1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 53rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Birmingham Southern won the championship after a close final (98–96) against Wisconsin Eau Claire.[1]

1990 (1990) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsBirmingham Southern (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-upWisconsin Eau Claire (2 title game,
2 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • Georgetown (KY) (4 Final Four)
  • David Lipscomb (2 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Tim Blair (Wisconsin Eau Claire)
Chuck Taylor MVPStacey Butler (Birmingham Southern)
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Awards and honors

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  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

1990 NAIA bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 David Lipscomb 92
- Midland Lutheran (NE) 73
1 David Lipscomb 70
- Central Arkansas 66'
- Central Arkansas 62
16 Paul Quinn (TX) 53
1 David Lipscomb 125
TOP TIER
- Pfeiffer 83
- Pfeiffer (NC) 97
9 George Fox (OR) 73
- Pfeiffer 92
- IUPUI 86
- IUPUI 87
8 Siena Heights (MI) 80
1 David Lipscomb 96
4 Birmingham Southern 98
5 South Carolina Spartanburg 80
- Geneva (PA) 56
5 South Carolina-Spartanburg 75
12 Grand Canyon (AZ) 69
12 Grand Canyon (AZ) 73
- Briar Cliff (IA) 66
5 South Carolina Spartanburg 80
TOP TIER
4 Birmingham Southern 87
- Southwestern (TX) 65
13 Georgia College 45
- Southwestern (TX) 67
4 Birmingham Southern (AL) 72
4 Birmingham Southern (AL) 97'
- Husson (ME) 64
4 Birmingham Southern 88
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 80
3 Oral Roberts 93
- The King’s (NY) 79
- Columbia (MO) 86
3 Oral Roberts 106
- Columbia (MO) 93
14 Malone (OH) 88
3 Oral Roberts (OK) 78
BOTTOM TIER
11 Georgetown 80
- Louisiana College 73
11 Georgetown (KY) 99
11 Georgetown 73
6 Minnesota Duluth 72
6 Minnesota-Duluth 73
- Hawaii-Pacific 66
11 Georgetown 65
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 76
7 Central Washington 69
- Northern State (SD) 45
7 Central Washington 92
10 Alderson Broaddus (WV) 81
10 Alderson-Broaddus (WV) 75
- Olivet Nazarene (IL) 74
7 Central Washington 57
BOTTOM TIER
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 84
15 Southern California College 102
- Washburn (KS) 82
15 Southern California College 59
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 92
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 75
- Philadelphia Pharmacy (PA) 51
  •  * 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