1986 | NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|
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Teams | 32 |
Finals Site |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions | David Lipscomb (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Final Four) |
Runner-Up | Arkansas Monticello (1 title game, 1 Final Four) |
Semifinalists | Southeastern Oklahoma (5 Final Four) St. Thomas Aquinas (1 Final Four) |
Chuck Taylor MVP | John Kimbrell (David Lipscomb) |
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award |
Daren Reeves (Arkansas Monticello) |
The 1986 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 49th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
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.