1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 1994 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 57th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This was the first the NAIA Tournament played at Mabee Center in Tulsa. For the previous 24 years (1975-1993), Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri had hosted the tournament.

1994 (1994) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsOklahoma City (3 title, 3 title game,
3 Fab Four)
Runner-upLife (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Billy Lewis (Life (GA))
Chuck Taylor MVPKevin Franklin (Oklahoma City)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«1993 1995»

Awards and honors

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1994 NAIA bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Georgetown (KY) 74
- Rocky Mountain 68
1 Georgetown (KY) 71
16 Oklahoma Baptist 98
16 Oklahoma Baptist 101
- Western Washington 93*
16 Oklahoma Baptist 89
TOP TIER
8 Belmont 76
9 Pfeiffer 78
- Spring Hill 69
9 Pfeiffer 80
8 Belmont 99
8 Belmont 91
- Hawaii–Hilo 83
16 Oklahoma Baptist 85
5 Oklahoma City 86
5 Oklahoma City 104
- Siena Heights 99
5 Oklahoma City 86
- St. Mary’s (TX) 75
- St. Mary's (TX) 79
12 Lipscomb 62
5 Oklahoma City 90
TOP TIER
4 Drury 70
13 Westminster (PA) 72
- Auburn Montgomery 67
- Westminster (PA) 66
4 Drury 74
4 Drury 96
- Ozarks (AR) 88
5 Oklahoma City 99
- Life 81
- Westmont 75
3 Salem 71
- Westmont 65
- Life 85
- Life 78
14 Oklahoma Christian 73
- Life 96
BOTTOM TIER
6 Hawaii Pacific 76
11 Azusa Pacific 76
- Transylvania 73
6 Azusa Pacific 78
11 Hawaii Pacific 97
6 Hawaii Pacific 81
- Missouri Baptist 79*
- Life 85
- Midwestern State 67
- Midwestern State 74
7 Mobile 61
- Midwestern State 81
- Georgia Southwestern 78
- Georgia Southwestern State 98
10 The Master’s 86
- Midwestern State 68
BOTTOM TIER
15 Benedict 60
15 Benedict 67
- Incarnate Word 63
15 Benedict 81
2 NW Oklahoma State 68
2 NW Oklahoma State 63
- St. Francis (IL) 48
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine