The 1966 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This tournament featured the game with the most points scored. Al Tucker received the MVP award for the second time this year.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 69 field goals, 44 free throws, 182 total points (36.4 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Richard Pitts, Norfolk State (Va.); 5 games, 76 total rebounds (15.2 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most team points; single-game: 132, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa 97
  • Most team points; tournament: 521, Norfolk State (Va.), (104.2 avg.)
  • Most field goals made; single-game: 57, Norfolk State (Va.) vs. Upper Iowa
  • Most field goals made; tournament: 216, Norfolk State (Va.)
  • Top single-game performances: Earl Beechum 11th, Midwestern State (Texas) vs. Monmouth (N.J.); 20 field goals, 6 free throws 46 total points
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).[2]

1966 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Central State (Ohio) 92
- St. Thomas (Minn.) 69
1 Central State (Ohio) 72
- Lakeland 68
- Lakeland (Wis.) 95
16 Linfield (Ore.) 81
1 Central State (Ohio) 76
TOP TIER
9 Norfolk State 88
9 Norfolk State (Va.) 132
- Upper Iowa 97
9 Norfolk State 103
- Athens 81
- Athens (Ala.) 88
8 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 79
9 Norfolk State 88
4 Georgia Southern 89
5 Midwestern (Texas) 94
- Monmouth (N.J.) 92
5 Midwestern 82
12 Illinois Wesleyan 96
- Dickinson State (N.D.) 76
12 Illinois Wesleyan 86
12 Illinois Wesleyan 72
TOP TIER
4 Georgia Southern 96
13 Guilford (N.C.) 67
- Southern State (Ark.) 72
- Southern State 62
4 Georgia Southern 80
- Howard Payne (Texas) 80*
4 Georgia Southern 85
4 Georgia Southern 59
11 Oklahoma Baptist 88
3 Grambling State (La.) 70
- Central Washington State 65
3 Grambling State 95
- Carroll (MT) 86
- Carroll College (Montana) 91
14 Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 88
3 Grambling State 84
BOTTOM TIER
10 Rockhurst 82
- Millersville State (Pa.) 86
10 Rockhurst (Mo.) 102
10 Rockhurst 97
7 Albuquerque 87
7 Albuquerque (N.M.) 81
- New Haven (Conn.) 74
3 Grambling State 80
11 Oklahoma Baptist 94
- Edinboro State (Pa.) 53
6 Central Michigan 67
6 Central Michigan 70
11 Oklahoma Baptist 90
11 Oklahoma Baptist 80
- California Western 76
11 Oklahoma Baptist 87
BOTTOM TIER
2 Carson-Newman 62
15 Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 110
- Peru State College (Neb.) 103*
15 Morris Harvey 74
2 Carson-Newman 103
- Indiana Central 67
2 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 68
  •  * denotes overtime.

Third-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
   
9 Norfolk State 110
3 Grambling State 111

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_NAIA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament
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