1942 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1942 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Finals Site |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions |
Hamline (Minn.) (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) |
| Runner-Up |
Southeastern Oklahoma (1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
| Semifinalists |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) (1st Final Four) Central Missouri (3rd Final Four) |
| Chuck Taylor MVP |
Gus Doerner (Evansville (Ind.)) |
The 1942 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured Hamline University (Minn.) beating Southeastern Oklahoma State University 33 to 31.
Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
The third place game featured the losing team from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
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