NAIA national men's basketball championship
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| NAIA national men's basketball championship | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1937 |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Country(ies) |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |
DI Oklahoma City University
DII Oregon Tech |
| TV partner(s) | CBS College Sports Network |
| Official website | http://www.naia.org/ |
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 (with the exception of 1944). The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities. Unlike the NCAA Tournament, the NAIA Tournament features only 32 teams, and the entire tournament is contested in one week instead of three weekends. Also the entire tournament is played in one city (Kansas City, Missouri DI, and Point Lookout, Missouri DII). Since 1992, the NAIA has sponsored a Division II championship.
The only school to have won national titles in both the NAIA and NCAA Division I is Louisville. Southern Illinois has won NAIA and NIT titles. Central Missouri and Fort Hays State have won NAIA and NCAA Division II national titles. Curiously, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the NAIA (1946 and 1948), the NCAA Division I (1979) and the NCAA Division II (1968) tournaments. Indiana State did win the NAIA in 1950.
[edit] Division I
Men's Basketball Championship History; currently held Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[1]
[edit] Division II
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship; currently held at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO near Branson. [2]
| Year | Championship Team | Score | Runner-Up | Arena | Location |
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| 1992 | Grace (Ind.) | 85-79 OT | Northwestern (Iowa) | Wisdom Gym | Stephenville, TX |
| 1993 | Willamette (Ore.) | 63-56 | Northern State (S.D.) | Montgomery Fieldhouse | Nampa, ID |
| 1994 | Eureka (Ill.) | 98-95 OT | Northern State (S.D.) | Montgomery Fieldhouse | Nampa, ID |
| 1995 | Bethel (Ind.) | 103-95 OT | Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) | Montgomery Fieldhouse | Nampa, ID |
| 1996 | Albertson (Idaho) | 81-72 OT | Whitworth (Wash.) | Montgomery Fieldhouse | Nampa, ID |
| 1997 | Bethel (Ind.) | 95-94 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | Montgomery Fieldhouse | Nampa, ID |
| 1998 | Bethel (Ind.) | 89-87 | Oregon Tech | Idaho Center | Nampa, ID |
| 1999 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 113-109 OT | Bethel (Ind.) | Idaho Center | Nampa, ID |
| 2000 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 75-63 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2001 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 82-78 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2002 | Evangel (Mo.) | 84-61 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2003 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 77-57 | Bethany (Kan.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2004 | Oregon Tech | 81-72 | Bellevue (Neb.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2005 | Walsh (Ohio) | 81-70 | Concordia (Neb.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2006 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 74-56 | Huntington (Ind.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2007 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 78-60 | Mayville State (N.D.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2008 | Oregon Tech | 63-56 | Bellevue (Neb.) | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2009 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Keeter Gymnasium | Point Lookout, MO |
| 2010 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
[edit] See also
- NAIA national women's basketball championship
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
- NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
- NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
- NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
- NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship
- NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship
| NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Champions Champions and records |
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| 1930s | 1937,1938,1939 |
| 1940s | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| 1970s | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990s | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000s | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010, |
