1984 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1984 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 47th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

1984 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Fort Hays State (1 title, 1 title game, 4 Fab Four)
Runner-Up	Wisconsin Stevens Point (1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Chicago State Westmont
Chuck Taylor MVP	Terry Porter (Wisconsin Stevens Point)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Brad Soderberg (Wisconsin Stevens Point)

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

1984 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	West Virginia Wesleyan	113
	-	Cabrini (Pa.)	73
						1	West Virginia Wesleyan	86
						16	William Carey	65
	16	William Carey (Miss.)	95
	-	Missouri Western State	74
											1	West Virginia Wesleyan	50
	TOP TIER
											9	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	77
	9	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	63
	-	Hillsdale (Mich.)	51
						9	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	51
						-	Arkansas College	46
	-	Arkansas College	65*
	8	Walsh (Ohio)	58
																9	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	79
																4	Westmont	53
	5	St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)	75
	-	Phillips (Okla.)	65
						5	St. Thomas Aquinas	74
						-	Central Washington	64
	-	Central Washington	75
	12	Carson Newman (Tenn.)	74
											5	St. Thomas Aquinas	65
	TOP TIER
											-	Westmont	78
	13	Pembroke State (N.C.)	98
	-	Marycrest (Iowa)	78
						13	Pembroke State	54
						4	Westmont	63
	-	North Georgia	52
	4	Westmont (Calif.)	81
																					9	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	46
																					2	Fort Hays State	48*
	3	Chicago State (Ill.)	79
	-	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	62
						3	Chicago State	105**
						14	Kearney State	104
	-	Kearney State (Neb.)	84
	14	Northern State (S.D.)	59
											3	Chicago State	68
	BOTTOM TIER
											6	Chaminade	66
	11	Cumberland (Ky.)	73
	-	College of Idaho	71
						11	Cumberland (Ky.)	77
						6	Chaminade	86
	6	Chaminade (Haw.)	73
	-	Midwestern State (Tex.)	60
																3	Chicago State	84
																2	Fort Hays State	86*
	7	Denver (Colo.)	56
	-	Waynesburg (Pa.)	58*
						7	Waynesburg	61
						10	St. Mary’s (Tex.)	59
	-	St. John’s (Minn.)	49
	10	St. Mary’s (Tex.)	60
											-	Waynesburg	55
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Fort Hays State	87
	15	Birmingham Southern (Ala.)	60
	-	Central Wesleyan (S.C.)	63
						15	Central Wesleyan	68
						2	Fort Hays State	76
	-	Taylor (Ind.)	47
	2	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	70

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd 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
	4	Westmont	82
	3	Chicago State	86*

References

1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite