# 1942 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1942 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The championship game featured Hamline beating Southeastern State (OK), 33–31.

## Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
* Leading scorer est. 1963
* Leading rebounder est. 1963
* Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
* Coach of the Year est. 1954
* Player of the Year est. 1994

## Bracket

| First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national semifinals | | NAIA national championship | NAIA national championship |
| Southeastern State | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington State | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington State | 33 | | | Southeastern State | 37 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas Tech | 36 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | 59 | | | Texas Tech | 36 | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | 47 | | | | | Southeastern State | 46 | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | Southeastern State | 46 | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | East Central State | 41* | | | | | | |
| Evansville | 73 | | | | | | | East Central State | 41* | | | | | | |
| Peru State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peru State | 50 | | | Evansville | 30 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | East Central State | 42 | | | | | | | | |
| East Central State | 49 | | | East Central State | 42 | | | | | | | | |
| Murray State | 45* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murray State | 45* | | | | | | | | Southeastern State | 37 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pittsburg State | 36 | | | |
| Missouri Valley | 68 | | | | | | | | | | Pittsburg State | 36 | | | |
| George Pepperdine | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Pepperdine | 53 | | | Missouri Valley | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stout Institute | 33 | | | | | | | | |
| Stout Institute | 47 | | | Stout Institute | 33 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Wesleyan | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Wesleyan | 42 | | | | | Missouri Valley | 49 | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | Missouri Valley | 49 | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | Pittsburg State | 59 | | | | | | |
| Luther | 39 | | | | | | | Pittsburg State | 59 | | | | | | |
| Delta State | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delta State | 35 | | | Luther | 39 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pittsburg State | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 37 | | | Pittsburg State | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State Teachers | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State Teachers | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | Southeastern State | 31 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Hamline | 33 |
| Southwestern (KS) | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hamline | 33 |
| East Texas State | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
| East Texas State | 43 | | | Southwestern (KS) | 31 | | | | | |
| | | | | Hamline | 37 | | | | | |
| Hamline | 67 | | | Hamline | 37 | | | | | |
| New Mexico Normal | 40 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico Normal | 40 | | | | | Hamline | 45 | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | Hamline | 45 | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | Indiana State | 41 | | | |
| Indiana State | 83 | | | | | | | Indiana State | 41 | | | | |
| Stevens Point State | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stevens Point State | 45 | | | Indiana State | 51 | | | | | |
| | | | | Simpson | 43 | | | | | |
| Simpson | 59 | | | Simpson | 43 | | | | | |
| Portland | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | 43 | | | | | | | | Hamline | 45 |
| | | | | | | | | | Central Missouri State | 27 |
| San Diego State | 36 | | | | | | | | | | Central Missouri State | 27 | |
| Chadron State | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chadron State | 29 | | | San Diego State | 32 | | | | | |
| | | | | Bemidji State | 41 | | | | | |
| Bemidji State | 46 | | | Bemidji State | 41 | | | | | | | NAIA third-place game | NAIA third-place game |
| Panzer | 37 | | | | | | | | | |
| Panzer | 37 | | | | | Bemidji State | 32 | | | | | Pittsburg State | 48 |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | Bemidji State | 32 | | | | | Pittsburg State | 48 |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | Central Missouri State | 46 | | | | | Central Missouri State | 47 |
| Central Missouri State | 53 | | | | | | | Central Missouri State | 46 | | | | | Central Missouri State | 47 |
| Morehead State | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| Morehead State | 29 | | | Central Missouri State | 59 | | | | | |
| | | | | High Point | 40 | | | | | |
| High Point | 44 | | | High Point | 40 | | | | | |
| Yankton | 37 | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.