1971 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

1971 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Kentucky State ; (2nd title, 2nd title game,; 2nd Fab Four)
Runner-Up	Eastern Michigan ; (1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Elizabeth City State; Fairmont State
Chuck Taylor MVP	Travis Grant ; (Kentucky State)

The 1971 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 34th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

The championship game featured Kentucky State University for the second time. It was the fourth time since seeding began in 1957 that the number one team won the tournament.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994 [2]

1971 NAIA bracket

First Round			Second Round			Elite Eight			NAIA National Semifinals			NAIA National Championship


1	Kentucky State	100

-	St. Thomas (Minn.)	66
			1	Kentucky State	73

			16	Central Washington State	59
-	Doane (Neb.)	73

16	Central Washington State	98
						1	Kentucky State	93
TOP TIER
						9	Grambling State	81
9	Grambling State (La.)	88

-	Mansfield State (Pa.)	78
			9	Grambling State	77*

			-	Glassboro State	75
-	Glassboro State (N.J.)	71

8	East Central State (Okla.)	60
									1	Kentucky State	104

									12	Elizabeth City State	91
5	Indiana (Pa.)	81

-	Eastern New Mexico	72
			5	Indiana	72

			12	Elizabeth City State	74
-	Western New England (Mass.)	76

12	Elizabeth City State (N.C.)	90
						12	Elizabeth City State	90
TOP TIER
						4	Stephen F. Austin State	88
13	Illinois Wesleyan	76

-	Northern State (S.D.)	88
			-	Northern State	62

			4	Stephen F. Austin State	99
-	North Carolina-Asheville	73

4	Stephen F. Austin State (Tex.)	91
												1	Kentucky State	102

												6	Eastern Michigan	82
3	Eau Claire State (Wis.)	66

-	Southern State (Ark.)	50
			3	Eau Claire State	97

			14	Earlham	76
-	Lewis & Clark (Ore.)	83

14	Earlham (Ind.)	105
						3	Eau Claire State	80
BOTTOM TIER
						6	Eastern Michigan	87
11	Whittier (Calif.)	65

-	Sacred Heart (Kan.)	59
			11	Whittier	70

			6	Eastern Michigan	71*
-	Ohio Dominican	81

6	Eastern Michigan	119
									6	Eastern Michigan	89

									2	Fairmont State	78
7	North Carolina A&T	70

-	Drury (Mo.)	53
			7	North Carolina A&T	86*

			10	Jackson State	73
-	Northwestern (Iowa)	91

10	Jackson State (Miss)	96
						7	North Carolina A&T	74
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Fairmont State	78
15	Augusta State (Ga.)	71

-	Great Falls (Mont.)	75
			-	Great Falls	80

			2	Fairmont State	83
-	Texas Southern	78

2	Fairmont State (W.Va.)	79

* denotes overtime.

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

NAIA Third Place Game


12	Elizabeth City State	88*

2	Fairmont State	87

References

"NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

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[1] "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

[2] NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-19.