1968 NAIA basketball tournament

1968 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Season	1967–68
Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Central State (Ohio) (2nd title, 2nd title game,; 2nd Final Four)
Runner-up	Fairmont State (W.Va.) (1st title game,; 2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1st Final Four); Westminster (Pa.) (4th Final Four);
Coach of the year	Jack Dobbins (Northeastern State (Okla.))
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Mike Malone (Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
MVP	John Jamerson (Fairmont State (W.Va.))
Top scorer	Ron Hayek (Wisconsin-Oshkosh); (116 points)
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«1967	1969»

The 1968 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 31st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1]

Awards and honors

Leading scorer: Ron Hayek, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; 5 games, 47 field goals, 22 free throws, 116 total points (23.2 average points per game)
Leading rebounder: Wayne Denham, Fairmont State (W.Va.); 5 games, 68 total rebounds (13.6 average rebounds per game)
Player of the Year: est. 1994^[2]

1968 NAIA bracket

First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Guilford (NC)	78

-	Oshkosh State (Wis.)	80
			-	Oshkosh State	82

			-	Eastern Montana	75
-	Eastern Montana	83

16	Wayne State (Neb.)	70
						-	Oshkosh State	57
TOP TIER
						-	Drury	55
9	Union (Ky.)	69

-	Drury (Mo.)	75
			-	Drury	85

			8	Northeastern State	69
-	Athens (Al.)	72

8	Northeastern State (Okla.)	89
									-	Oshkosh State	74

									-	Fairmont State	76
5	St. Cloud State (Minn.)	88

-	Millersville State (Pa.)	77
			5	St. Cloud State	68

			-	Dickinson State	70
-	Dickinson State (N.D.)	76

12	Washburn (Kan.)	71
						-	Dickinson State	81
TOP TIER
						-	Fairmont State	86
13	Albany State (Ga.)	68

-	New Haven (Conn.)	69
			-	New Haven	72

			-	Fairmont State	97
-	Fairmont State (W.Va.)	78

4	Oklahoma Christian	75
												-	Fairmont State	48

												3	Central State (Ohio)	51
3	Central State (Ohio)	81

-	Millikin (Ill.)	64
			3	Central State (Ohio)	60

			14	Valdosta State	53
-	Westmar (Iowa)	57

14	Valdosta State (Ga.)	62
						3	Central State (Ohio)	66
BOTTOM TIER
						10	Central Washington State	47
10	Central Washington State	95

-	Albuquerque (N.Mex.)	72
			10	Central Washington State	85

			7	Alcorn A&M	70
-	Henderson State (Ark.)	70

7	Alcorn A&M (Miss.)	79
									3	Central State (Ohio)	72

									6	Westminster (Pa.)	51
6	Westminster (Pa.)	69

-	Pasadena (Calif.)	67
			6	Westminster (Pa.)	70

			11	Monmouth	69
-	Bishop (Tex.)	91

11	Monmouth (N.J.)	102
						6	Westminster (Pa.)	92
BOTTOM TIER
						-	Eastern Michigan	84
15	Hanover (Ind)	107

-	Southern Oregon State	59
			15	Hanover	81

			-	Eastern Michigan	94
-	Eastern Michigan	82

2	Stephen F. Austin (Tex.)	80

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

-	Oshkosh State	102

6	Westminster (Pa.)	68

References

^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
^ NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.