1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1955 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 18th 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 1955 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:
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year:
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1955 results

Western Illinois 76, Regis (Colo.) 60 Northeast Missouri 82, Georgetown (Ky.) 70 Texas Southern 102, Adrian (Mich.) 83 Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 78, Wayland (Texas) 58 Steubenville (Ohio) 79, Mississippi Southern 62 Louisiana Tech 94, Coe (Iowa) 65 Southeastern Oklahoma 120, Middle Tennessee 67 Nebraska Wesleyan 86, Geneva (Pa.) 80 OT Southwestern (Kan.) 83, Loyola (Calif.) 79 East Texas State 68, Portland State (Ore.) 55 Florida State 93, Montana State 84 Beloit (Wis.) 88, Whitworth (Wash.) 75 Quincy (Ill.) 84, St. Francis (N.Y.) 82 Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) 100, Minot State (N.D.) 72 Arkansas Tech 96, Southern Connecticut 71 Atlantic Christian (N.C.) 95, Evansville (Ind.) 88 Western Illinois 86, Northeast Missouri 85 Gustavus Adolphus 67, Texas Southern 55 Steubenville 90, Louisiana Tech 65 Southeastern Oklahoma 106, Nebraska Wesleyan 69 East Texas State 94, Southwestern 78 Beloit 110, Florida State 88 Alderson-Broaddus 88, Quincy 84 Arkansas Tech 93, Atlantic Christian 74 Western Illinois 50, Gustavus Adolphus 49 (Quarterfinals) Southeastern Oklahoma 96, Steubenville 77 (Quarterfinals) East Texas State 66, Beloit 57 (Quarterfinals) Arkansas Tech 93, Alderson-Broaddus 74 (Quarterfinals) Southeastern Oklahoma 68, Western Illinois 61 (Semifinals) East Texas State 81, Arkansas Tech 66 (Semifinals) Western Illinois 77, Arkansas Tech 74 (3rd) East Texas State 71, Southeastern Oklahoma 54 (Championship)

1955 NAIA bracket

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RD1=First Round March
RD2=Second Round March
RD3=Elite Eight March
RD4=NAIA National Semifinals March
RD5=NAIA National Championship March
group1=TOP TIER
group3=BOTTOM TIER

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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.

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References

ee also

* 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament