1939 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1939


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1939 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Southwestern (Kan.)
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=San Diego State (Calif.)
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Glenville State (W.Va.)
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Peru State (Neb.)
FinalFourCount2=1st
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MVP=Edgar Hinshaw
MVPTeam=Southwestern (Kan.)
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The 1939 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 3rd Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . This was also the year the NCAA Basketball tournament was started. This tournament also featured the lowest scoring game in tournament history between Loras College (Iowa) and Central Missouri State University, the two time champions. Loras scored a total of 16 points, tournament low as well, Central Missouri State won with a total score of 20 bringing the total score to 36. This year the NAIA awarded the first Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1939 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
*Leading Rebounder est. 1963
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Edgar Hinshaw", Southwestern College (Kan.)
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1994
*Player of the Year est. 1954
*Fewest Points by Team in a Tournament Game: (16), Loras (Iowa) vs. Central Missouri State (20).
*Fewest Points in a Tournament Game, Both Teams: 36 total; Central Missouri State (20) vs. Loras (Iowa) (16) [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ] .

1939 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=Wayne (Mich.)
RD1-score01=55
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Anderson (Ind.)
RD1-score02=26
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Glenville State (W.Va.)
RD1-score03=49
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Simpson (Iowa)
RD1-score04=34
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=St. Ambrose (Iowa)
RD1-score05=37
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=New Mexico Mines
RD1-score06=22
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
RD1-score07=41
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=West Texas State
RD1-score08=38
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Southwestern (Kan.)
RD1-score09=39
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Wisconsin-Eau Claire
RD1-score10=30
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Westminster (Mo.)
RD1-score11=33
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Delta State (Miss.)
RD1-score12=32
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Northwest Missouri
RD1-score13=35
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Wayne (Neb.)
RD1-score14=20
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
RD1-score15=53
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Winona State (Minn.)
RD1-score16=40
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17=Central Missouri
RD1-score17=20
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=Loras (Iowa)
RD1-score18=16

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Augustana (Ill.)
RD1-score19=49
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=Northwestern (La.)
RD1-score20=43

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=Trinity (Texas)
RD1-score21=44
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Alfred Holbrook (Ohio)
RD1-score22=41

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Peru State (Neb.)
RD1-score23=55
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=High Point (N.C.)
RD1-score24=46

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=Murray State (Ky.)
RD1-score25=43
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Jordan (Mich.)
RD1-score26=37

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Central Oklahoma
RD1-score27=50
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=Manchester (Ind.)
RD1-score28=53

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=San Diego State (Calif.)
RD1-score29=49
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Northern (S.D.)
RD1-score30=25

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=Southwest Missouri
RD1-score31=45
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=East Texas State
RD1-score32=68

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Wayne
RD2-score01=50
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Glenville State
RD2-score02=56
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=St. Ambrose
RD2-score03=42
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04= Dakota Wesleyan
RD2-score04=21
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Southwestern
RD2-score05=37
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06= Westminster
RD2-score06=31
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Northwest Missouri
RD2-score07=30
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Culver-Stockton
RD2-score08=24

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09=Central Missouri
RD2-score09=32
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Augustana
RD2-score10=29
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=Trinity
RD2-score11=42 OT
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Peru State
RD2-score12=48
RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=Murray State
RD2-score13=39
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Manchester
RD2-score14=42
RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=San Diego State
RD2-score15=41
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=East Texas State
RD2-score16=36

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Glenville State
RD3-score01=52
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=St. Ambrose
RD3-score02=42
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Southwestern
RD3-score03=53
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Northwest Missouri
RD3-score04=37
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Peru State
RD3-score05=45
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Central Missouri
RD3-score06=31
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Manchester
RD3-score07=41
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=San Diego State
RD3-score08=49

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Glenville State
RD4-score01=37
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Southwestern
RD4-score02=46

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=Peru State
RD4-score03=39
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=San Diego State
RD4-score04=49

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Southwestern
RD5-score01=32
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=San Diego State
RD5-score02=31

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=Glenville State
RD1-score1=73
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=Peru State 49
RD1-score2=49

References

ee also

* 1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament