The 1966 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. The 29th annual NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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 basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.

Awards and honors

• 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).

1966 NAIA bracket

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd place game

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.

See also

• 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1966, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland...
  
  
• 1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  The 1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1965-6 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
  
  
• 1966 National Invitation Tournament
  1966 National Invitation Tournament
  The 1966 National Invitation Tournament was the 1966 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....