1961 NAIA basketball tournament
The 1961 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 24th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured the 13th seeded Grambling and the third seeded Georgetown. For the first time since seeding, in 1958, the third-place game featured the first and second seeds, Northern Michigan, and Westminster.
| Season | 1960–61 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Grambling Tigers (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Georgetown Tigers (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | Rex Pyles (Alderson Broaddus) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Dick Vories (Georgetown (KY)) | ||||
| MVP | Charles Hardnett (Grambling) | ||||
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