Teams 32 | ||
Finals Site Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri Champions Kentucky State
(2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four) Runner-Up Eastern Michigan
(1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists Elizabeth City State
(2 Final Four)
Fairmont State
(3 Final Four) | ||
The 1971 NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 34th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
Contents
The championship game featured Kentucky State University for the second time.
Awards and honors
1971 NAIA bracket
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
1971 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA