1995 (1995) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMontgomery Fieldhouse
Idaho Nampa, Idaho
ChampionsBethel Pilots (1st title, 1st title game)
Runner-upNorthwest Nazarene Crusaders (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Bob Tomminga (Northwest Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPMark Galloway (Bethel (IN))
Top scorerMark Galloway (Bethel (IN))
(127 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«1994 1996»

The 1995 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1994–95 basketball season.

Bethel (IN) defeated hosts Northwest Nazarene in the championship game, 103–95 after overtime, to claim the Pilots' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field expanded for the second time in two years, increasing by eight teams from twenty-four to thirty-two teams. The top sixteen teams were now seeded, and no teams were given a bye into the second round.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Northern State (SD) 90
Howard Payne 78
1 Northern State (SD) 98
16 Alice Lloyd 91
Mid-America Nazarene 86
16 Alice Lloyd 96
1 Northern State (SD) 101
8 Hastings 96
9 Viterbo 97
Webber International 84
9 Viterbo 86
8 Hastings 88
Husson 91
8 Hastings 111
1 Northern State (SD) 62
5 Northwest Nazarene 67
5 Northwest Nazarene 87
Trinity International 73
5 Northwest Nazarene 83
12 St. Thomas Aquinas 66
Ottawa (KS) 64
12 St. Thomas Aquinas 70
5 Northwest Nazarene 69
Willamette 64
13 Mount Vernon Nazarene 69
Willamette 96
Willamette 90
4 Indiana Tech 63
Westbrook 81
4 Indiana Tech 84
5 Northwest Nazarene 95
3 Bethel 103*
3 Bethel 89
Minot State 69
3 Bethel 96
Lewis & Clark 79
Lewis & Clark 85
14 Edgewood 66
3 Bethel 99
6 College of the Ozarks 67
11 Nova Southeastern 93
Milligan 85
11 Nova Southeastern 70
6 College of the Ozarks 81
Wilmington (DE) 64
6 College of the Ozarks 77
3 Bethel 96
10 William Jewell 87
7 Albertson 72
Ohio Dominican 73
Ohio Dominican 78
10 William Jewell 82
Nyack 82
10 William Jewell 97
10 William Jewell 91
2 Concordia (NE) 68
15 Dakota Wesleyan 75
St. Ambrose 79
St. Ambrose 84
2 Concordia (NE) 100
Loyola New Orleans 69
2 Concordia (NE) 90

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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