2021 NAIA men's basketball tournament
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- Saint Francis (Ind.)
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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 | ||||||||
1 | Loyola (La.) | 78 | |||||||
2 | Talladega (Ala.) | 77 | 2 | Talladega (Ala.) | 55 | ||||
3 | LSU Alexandria | 68 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 76 | |||||||
2 | Rochester (Mich.) | 72 | 3 | WVU Tech (W. Va.) | 70 | ||||
3 | WVU Tech (W. Va.) | 85 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) | 98 | |||||||
2 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 75 | 3 | Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) | 73 | ||||
3 | Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) | 78 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Marian (Ind.) | 65 | |||||||
2 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 59 | 3 | Indiana Tech | 58 | ||||
3 | Indiana Tech | 82 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Stillman (Ala.) | 72 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 56 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 64 | ||||
3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 58 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Providence (Mont.) | 81 | |||||||
2 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 69 | 3 | Bethel (Ind.) | 85 | ||||
3 | Bethel (Ind.) | 73 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 73 | |||||||
2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 93 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 100 | ||||
3 | Park (Mo.) | 65 |
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 | ||||||||
1 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 73 | |||||||
2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 73 | 2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 65 | ||||
3 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 61 |
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
- 2021 NAIA women's basketball tournament
- 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2021 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2021 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
References
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NAIA men's basketball championship
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The NAIA canceled the 2020 tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and removed divisional classifications starting in 2020–21.