1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1986 (1986) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsDavid Lipscomb (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-upArkansas Monticello (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • Southeastern Oklahoma (5 Final Four)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas (1 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Daren Reeves (Arkansas Monticello)
Chuck Taylor MVPJohn Kimbrell (David Lipscomb)
NAIA men's tournaments
«1985 1987»

The 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 49th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. David Lipscomb defeated Arkansas–Monticello 67–61 in the final to be crowned champions.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

Bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Cumberland (KY) 74
Southern Colorado 40
1 Cumberland (KY) 46
16 Charleston (SC) 59
16 College of Charleston 57
Taylor 47
16 Charleston (SC) 60
TOP TIER
Arkansas–Monticello 63
9 Wayland Baptist 72
College of Idaho 66
9 Wayland Baptist 51
Arkansas–Monticello 56
Arkansas-Monticello 90**
8 Briar Cliff 86
Arkansas–Monticello 67
4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 61
Southwestern (TX) 80
5 Webber 79
Southwestern (TX) 53
12 Wisconsin Eau Claire 47
12 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 63
Cabrini 45
Southwestern (TX) 55
TOP TIER
4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 58
13 Huron 90
Quincy 77
13 Huron 66
4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 79
4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 79'
Franklin Pierce 62
Arkansas–Monticello 54
11 David Lipscomb 67
3 Birmingham Southern 76
Kearney State 64
3 Birmingham Southern 56
14 Central Washington 59
14 Central Washington 86
Findlay 82
11 David Lipscomb 80
BOTTOM TIER
14 Central Washington 64
11 David Lipscomb 62
Minnesota–Duluth 56
11 David Lipscomb 79
6 Emporia State 76
6 Emporia State 80
Brigham Young-Hawaii 72
11 David Lipscomb 102
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 91
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 51
Saginaw Valley State 49
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 77
Atlantic Christian 71
Atlantic Christian 92 NAIA third-place game
10 Waynesburg 89
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 78 4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 75
BOTTOM TIER
2 Charleston (WV) 77 7 St. Thomas Aquinas 74
15 Drury 53
- Westmont 52
15 Drury 51
2 Charleston (WV) 55
2 Charleston (WV) 78
William Carey 73
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine