# 1962 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1962 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 25th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament without a formal leading scorer and rebounder awards presented. This was also the first tournament since seeding began to feature the top two teams in the Championship Game. The number 2 seeded Prairie View A&M (Texas) beat Westminster (Pa.) 62 to 53.

## Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1962 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
* Leading scorer: est. 1963
* Leading rebounder: est. 1963
* Player of the Year: est. 1994
* Most rebounds; tournament: 96, Zelmo Beaty, Prairie View A&M (Texas)
* Most rebounds; career start: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962, 1963, 1964)
* All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Lucious Jackson 7th, Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average per game.

## 1962 NAIA bracket

| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship |
| 1 | Westminster (Pa.) | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | McMurry (Texas) | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | McMurry (Texas) | 54 | | | 1 | Westminster | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | William Jewell | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Central Connecticut State | 52 | | | 16 | William Jewell | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | William Jewell (Mo.) | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | William Jewell (Mo.) | 57 | | | | | | 1 | Westminster | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 1 | Westminster | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 9 | Orange State | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Orange State (Calif.) | 94 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Orange State | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Stetson (Fla.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Stetson (Fla.) | 79 | | | 9 | Orange State | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Lewis & Clark | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Lewis & Clark (Ore.) | 75 | | | - | Lewis & Clark | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Westminster | 54 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 45 | | | | |
| 5 | Pan American (Texas) | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 45 | | | | |
| - | Belmont Abbey (N.C.) | 58* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Belmont Abbey (N.C.) | 58* | | | 5 | Pan American | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Ferris Institute | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | St. Norbert (Wis.) | 68 | | | 12 | Ferris Institute | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ferris Institute (Mich.) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ferris Institute (Mich.) | 73 | | | | | | 12 | Ferris Institute | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 12 | Ferris Institute | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 83 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| - | College of Idaho | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | College of Idaho | 64 | | | 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Winston-Salem State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Indiana State | 71 | | | 4 | Winston-Salem State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Winston-Salem State (N.C.) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Winston-Salem State (N.C.) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Westminster | 53 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 62 |
| 3 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 62 |
| - | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 75 | | | - | Carson-Newman | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Peru State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Mayville State (N.D.) | 74 | | | 14 | Peru State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Peru State (Neb.) | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Peru State (Neb.) | 90 | | | | | | - | Carson-Newman | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | - | Carson-Newman | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 10 | Western Illinois | 91 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Florence State (Ala.) | 54 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Western Illinois | 91 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 86 | | | 7 | St. Cloud State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Western Illinois | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 76 | | | 10 | Western Illinois | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Pratt Institute (N.Y.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Pratt Institute (N.Y.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Western Illinois | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 80 | | | | |
| - | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 80 | | | | |
| 6 | Savannah State (Ga.) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Savannah State (Ga.) | 84 | | | 6 | Savannah State | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Buena Vista (Iowa) | 73 | | | - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 95 | | | | | | - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | - | Arizona State-Flagstaff | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Morris Harvey (W.Va.) | 95 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 70 | | | 15 | Morris Harvey | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Ashland (Ohio) | 64* | | | 2 | Prairie View A&M | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M (Texas) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.

### Third-place game

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.
| NAIA third-place game | NAIA third-place game | NAIA third-place game |
| 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 76 |
| 10 | Western Illinois | 62 |