1943 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1943


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1943 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Southeast Missouri
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Northwest Missouri
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=North Texas State
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Murray State (Ky.)
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP=Belus Smawley
MVPTeam=Appalachian State (N.C.)
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
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The 1943 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 7th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . The championship game featured Southeast Missouri State University defeating Northwest Missouri State University 34 to 32. This was the first tournament to feature a championship game between two teams from the same state, Missouri, playing in Missouri. The 3rd place game featured the first overtime in the NAIA Final Four history when North Texas State University defeated Murray State College 59 to 55 in one overtime.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1943 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: "Belus Smawley", Appalachian State (N.C.)
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1943 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=Southeast Missouri
RD1-score01=50
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
RD1-score02=30

RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Westminster (Mo.)
RD1-score03=48
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Loyola (Ill.)
RD1-score04=45 OT
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=Eastern Washington
RD1-score05=45
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Valparaiso (Ind.)
RD1-score06=42
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=St. Cloud State (Minn.)
RD1-score07=59
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Texas Wesleyan
RD1-score08=54
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Murray State (Ky.)
RD1-score09=72
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Southwest Missouri
RD1-score10=44
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Southwestern (Kan.)
RD1-score11=70
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Ouachita (Ark.)
RD1-score12=36

RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Pepperdine (Calif.)
RD1-score13=50
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Kearney State (Neb.)
RD1-score14=45

RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Luther (Iowa)
RD1-score15=31
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Southwestern Oklahoma
RD1-score16=29
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17=York (Neb.)
RD1-score17=52
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=Akron (Ohio)
RD1-score18=49

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=North Texas State
RD1-score19=60
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=Wisconsin-Stout
RD1-score20=37

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=East Central (Okla.)
RD1-score21=53
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=South Dakota State
RD1-score22=47
RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Hamline (Minn.)
RD1-score23=65
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=Central Methodist (Mo.)
RD1-score24=38

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=Kansas Wesleyan
RD1-score25=43
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
RD1-score26=42

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Appalachian State (N.C.)
RD1-score27=48
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=Simpson (Iowa)
RD1-score28=31

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=Eastern Oregon
RD1-score29=45
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Illinois Wesleyan
RD1-score30=40

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=Northwest Missouri
RD1-score31=37
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=Indiana State
RD1-score32=28

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Southeast Missouri
RD2-score01=56
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Westminster
RD2-score02=33
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Eastern Washington
RD2-score03=54
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=St. Cloud State
RD2-score04=41
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Murray State
RD2-score05=44
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Southwestern
RD2-score06=42
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Pepperdine
RD2-score07=43
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Luther
RD2-score08=38

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09=York
RD2-score09=49
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=North Texas State
RD2-score10=51
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=East Central
RD2-score11=39
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Hamline
RD2-score12=41
RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=Kansas Wesleyan
RD2-score13=40
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Appalachian State
RD2-score14=54

RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=Eastern Oregon
RD2-score15=24
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=Northwest Missouri
RD2-score16=61

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Southeast Missouri
RD3-score01=57
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Eastern Washington
RD3-score02=51
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Murray State
RD3-score03=44
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Pepperdine
RD3-score04=38
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=North Texas State
RD3-score05=45
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Hamline
RD3-score06=41
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Appalachian State
RD3-score07=34
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=Northwest Missouri
RD3-score08=46

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Southeast Missouri
RD4-score01=38
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Murray State
RD4-score02=36

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=North Texas State
RD4-score03=31
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=Northwest Missouri
RD4-score04=47

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Southeast Missouri
RD5-score01=34
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=Northwest Missouri
RD5-score02=32

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=Murray State
RD1-score1=55 OT
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=North Texas State
RD1-score2=59

References

ee also

* 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament