2010 NAIA-College Basketball’s Toughest Tournament

**ftwspursfan** · March-10th-2010, 10:15 PM

The NAIA National Tournament is considered by many to be college basketball’s toughest tournament to win. The championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring a field of 32 teams. All 31 games are played on one court, Kansas City’s historic Municipal Auditorium, in seven days, March 17-23. The National Championship Game on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. CST will air live nationwide on CBS College Sports Television.

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We are friends with the coach of Texas Wesleyan, who won it all in 2006. My son and their youngest son are best friends and have known each other since they were 4. They go to school together and we all go to the same church in Mansfield TX.

**ftwspursfan** · March-11th-2010, 08:49 PM

Link to the bracket for 2010 NAIA Div 1 Men's Basketball Tournament: 2010 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This tourney has had many unseeded teams win the Natl Championship. My friend, Terry Waldrop and his TX Wesleyan Rams were an unseeded winner in 2006. See this: 2006 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**ftwspursfan** · March-16th-2010, 11:31 PM

By RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star

They’re located in three totally different parts of the country, play three different styles of basketball and, for the most part, recruit different types of players.

But as the 2010 NAIA Division I men’s basketball tournament tips off Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium, three schools — Oklahoma City, Mountain State (W.Va.) and Concordia (Calif.) — have dominated the last decade like no others.

During the 2000s, Oklahoma City is 21-7 in the national tournament, including a second-place finish in 2006 and back-to-back championships in 2007-08. Mountain State is 18-9, including the 2004 championship and two second-place finishes. Concordia is 14-5 with a championship and two second-place finishes.

Read more: NAIA’s Big Three look to continue domination in KC - KansasCity.com

**ftwspursfan** · March-17th-2010, 11:35 PM

March 17, 2010
Southern Polytechnic State vs Oklahoma City Univ 78-70 Final
Mountain State Univ vs Bacone College 105-78 Final
Campbellsville Univ vs Fresno Pacific Univ 61-74 Final
John Brown University vs McKendree University 73-70 Final - OT
Oklahoma Baptist Univ vs Saint Xavier University 96-72 Final
Georgetown College vs Park University 75-83 Final
Texas Wesleyan Univ vs Central Methodist Univ 8:45 PM
Belhaven University vs Biola University 10:30 PM

OKC, Campbellsville, Georgetown and McKendree out in a first round upsets which are very common in this tourney!

**ftwspursfan** · March-18th-2010, 03:50 AM

Originally Posted by ftwspursfan

March 17, 2010
Southern Polytechnic State vs Oklahoma City Univ 78-70 Final
Mountain State Univ vs Bacone College 105-78 Final
Campbellsville Univ vs Fresno Pacific Univ 61-74 Final
John Brown University vs McKendree University 73-70 Final - OT
Oklahoma Baptist Univ vs Saint Xavier University 96-72 Final
Georgetown College vs Park University 75-83 Final
Texas Wesleyan Univ vs Central Methodist Univ 8:45 PM
Belhaven University vs Biola University 10:30 PM

OKC, Campbellsville, Georgetown and McKendree out in a first round upsets which are very common in this tourney!

TX Wesleyan beat Central Methodist in a mild upset and Biola beat Belhaven to finish the 8 games from today. There are 8 more 1st round games tomorrow, Sweet Sixteen games are Friday, Elite Eight are Saturday and the Final Four is Monday. Natl Title game is Tuesday. I can see how this tourney is so difficult to win.

**ftwspursfan** · March-19th-2010, 04:17 AM

Olivet Nazarene Univ vs Lee University 58-79 Final
LSU-Shreveport vs Oklahoma Christian Univ 70-80 Final
Evangel University vs Westminster 74-80 Final
Robert Morris College vs Life University 90-72 Final
William Jewell College vs Concordia University CA 54-71 Final
Southern Nazarene Univ vs Tougaloo College 86-73 Final
Univ of Montana Western vs Union University TN 82-79 Final
Cumberlands Univ vs Azusa Pacific Univ 68-72 Final

OK Christian and Montana Western were the upset winners Thursday. Sweet Sixteen is Friday.

**ftwspursfan** · March-19th-2010, 07:29 PM

Fresno Pacific Univ vs John Brown University 82-88 Final
(1)Mountain State Univ vs Southern Polytechnic 90-93 Final-OT
Oklahoma Christian Univ vs (12)Lee University 52-82 Final
(13)Azusa Pacific Univ vs (4)Westminster 65-51 Final
(3)Oklahoma Baptist Univ vs Texas Wesleyan Univ 4:30 PM
Park University vs (6)Biola University 6:15 PM
(2)Concordia University CA vs (15)Robt Morris College 8:00 PM
Montana Western vs (7)Southern Nazarene Univ 9:45 PM

This tourney is a BLAST to follow! The #1 seed, Mountain St out of WV lost today in OT and the #4 seed, Westminster just lost to #12 seed, Azusa Pacific

**ftwspursfan** · March-20th-2010, 03:51 AM

(3)Oklahoma Baptist Univ vs Texas Wesleyan 85-75 Final - OT
Park University vs (6)Biola University 64-80 Final
(2)Concordia University vs (15)Robt Morris Coll 64-67 Final
Montana Western vs (7)Southern Nazarene 78-81 Final

So #1,#2, & #4 seeds go down tonight. #3 OK Baptist struggled to eke out a win vs TX Wesleyan in OT.

Elite Eight is tomorrow:
Southern Poly-Tech vs John Brown
(12)Lee Univ vs (13)Azusa Pacific
(3)OK Baptist vs (6)Biola Univ
(7)So Nazarene vs (15)Robert Morris College

**ftwspursfan** · March-22nd-2010, 10:14 PM

Final Four games are tonight in KC

Southern Polytechnic State vs (13)Azusa Pacific 6:00 PM
(3)Oklahoma Baptist vs (15)Robert Morris College 8:00 PM

**ftwspursfan** · March-22nd-2010, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by ftwspursfan

(3)Oklahoma Baptist Univ vs Texas Wesleyan 85-75 Final - OT
Park University vs (6)Biola University 64-80 Final
(2)Concordia University vs (15)Robt Morris Coll 64-67 Final
Montana Western vs (7)Southern Nazarene 78-81 Final

So #1,#2, & #4 seeds go down tonight. #3 OK Baptist struggled to eke out a win vs TX Wesleyan in OT.

Elite Eight is tomorrow:
Southern Poly-Tech vs John Brown
(12)Lee Univ vs (13)Azusa Pacific
(3)OK Baptist vs (6)Biola Univ
(7)So Nazarene vs (15)Robert Morris College

Saturday Results:
So Poly-Tech beat John Brown 71-66
Azusa Pacific beat Lee 75-70
OK Baptist beat Biola 59-54
Robert Morris beat So Nazarene 109-101

**ftwspursfan** · March-23rd-2010, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by ftwspursfan

Final Four games are tonight in KC

Southern Polytechnic State vs (13)Azusa Pacific 6:00 PM
(3)Oklahoma Baptist vs (15)Robert Morris College 8:00 PM

Azusa Pacific beat Southern Poly-Tech 80-68
OK Baptist beat Robert Morris College 81-79 in OT

Azusa Pacific vs OK Baptist tomorrow night at 6p CT for NAIA Div 1 National Championship. The game will air live nationwide on CBS College Sports Television.

**ftwspursfan** · March-24th-2010, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by ftwspursfan

Azusa Pacific beat Southern Poly-Tech 80-68
OK Baptist beat Robert Morris College 81-79 in OT

Azusa Pacific vs OK Baptist tomorrow night at 6p CT for NAIA Div 1 National Championship. The game will air live nationwide on CBS College Sports Television.

Oklahoma Baptist just beat Azusa Pacific 84-83 to win the NAIA Div 1 National Championship. GREAT GAME and a GREAT TOURNAMENT!! Congrats to the National Champion OK Baptist Bisons!