• Source: 1938 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1938 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The second annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
This was the first tournament to expand to 32 teams. The tournament featured the only forfeit in tournament history when Western Kentucky State forfeited to Simpson due to the Hilltoppers not showing up. Drake was a last second replacement for Cheyney Normal who could not make it to Kansas City on time. The first-round game between Delta State University (Miss.) and Drury gave the first overtime in tournament history. Delta State beat Drury College 52–51 in one overtime.
The championship game featured Central Missouri State defending their first national championship over Roanoke, making them the first team to win back-to-back titles. It would be the last year without a Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award.




Awards and honors


Many of the records set by the 1938 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

Leading scorer est. 1963
Leading rebounder est. 1963
Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player est. 1939
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
Coach of the Year est. 1954
Player of the Year est. 1994




Bracket



* denotes overtime.
† denotes forfeit.




See also


1938 National Invitation Tournament




References

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• 1938 NAIA basketball tournament
• 1937 NAIA basketball tournament
• NAIA men's basketball championship
• List of basketball leagues
• 1946 NAIA basketball tournament
• 1948 NAIA basketball tournament
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
• 1975 NAIA basketball tournament
• 1973 NAIA basketball tournament
• 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament