2019 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2019 (2019) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsGeorgetown (Ky.) (3 title, 7 title game,
13 Fab Four)
Runner-upCarroll (Mont.) (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«2018 2020»

The 2019 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held March 22–26 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 82nd annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game round started on March 20, and the National Championship Game was played on March 26.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Frank Cramer Award:
  • Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award:
  • 2019 All-Tournament Team:
  • Player of the Year:
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances:
  • Most tournament appearances:

2019 NAIA results

Georgetown won its 3rd national championship in school history. They are the school with the most overall appearances in the tournament and 28th consecutive tournament. They are now 3-4 in the National Championship Game. They previously won in 1998 and 2013.

2019 NAIA bracket

First round
March 20–21
Second round
March 22
Quarterfinals
March 23
National Semifinals
March 25
National Championship
March 26
               
1 Georgetown (Ky.) 77
8 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 57
1 Georgetown 82
5 LSU Shreveport 79
4 William Jessup (Calif.) 65
5 LSU Shreveport (La.) 83
1 Georgetown 80
NAISMITH BRACKET
March 20
7 Arizona Christian 78
3 Missouri Baptist 67
6 Loyola (La.) 68
6 Loyola 77
7 Arizona Christian 83
2 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 73
7 Arizona Christian 81
1 Georgetown 94
4 William Carey 83
1 Tougaloo (Miss.) 64
8 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 73
8 Mid-America Christian 60
4 William Carey 62
4 William Carey (Miss.) 95
5 Peru State (Neb.) 89
4 William Carey 102*
CRAMER BRACKET
March 21
7 USAO 98
3 Wiley (Texas) 68
6 Cumberland (Ky) 56
3 Wiley 63
7 USAO 76
2 The Master's (Calif.) 75
7 Science and Arts (Okla.) 78
1 Georgetown 68
3 Carroll 48
1 Benedictine (Kan.) 90
8 Westmont (Calif.) 85
1 Benedictine 79
4 Pikeville 83**
4 Pikeville (Ky.) 69
5 Talladega 65
4 Pikeville 56
DUER BRACKET
March 21
3 Carroll 72
3 Carroll (Mont.) 71
6 St. Thomas (Texas) 65
3 Carroll 80
7 Oklahoma City 69
2 Stillman (Ala.) 84
7 Oklahoma City 101
3 Carroll 66
2 Lewis-Clark State 55
1 LSU Alexandria (La.) 81
8 Central Baptist (Ark.) 74
1 LSU Alexandria 78
5 Bethel 73
4 John Brown (Ark.) 57
5 Bethel (Tenn.) 77
1 LSU-Alexandria 74
LISTON BRACKET
March 20
2 Lewis-Clark State 80
3 Vanguard (Calif.) 53
6 William Penn (Iowa) 69
6 William Penn 86
2 Lewis-Clark State 88
2 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 71
7 Campbellsville (Ky.) 70

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