The 1977 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 40th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

1977 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Season1976–77
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsTexas Southern (2 title, 1 title game,
3 Final Four)
Runner-upCampbell (1 title game,
1 Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Grand Valley State (1 Final Four)
  • Henderson State (1 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Don Laird (Campbell)
MVPAlonzo Bradley (Texas Southern)
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Awards and honors

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

1977 NAIA bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Newberry (S.C.) 84
- Hastings (Neb.) 81
1 Newberry 57
16 Central Washington State 58
- Keene State (N.H.) 56
16 Central Washington State 72
16 Central Washington State 71
TOP TIER
8 Grand Valley State 75
9 Clarion State (Pa.) 88
- Augsburg (Minn.) 84
9 Clarion State 65
8 Grand Valley State 79
- Missouri-Kansas City 88
8 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 94
8 Grand Valley State 62
5 Texas Southern 69
5 Texas Southern 89
- Central State (Ohio) 65
5 Texas Southern 82
12 Wisconsin-Parkside 80
- Paine (Ga.) 65
12 Wisconsin-Parkside 112
13 East Texas State 68
TOP TIER
5 Texas Southern 87
13 East Texas State 70
- Briar Cliff (Iowa) 59
13 East Texas State 92
- Emporia State 89
- Emporia State (Kan.) 76
4 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 71
5 Texas Southern 71
- Campbell 44
3 Kentucky State 63
- Alabama-Huntsville 72
- Alabama-Huntsville 75
14 Alcorn State 76
- Mount Marty (S.D.) 54
14 Alcorn State (Miss.) 90
- Campbell 77
BOTTOM TIER
14 Alcorn State 63
11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 99
- Southern Utah State 89
11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 56
- Campbell 71
- Campbell (N.C.) 76
6 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 75
- Campbell 76
7 Henderson State 52
7 Henderson State (Ark.) 64
- Tri-State (Ind.) 54
7 Henderson State 63
- Dowling 59
- Dowling (N.Y.) 75
10 Whittier (Calif.) 66
7 Henderson State 87
BOTTOM TIER
2 Illinois Wesleyan 73
15 Hawaii-Hilo 81
- Spring Garden (Pa.) 66
15 Hawaii-Hilo 74*
2 Illinois Wesleyan 85
- St. Augustine's (N.C.) 67
2 Illinois Wesleyan 87
  •  * denotes overtime.

Third-place game

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The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

NAIA third-place game
   
8 Grand Valley State 73
7 Henderson State 96

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine