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1968 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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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.))

The 1968 NAIA Men's Division I 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.

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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

    • 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.

    References

    1968 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia
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