1942 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1942


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1942 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Hamline (Minn.)
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Southeastern Oklahoma State
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Pittsburg State (Kan.)
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Central Missouri
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP=Gus Doerner
MVPTeam= University of Evansville (Ind.)
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=

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 [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] .The championship game featured Hamline University (Minn.) beating Southeastern Oklahoma State University 33 to 31.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
*Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Gus Doerner", University of Evansville (Ind.)
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1942 NAIA bracket

32TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Elite Eight
RD4=NAIA National Semifinals
RD5=NAIA National Championship
group1=TOP TIER
group3=BOTTOM TIER

RD1-seed01=-
RD1-team01=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD1-score01=43
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Eastern Washington
RD1-score02=33
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Texas Tech
RD1-score03=59
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score04=47
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=Evansville (Ind.)
RD1-score05=73
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Peru State (Neb.)
RD1-score06=50
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07="'East Central (Okla.)
RD1-score07=45
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Murray State (Ky.)
RD1-score08=45 OT
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09="'Missouri Valley
RD1-score09=68
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Pepperdine (Calif.)
RD1-score10=53
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Wisconsin-Stout
RD1-score11=47
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Texas Weslyean
RD1-score12=42
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Luther (Iowa)
RD1-score13=39
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Delta State (Miss.)
RD1-score14=35
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Pittsburg State (Kan.)
RD1-score15=37
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Arkansas State
RD1-score16=34
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17="'Southwestern (Kan.)
RD1-score17=47
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=East Texas State
RD1-score18=43

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Hamline (Minn.)
RD1-score19=67
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=New Mexico Western
RD1-score20=40

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=Indiana State
RD1-score21=83
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Wisconsin-Stevens Point
RD1-score22=45

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23="'Simpson (Iowa)
RD1-score23=59
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=Portland (Ore.)
RD1-score24=43

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=San Diego State (Calif.)
RD1-score25=36
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Chadron State (Neb.)
RD1-score26=29

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27="'Bemidji State (Minn.)
RD1-score27=46
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=Panzer (N.J.)
RD1-score28=37

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=Central Missouri
RD1-score29=53
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Morehead State (Ky.)
RD1-score30=29

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31="'High Point (N.C.)
RD1-score31=44
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=Yankton (S.D.)
RD1-score32=37

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD2-score01=37
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Texas Tech
RD2-score02=36
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Evansville
RD2-score03=30
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=East Central
RD2-score04=42
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Missouri Valley
RD2-score05=49
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Wisconsin-Stout
RD2-score06=33
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Luther
RD2-score07=38
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Pittsburg State
RD2-score08=48

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09= Southwestern
RD2-score09=31
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Hamline
RD2-score10=37
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=Indiana State
RD2-score11=51
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Simpson
RD2-score12=43
RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=San Deigo State
RD2-score13=32
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Bemidji State
RD2-score14=41
RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=Central Missouri
RD2-score15=59
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=High Point
RD2-score16=40

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD3-score01=46
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=East Central
RD3-score02=41 OT
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Missouri Valley
RD3-score03=49
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Pittsburg State
RD3-score04=48
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Hamline
RD3-score05=45
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Indiana State
RD3-score06=41
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Bemidji State
RD3-score07=32
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=Central Missouri
RD3-score08=46

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD4-score01=37
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Pittsburg State
RD4-score02=36

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=Hamline
RD4-score03=45
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=Central Missouri
RD4-score04=27

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD5-score01=31
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=Hamline
RD5-score02=33

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the final four to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

2TeamBracket
RD1=NAIA Third Place Game
RD1-seed1=-
RD1-team1=Pittsburg State
RD1-score1=48
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=Central Missouri
RD1-score2=47

References

ee also

* 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament