# 1968 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1968 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 31st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer: Ron Hayek, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; 5 games, 47 field goals, 22 free throws, 116 total points (23.2 average points per game)
* Leading rebounder: Wayne Denham, Fairmont State (W.Va.); 5 games, 68 total rebounds (13.6 average rebounds per game)
* Player of the Year: est. 1994

## 1968 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 | Guilford (NC) | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Oshkosh State (Wis.) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Oshkosh State (Wis.) | 80 | | | - | Oshkosh State | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Eastern Montana | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Eastern Montana | 83 | | | - | Eastern Montana | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 70 | | | | | | - | Oshkosh State | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | - | Oshkosh State | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | - | Drury | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Union (Ky.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | - | Drury | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Drury (Mo.) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Drury (Mo.) | 75 | | | - | Drury | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Northeastern State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Athens (Al.) | 72 | | | 8 | Northeastern State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northeastern State (Okla.) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northeastern State (Okla.) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | - | Oshkosh State | 74 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Fairmont State | 76 | | | | |
| 5 | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Fairmont State | 76 | | | | |
| - | Millersville State (Pa.) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Millersville State (Pa.) | 77 | | | 5 | St. Cloud State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Dickinson State | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 76 | | | - | Dickinson State | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washburn (Kan.) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washburn (Kan.) | 71 | | | | | | - | Dickinson State | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | - | Dickinson State | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | - | Fairmont State | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Albany State (Ga.) | 68 | | | | | | | | | - | Fairmont State | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| - | New Haven (Conn.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | New Haven (Conn.) | 69 | | | - | New Haven | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Fairmont State | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Fairmont State (W.Va.) | 78 | | | - | Fairmont State | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Fairmont State | 48 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 51 |
| 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 51 |
| - | Millikin (Ill.) | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Millikin (Ill.) | 64 | | | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Valdosta State | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Westmar (Iowa) | 57 | | | 14 | Valdosta State | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 62 | | | | | | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 10 | Central Washington State | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Central Washington State | 95 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Central Washington State | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Albuquerque (N.Mex.) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Albuquerque (N.Mex.) | 72 | | | 10 | Central Washington State | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Alcorn A&M | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Henderson State (Ark.) | 70 | | | 7 | Alcorn A&M | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alcorn A&M (Miss.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alcorn A&M (Miss.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Central State (Ohio) | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 51 | | | | |
| 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 51 | | | | |
| - | Pasadena (Calif.) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Pasadena (Calif.) | 67 | | | 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Monmouth | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Bishop (Tex.) | 91 | | | 11 | Monmouth | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Monmouth (N.J.) | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Monmouth (N.J.) | 102 | | | | | | 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | - | Eastern Michigan | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Hanover (Ind) | 107 | | | | | | | | | - | Eastern Michigan | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Southern Oregon State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Southern Oregon State | 59 | | | 15 | Hanover | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Eastern Michigan | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Eastern Michigan | 82 | | | - | Eastern Michigan | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin (Tex.) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | Oshkosh State | 102 |
| 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | 68 |