIER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Norfolk State | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Norfolk State (Va.) | 132 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Upper Iowa | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Norfolk State | 103 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Athens | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Athens (Ala.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Pittsburg State (Kan.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Norfolk State | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Southern | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Midwestern (Texas) | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Monmouth (N.J.) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Midwestern | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Illinois Wesleyan | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Illinois Wesleyan | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Illinois Wesleyan | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOP TIER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Southern | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Guilford (N.C.) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Southern State (Ark.) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Southern State | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Southern | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Howard Payne (Texas) | 80* | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Southern | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Southern | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grambling State (La.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Central Washington State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grambling State | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Carroll (MT) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Carroll College (Montana) | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grambling State | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | BOTTOM TIER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Rockhurst | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Millersville State (Pa.) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Rockhurst (Mo.) | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Rockhurst | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Albuquerque | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Albuquerque (N.M.) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | New Haven (Conn.) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grambling State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Edinboro State (Pa.) | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Central Michigan | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Central Michigan | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | California Western | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | BOTTOM TIER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carson-Newman | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Morris Harvey (W.Va.) | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Peru State College (Neb.) | 103* | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Morris Harvey | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carson-Newman | 103 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Indiana Central | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |

• * denotes overtime.

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.

• 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
• 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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