The 2021 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 12–23 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 83rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 48 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game round was played on March 12 and 13, producing 16 teams which got reseeded for the championship round. The National Championship Game was played on March 23.[1][2]

Awards and honors

  • Frank Cramer Award: David Block, Block & Co.
  • Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award: Loyola (La.)
  • 2021 All-Tournament Team: TreVion Crews, Bethel (Ind.); Mason Walters, Jamestown (N.D.); Damek Mitchell, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Trystan Bradley, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Hodges Bailey, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Zach Wrightsil, Loyola (La.); Joel Polius, SAGU (Texas); Antwaan Cushingberry, Saint Francis (Ind.); James Jones, Shawnee State (Ohio); EJ Onu, Shawnee State (Ohio)

2021 NAIA bracket

Opening round

Alexandria bracket

Game 1
March 12 		Game 2
March 13
2 Talladega (Ala.) 77
3 LSU Alexandria 68 1 Loyola (La.) 78
2 Talladega (Ala.) 55
Game 1
March 12 		Game 2
March 13
1 SAGU (Texas) 61
2 Cumberlands (Ky.) 59 3 Xavier (La.) 60
3 Xavier (La.) 67

Crestview Hills bracket

Game 1
March 12 		Game 2
March 13
2 Rochester (Mich.) 72
3 WVU Tech (W. Va.) 85 1 Shawnee State (Ohio) 76
3 WVU Tech (W. Va.) 70
Game 1
March 12 		Game 2
March 13
1 Morningside (Iowa) 64
2 Thomas More (Ky.) 68 2 Thomas More (Ky.) 55
3 Union (Ky.) 55

Lewiston bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Vanguard (Calif.) 75
3 Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) 78 1 Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) 98
3 Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) 73
Game 1 Game 2
1 Arizona Christian 79
2 Carroll (Mont.) 85 2 Carroll (Mont.) 83
3 Texas Wesleyan 58

Marion bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 59
3 Indiana Tech 82 1 Marian (Ind.) 65
3 Indiana Tech 58
Game 1 Game 2
1 Indiana Wesleyan 95
2 IU South Bend (Ind.) 82 2 IU South Bend (Ind.) 76
3 Rio Grande (Ohio) 71

Montgomery bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Georgetown (Ky.) 56
3 Keiser (Fla.) 58 1 Stillman (Ala.) 72
3 Keiser (Fla.) 64
Game 1 Game 2
1 Faulkner (Ala.) 106
2 Warner (Fla.) 67 2 Warner (Fla.) 73
3 Tennessee Wesleyan 62

Omaha bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Texas A&M Texarkana 69
3 Bethel (Ind.) 73 1 Providence (Mont.) 81
3 Bethel (Ind.) 85
Game 1 Game 2
1 LSU Shreveport (La.) 75
2 Jamestown (N.D.) 86 2 Jamestown (N.D.) 87
3 Bellevue (Neb.) 69

Park City bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Oklahoma Wesleyan 93
3 Park (Mo.) 65 1 Science & Arts (Okla.) 73
2 Oklahoma Wesleyan 100
Game 1 Game 2
1 William Penn (Iowa) 85
2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 69 2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 75
3 Holy Cross (Ind.) 63

Wichita bracket

Game 1 Game 2
2 Benedictine (Kan.) 73
3 Central Baptist (Ark.) 61 1 Saint Francis (Ind.) 73
2 Benedictine (Kan.) 65
Game 1 Game 2
1 Northwestern (Iowa) 69
2 Bethel (Kan.) 82 2 Bethel (Kan.) 76
3 Voorhees (S.C.) 79

Championship bracket

Round of 16
March 18/19 		Quarterfinals
March 20 		Semifinals
March 22 		Championship
March 23
            
1 Indiana Wesleyan 77
16 Bethel (Ind.) 83
16 Bethel 81
Naismith Bracket
9 Saint Francis 89
8 Stillman (Ala.) 67
9 Saint Francis (Ind.) 69
9 Saint Francis 77
5 Shawnee State 82
5 Shawnee State (Ohio) 69
12 Bethel (Kan.) 59
5 Shawnee State 76
Cramer Bracket
13 Jamestown 65
4 Faulkner (Ala.) 83
13 Jamestown (N.D.) 88
5 Shawnee State 74
3 Lewis–Clark State 68
3 Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) 86
14 Oklahoma Wesleyan 72
3 Lewis–Clark State 75*
Duer Bracket
11 Loyola 70
6 Marian (Ind.) 62
11 Loyola (La.) 69
3 Lewis–Clark State 83
7 SAGU 55
7 SAGU (Texas) 90
10 Morningside (Iowa) 85
7 SAGU 73
Liston Bracket
15 Carroll 65
2 William Penn (Iowa) 62
15 Carroll (Mont.) 85

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 NAIA Men's Basketball Opening Round, Presented by Ballogy, Schedule/Results". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Shawnee State Captures First Red Banner in Men's Basketball Program History". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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