1975 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1975 NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena is a 19,500 seat indoor arena, in Kansas City, Missouri.It is named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million, from his estate for the arena...

in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. The 38th annual NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .
1975 would see the departure of the sixth team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament

1937 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

-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.-References:...

. Morningside College

Morningside College

Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...

left the tournament with nine career appearances, and an overall record of 5 wins and 9 loses. Their first loss to Central Missouri State

University of Central Missouri

The University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...

made Morningside the first National Runner-up. To date, the Mustangs, have not appeared in the NAIA DI tournament, but have appeared in the NAIA DII tournament in 2006

2006 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2006 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 15th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

, 2008

2008 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 17th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

, and 2009

2009 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2009 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

. Consolation Game between Alcorn State and St. Mary's a rematch of 1974's

1974 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1974 NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 37th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament to be play in Municipal until 2002. In 1975...

Semifinal game (both won by Alcorn State).

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1975 NAIA bracket

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.

Awards and honors

1975 NAIA bracket

3rd place game

See also