The 1979 NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena

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 in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. The 42nd annual NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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 basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .

1979 would see the departure of the seventh team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament

1937 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

-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.-References:...

. Dakota Wesleyan University

Dakota Wesleyan University

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 left the tournament with ten career appearances, and an overall record of 4 wins and 11 loses. To date, the Tigers, have not appeared in the NAIA DI tournament, but did return in at the Division II level in 1995, 2007

2007 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 16th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

, 2008

2008 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 17th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

, and in 2009

2009 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 2009 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format....

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Awards and honors

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

1979 NAIA bracket

•  * 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.

See also

• 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah...
  
  
• 1979 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  1979 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  The 1979 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1978-9 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
  
  
• 1979 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
• 1979 National Invitation Tournament
  1979 National Invitation Tournament
  -Semifinals & Finals:* Third Place - Alabama 96, Ohio State 86...