1946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1946


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1946 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Southern Illinois
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Indiana State
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Pepperdine
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Loyola (La.)
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP=Gene Stotlar
MVPTeam=Southern Illinois
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
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The 1946 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . The championship game was won by Southern Illinois University when the Salukis defeated the Indiana State University Sycamores 49-40.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1945 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: "Gene Stotlar", Southern Illinois
*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] ] .

1946 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=Loyola (La.)
RD1-score01=76
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Hastings (Neb.)
RD1-score02=48
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Arizona State-Flagstaff
RD1-score03=45
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Rockhurst (Mo.)
RD1-score04=37
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=Drury (Mo.)
RD1-score05=51
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score06=47
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Augsburg (Minn.)
RD1-score07=64
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Washburn (Kan.)
RD1-score08=36
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Southern Illinois
RD1-score09=49
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Central Missouri
RD1-score10=39
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Loras (Iowa)
RD1-score11=57
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Panzer (N.J.)
RD1-score12=43
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=West Texas State
RD1-score13=71
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Wisconsin-Eau Claire
RD1-score14=47
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Nevada- Reno
RD1-score15=56
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16="'Morningside (Iowa)
RD1-score16=40
RD1-seed17=-
RD1-team17=Pepperdine (Calif.)
RD1-score17=63
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18=Arkansas State
RD1-score18=37

RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Iowa State Teachers
RD1-score19=58
RD1-seed20=-
RD1-team20=Montana State
RD1-score20=42

RD1-seed21=-
RD1-team21=Eastern Washington
RD1-score21=66
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score22=44

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Southeastern Oklahoma
RD1-score23=50
RD1-seed24=-
RD1-team24=Peru State (Neb.)
RD1-score24=36

RD1-seed25=-
RD1-team25=Houston (Texas)
RD1-score25=63
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=High Point (N.C.)
RD1-score26=34

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Indiana State
RD1-score27=60
RD1-seed28=-
RD1-team28=St. Cloud State (Minn.)
RD1-score28=51

RD1-seed29=-
RD1-team29=Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
RD1-score29=55
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Wichita (Kan.)
RD1-score30=51

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
RD1-score31=39
RD1-seed32=-
RD1-team32=New Mexico Mines
RD1-score32=36

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Loyola
RD2-score01=50 OT
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Arizona State
RD2-score02=56
RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=Drury
RD2-score03=55
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=Augsburg
RD2-score04=47
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Southern Illinois
RD2-score05=58
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Loras
RD2-score06=55
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=West Texas State
RD2-score07=46
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Nevada
RD2-score08=60

RD2-seed09=-
RD2-team09=Pepperdine
RD2-score09=64
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Iowa State Teachers
RD2-score10=22
RD2-seed11=-
RD2-team11=Eastern Washington
RD2-score11=45
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12= Southeastern Oklahoma
RD2-score12=37
RD2-seed13=-
RD2-team13=Indiana State
RD2-score13=62
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Houston
RD2-score14=43
RD2-seed15=-
RD2-team15=Culver-Stockton
RD2-score15=40
RD2-seed16=-
RD2-team16=Dakota Wesleyan
RD2-score16=41

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Loyola
RD3-score01=54
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Drury
RD3-score02=43
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Southern Illinois
RD3-score03=66
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Nevada
RD3-score04=58
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Pepperdine
RD3-score05=46
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Eastern Washington
RD3-score06=42
RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Indiana State
RD3-score07=55
RD3-seed08=-
RD3-team08=Dakota Wesleyan
RD3-score08=34

RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Loyola
RD4-score01=37
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Southern Illinois
RD4-score02=53

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=Indiana State
RD4-score03=56
RD4-seed04=-
RD4-team04=Pepperdine
RD4-score04=43

RD5-seed01=-
RD5-team01=Southern Illinois
RD5-score01=49
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=Indiana State
RD5-score02=40

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=Pepperdine
RD1-score1=82
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=Loyola
RD1-score2=55

References

ee also

* 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament