The 1969 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in

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. The 32nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This is the first tournament since

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tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 5th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year

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, 1965.) This would not happen again until

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Awards and honors

*Leading scorer: ''Jake Ford'', Maryland State; 5 games, 52 field goals, 52 free throws, 156 total points (31.2 average points per game) *Leading rebounder: ''Bruce Sanderson'', Central Washington; 5 games, 65 total rebounds (13.0 average rebounds per game) *Player of the Year: est. 1994 *Most tournament appearances: ''Georgetown (Ky.)'', 8th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament

1969 NAIA bracket

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.

References

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Awards and honors

1969 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

See also

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