1947 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1947


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1947 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Marshall
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Mankato State
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Arizona State-Flagstaff
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Emporia State
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP=Irvin Leifer
MVPTeam=Eastern Washington
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
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The 1947 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 10th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] .

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1947 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: "Irvin Leifer", Eastern Washington
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994
*Top Single-Game Scoring Performances: "2nd" by Nate DeLong, Wisconsin-River Falls vs. Marshall (W.Va.), (22 total FG, 12 total FT, 56 total points) [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1947 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=Beloit (Wis.)
RD1-score01=75
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Arkansas State Teachers
RD1-score02=60
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Texas Wesleyan
RD1-score03=84
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Linfield (Ore.)
RD1-score04=50
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=Canterbury (Ind.)
RD1-score05=68
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Western Carolina (N.C.)
RD1-score06=55
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Emporia State (Kan.)
RD1-score07=78
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
RD1-score08=54
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
RD1-score09=44
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Southern Illinois
RD1-score10=39
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Eastern Washington
RD1-score11=51
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
RD1-score12=48
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Hamline (Minn.)
RD1-score13=71
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=New Mexico
RD1-score14=49
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Marshall (W.Va.)
RD1-score15=113
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Wisconsin-River Falls
RD1-score16=80
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17=Whittier (Calif.)
RD1-score17=70
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=Northwestern (La.)
RD1-score18=56

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Northeast Missouri
RD1-score19=76
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=Delta State (Miss.)
RD1-score20=58

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD1-score21=49
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Youngstown (Ohio)
RD1-score22=45 OT

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Houston (Texas)
RD1-score23=60
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=Montana State
RD1-score24=58

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=Hastings (Neb.)
RD1-score25=53
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Loyola (Md.)
RD1-score26=44

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD1-score27=53
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=Eastern Illinois
RD1-score28=42

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=Mankato State (Minn.)
RD1-score29=71
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Loras (Iowa)
RD1-score30=63

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=DePauw (Ind.)
RD1-score31=82
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=Oglethorpe (Ga.)
RD1-score32=30

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Beloit
RD2-score01=63
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Texas Wesleyan
RD2-score02=53
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Canterbury
RD2-score03=48
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=Emporia State
RD2-score04=60
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Dakota Wesleyan
RD2-score05=48
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Eastern Washington
RD2-score06=62
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Hamline
RD2-score07=54
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Marshall
RD2-score08=55

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09=Whittier
RD2-score09=49
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Northeast Missouri
RD2-score10=51
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD2-score11=44
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Houston
RD2-score12=42

RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=Hastings
RD2-score13=42
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD2-score14=48
RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=Mankato State
RD2-score15=65
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=DePauw
RD2-score16=54

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Beloit
RD3-score01=52
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Emporia State
RD3-score02=55
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Eastern Washington
RD3-score03=48
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Marshall
RD3-score04=56
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD3-score05=59
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Northeast Missouri
RD3-score06=55
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD3-score07=44
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=Mankato State
RD3-score08=50

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Emporia State
RD4-score01=55
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Marshall
RD4-score02=56 OT

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD4-score03=46
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=Mankato
RD4-score04=52

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Mankato State
RD5-score01=59
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=Marshall
RD5-score02=73

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=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD1-score1=47
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2= Emporia State
RD1-score2=38

References

ee also

* 1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament