# 1974 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1974 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 37th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. It would be the last tournament to be played in Municipal until 2002. In 1975, it would be held in the new Kemper Arena. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until 1993, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer:
* Leading rebounder:
* Player of the Year: est. 1994

## 1974 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 | Fairmont State (W.V.) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Cameron (Okla.) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Cameron (Okla.) | 88 | | | 1 | Fairmont State | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | St. Mary's | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Keene State (N.H.) | 66 | | | 16 | St. Mary's | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | St. Mary's (Tex.) | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | St. Mary's (Tex.) | 95 | | | | | | 16 | St. Mary's | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 16 | St. Mary's | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 8 | Augustana | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 50 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Augustana | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Washburn (Kan.) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Washburn (Kan.) | 67 | | | - | Washburn | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Augustana | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Wartburg (Iowa) | 64 | | | 8 | Augustana | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Augustana (Ill.) | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Augustana (Ill.) | 85 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | St. Mary's | 71 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 76 | | | | |
| 5 | Hanover (Ind.) | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 76 | | | | |
| - | State College of Arkansas | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | State College of Arkansas | 83 | | | 5 | Hanover | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Northwestern State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Millersville State (Pa.) | 76 | | | 12 | Northwestern State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northwestern State (La.) | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northwestern State (La.) | 95 | | | | | | 5 | Hanover | 102 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 5 | Hanover | 102 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | TOP TIER | 4 | Alcorn State | 107* | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Missouri Western State | 96 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 107* | | | | | | | | |
| - | Monmouth (N.J.) | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Monmouth (N.J.) | 84 | | | 13 | Missouri Western State | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Central Washington State | 55 | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alcorn State (Miss.) | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alcorn State (Miss.) | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alcorn State | 79 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | West Georgia | 97 |
| 3 | Gardner–Webb (N.C.) | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | West Georgia | 97 |
| - | Oregon Tech | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Oregon Tech | 56 | | | 3 | Gardner–Webb | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | West Georgia | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Huron (S.D.) | 71 | | | 14 | West Georgia | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | West Georgia | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | West Georgia | 102 | | | | | | 14 | West Georgia | 102 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 14 | West Georgia | 102 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | - | Indiana | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Azusa Pacific (California) | 74 | | | | | | | | | - | Indiana | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Indiana (Pa.) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Indiana (Pa.) | 79 | | | - | Indiana | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Grand Canyon | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Virginia State | 65 | | | 6 | Grand Canyon | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | West Georgia | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky State | 75 | | | | |
| 7 | Midwestern (Tex.) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky State | 75 | | | | |
| - | Defiance (Ohio) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Defiance (Ohio) | 63 | | | 7 | Midwestern | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | St. Thomas | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 71 | | | 10 | St. Thomas | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 95 | | | | | | 7 | Midwestern | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 7 | Midwestern | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | BOTTOM TIER | 2 | Kentucky State | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Hastings (Neb.) | 96 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky State | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Roger Williams (R.I.) | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Roger Williams (R.I.) | 61 | | | 15 | Hastings | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kentucky State | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Erskine (S.C.) | 69 | | | 2 | Kentucky State | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kentucky State | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes double 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 |
| 16 | St. Mary's (TX) | 79 |
| 2 | Kentucky State | 95 |