NAIA

Division I

Men's Basketball Championship History

• 1937 Central Missouri 35-24 Morningside (Iowa)
• 1938 Central Missouri 45-30 Roanoke (Virgina)
• 1939 Southwestern (Kansas) 32-31 San Diego State (California)
• 1940 Tarkio (Missouri) 52-31 San Diego State (Calif.)
• 1941 San Diego State (Calif.) 36-32 Murray State (Kentucky)
• 1942 Hamline (Minnesota) 33-31 Southeast Oklahoma
• 1943 Southeast Missouri State 34-32 Northwest Missouri State
• 1944 NO TOURNAMENT HELD
• 1945 Loyola (La.) 49-36 Pepperdine (Calif.)
• 1946 Southern Illinois 49-40 Indiana State
• 1947 Marshall (W.Va.) 73-59 Mankato State (Minn.)
• 1948 Louisville (Ky.) 82-70 Indiana State
• 1949 Hamline (Minn.) 57-46 Regis (Colo.)
• 1950 Indiana State 61-47 East Central (Okla.)
• 1951 Hamline (Minn.) 69-61 Millikin (Ill.)
• 1952 Southwest Missouri State 73-64 Murray State (Ky.)
• 1953 Southwest Missouri State 79-71 Hamline (Minn.)
• 1954 St. Benedict’s (Kan.) 62-56 Western Illinois
• 1955 East Texas State 71-54 Southeastern Oklahoma
• 1956 McNeese State (La.) 60-55 Texas Southern
• 1957 Tennessee State 92-73 Southeastern Oklahoma
• 1958 Tennessee State 85-73 Western Illinois
• 1959 Tennessee State 97-87 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
• 1960 Southwest Texas State 66-44 Westminster (Pa.)
• 1961 Grambling (La.) 95-75 Georgetown (Ky.)
• 1962 Prairie View A&M (Texas) 62-53 Westminster (Pa.)
• 1963 Pan American (Texas) 73-62 Western Carolina (N.C.)
• 1964 Rockhurst (Mo.) 66-56 Pan American (Texas)
• 1965 Central State (Ohio) 85-51 Oklahoma Baptist
• 1966 Oklahoma Baptist 88-59 Georgia Southern
• 1967 St. Benedict’s (Kan.) 71-65 Oklahoma Baptist
• 1968 Central State (Ohio) 51-48 Fairmont State (W.Va.)
• 1969 Eastern New Mexico 99-76 Maryland-East Shore
• 1970 Kentucky State 79-71 Central Washington
• 1971 Kentucky State 102-82 Eastern Michigan
• 1972 Kentucky State 71-62 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• 1973 Guilford (N.C.) 99-96 Maryland-East Shore
• 1974 West Georgia 97-79 Alcorn State (Miss.)
• 1975 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 65-54 Midwestern State (Texas)
• 1976 Coppin State (Md.) 96-91 Henderson State (Ark.)
• 1977 Texas Southern 71-44 Campbell (N.C.)
• 1978 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 79-75 Kearney State (Neb.)
• 1979 Drury (Mo.) 60-54 Henderson State (Ark.)
• 1980 Cameron (Okla.) 84-77 Alabama State
• 1981 Bethany Nazarene (Okla.) 86-85 OT Alabama-Huntsville
• 1982 South Carolina-Spartanburg 51-38 Biola (Calif.)
• 1983 Charleston (S.C.) 57-53 West Virginia Wesleyan
• 1984 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 48-46 OT Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• 1985 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 82-80 OT Wayland Baptist (Texas)
• 1986 David Lipscomb (Tenn.) 67-54 Arkansas-Monticello
• 1987 Washburn (Kan.) 79-77 West Virginia State
• 1988 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 88-86 OT Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)
• 1989 St. Mary’s (Texas) 61-58 East Central (Okla.)
• 1990 Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 88-80 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• 1991 Oklahoma City 77-74 Central Arkansas
• 1992 Oklahoma City 82-73 OT Central Arkansas
• 1993 Hawaii Pacific 88-83 Oklahoma Baptist
• 1994 Oklahoma City 99-81 Life (Ga.)
• 1995 Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 92-76 Pfeiffer (N.C.)
• 1996 Oklahoma City 86-80 Georgetown (Ky.)
• 1997 Life (Ga.) 73-64 Oklahoma Baptist
• 1998 Georgetown (Ky.) 83-69 Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
• 1999 Life (Ga.) 63-60 Mobile (Ala.)
• 2000 Life (Ga.) 61-59 Georgetown (Ky.)
• 2001 Faulkner (Ala.) 63-59 Science & Arts (Okla.)
• 2002 Science & Arts (Okla.) 96-79 Oklahoma Baptist
• 2003 Concordia (Calif.) 88-84 OT Mountain State (W.Va.)
• 2004 Mountain State (West Virgina) 74-70 Concordia (California)

Dvision II

NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship

• 1992 Grace (Ind.) 85-79 OT Northwestern (Iowa)
• 1993 Williamette (Ore.) 63-56 Northern State (S.D.)
• 1994 Eureka (Ill.) 98-95 OT Northern State (S.D.)
• 1995 Bethel (Ind.) 103-95 OT Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)
• 1996 Albertson (Idaho) 81-72 OT Whitworth (Wash.)
• 1997 Bethel (Ind.) 95-94 Siena Heights (Mich.)
• 1998 Bethel (Ind.) 89-87 Oregon Tech
• 1999 Cornerstone (Mich.) 113-109 OT Bethel (Ind.)
• 2000 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 75-63 Ozarks (Mo.)
• 2001 Northwestern (Iowa) 82-78 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
• 2002 Evangel (Mo.) 84-61 Robert Morris (Ill.)
• 2003 Northwestern (Iowa) 77-57 Bethany (Kan.)
• 2004 Oregon Tech 81-72 Bellevue (Nebraska)