1962 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1962 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Finals Site |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions |
Prairie View A&M (Texas) (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
| Runner-Up |
Westminster (Pa.) (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four) |
| Semifinalists |
Southeastern Oklahoma (3rd Final Four) Western Illinois (4th Final Four) |
| Coach of the Year | Charles “Buzz” Ridl (Westminster (Pa.)) |
| Chuck Taylor MVP |
Zelmo Beaty (Prairie View A&M (Texas)) |
|
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award |
Bill Douds (Westminster (Pa.)) |
The 1962 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 25th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament without a formal leading scorer and rebounder awards presented.
Many of the records set by the 1962 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
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.
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