2007 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=2007


ImageSize=100px
Caption=2007 Buffalo Funds NAIA DI Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Oklahoma City University
TitleCount=5
RunnerUp=Concordia University (Calif.)
GameCount=2
Semifinal1=Robert Morris (Ill.)
FinalFourCount=2
Semifinal2=Faulkner
FinalFourCount2=2
Coach=Ray Harper
CoachCount=1
MVP=
MVPTeam=
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Eddie Smith
TopScorerTeam= University of Illinois-Springfield
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=67

The 2007 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 14th to 20th at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the 70th Annual NAIA basketball tournament and features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament had the most total points scored for both teams for the history of the NAIA tournament at 243pts when Concordia (Calif.) (124) played Robert Morris (Ill.) (119). (The longest game was a 5OT game back in 1978 when Grand Canyon (Ariz.) beat Central State (Ohio) 88-82.) Concordia would go on to the be 2007 runner-up to Oklahoma City University.

Awards and honors

*Leading scorer: "Eddie Smith", of Illinois-Springfield 33.5 points in just two games.
*Leading rebounder: "Zach Allender" of Campbellsville (Ky.) in two games Zach had 31 rebounds.
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Kameron Gray" of Oklahoma City University
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award: "Adam Greenaway" of Concordia University (Calif.).
*Coach of the Year: "Al Bruehl" of Robert Morris University (Ill.).
*Player of the Year: "Jarekus Singleton" of William Carey University (Miss.).
*Most Points, both teams, in tournament history: "243", done by Concordia (CA) (124) vs Robert Morris (IL) (119) (4OT)
*Most Consecutive Tournament Appearance: "16, Georgetown (Ky.)" 1991-2007

Top Tier

16TeamBracket
RD1=First Round March 14
RD2=Second Round March 16
RD3=Elite Eight March 17
RD4=NAIA Final Four March 19
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Robert Morris (Ill.)
RD1-score01=81
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Westmont (Calif.)
RD1-score02=68
RD1-seed03=16
RD1-team03=Oklahoma Baptist
RD1-score03=77
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Cumberlands (Ky.)
RD1-score04=72
RD1-seed05=8
RD1-team05=Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
RD1-score05=61
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Jarvis Christian (Texas)
RD1-score06=60
RD1-seed07=9
RD1-team07=Crichton (Tenn.)
RD1-score07=98
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Tougaloo (Miss.)
RD1-score08=73
RD1-seed09=13
RD1-team09=Houston Baptist (Texas)
RD1-score09=80
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Campbellsville (Ky.)
RD1-score10=55
RD1-seed11=4
RD1-team11=Concordia (Calif.)
RD1-score11=77
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Lee (Tenn.)
RD1-score12=61
RD1-seed13=5
RD1-team13=Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
RD1-score13=72
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Westminster (Utah)
RD1-score14=67
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=California Baptist
RD1-score15=62
RD1-seed16=12
RD1-team16=Union (Tenn.)
RD1-score16=75
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Robert Morris
RD2-score01=86
RD2-seed02=16
RD2-team02=Oklahoma Baptist
RD2-score02=76
RD2-seed03=8
RD2-team03=Auburn Montgomery
RD2-score03=73
RD2-seed04=9
RD2-team04=Crichton
RD2-score04=70
RD2-seed05=13
RD2-team05=Houston Baptist
RD2-score05=72
RD2-seed06=4
RD2-team06=Concordia
RD2-score06=83
RD2-seed07=5
RD2-team07=Southern Nazarene
RD2-score07=81
RD2-seed08=12
RD2-team08=Union
RD2-score08=82
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Robert Morris
RD3-score01=116
RD3-seed02=9
RD3-team02=Crichton
RD3-score02=96
RD3-seed03=4
RD3-team03=Concordia
RD3-score03=88
RD3-seed04=12
RD3-team04=Union
RD3-score04=68
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Robert Morris
RD4-score01=119 (4 OT)
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-team02=Concordia
RD4-score02=124

Bottom Tier

16TeamBracket
RD1=First Round March 15
RD2=Second Round March 16
RD3=Elite Eight March 17
RD4=NAIA Final Four March 19
RD1-seed01=3
RD1-team01=Georgetown (Ky.)
RD1-score01=79
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Xavier (La.)
RD1-score02=82
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Northwestern Oklahoma
RD1-score03=61
RD1-seed04=14
RD1-team04=Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
RD1-score04=57
RD1-seed05=11
RD1-team05=San Diego Christian (Calif.)
RD1-score05=76
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Faulkner (Ala.)
RD1-score06=86
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=McKendree (Ill.)
RD1-score07=86
RD1-seed08=6
RD1-team08=Mountain State (W. Va.)
RD1-score08=80
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Park (Mo.)
RD1-score09=68
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
RD1-score10=62
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=LSU - Shreveport
RD1-score11=56
RD1-seed12=10
RD1-team12=Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
RD1-score12=61
RD1-seed13=15
RD1-team13=Illinois-Springfield
RD1-score13=104
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Lambuth (Tenn.)
RD1-score14=89
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Wiley (Texas)
RD1-score15=74
RD1-seed16=2
RD1-team16=Oklahoma City
RD1-score16=90
RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Xavier
RD2-score01=57
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=NWN Oklahoma
RD2-score02=58
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Faulkner
RD2-score03=87
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=McKendree
RD2-score04=79
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Park
RD2-score05=88
RD2-seed06=10
RD2-team06=Azusa Pacific
RD2-score06=91
RD2-seed07=15
RD2-team07=Illinois-Springfield
RD2-score07=78
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Oklahoma City
RD2-score08=90
RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=NWN Oklahoma
RD3-score01=59
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Faulkner
RD3-score02=76
RD3-seed03=10
RD3-team03=Azusa Pacific
RD3-score03=68
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Oklahoma City
RD3-score04=84
RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Faulkner
RD4-score01=61
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Oklahoma City
RD4-score02=76

NAIA Final Four

4TeamBracket
RD1=NAIA National Semifinals March 19
RD2=NAIA National Championship March 20
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Robert Morris
RD1-score1=119 (4 OT)
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Concordia
RD1-score2=124
RD1-seed3=-
RD1-team3=Faulkner
RD1-score3=61
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Oklahoma City
RD1-score4=76
RD2-seed1=4
RD2-team1=Concordia
RD2-score1=71
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Oklahoma City
RD2-score2=79

ee also

* 2007 NAIA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NAIA Men’s Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NAIA Women’s Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
* 2007 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Tournament

References