1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1992 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 1991–92 basketball season.

1992 (1992) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	20
Finals site	Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, Texas
Champions	Grace Lancers (1st title, 1st title game)
Runner-up	Northwestern Red Raiders (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Concordia Bulldogs Dakota State Trojans
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Earnest Monette (Dakota State)
Chuck Taylor MVP	David James (Grace)
Top scorer	Craig Douma (Northwestern (IA)) (84 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «1991 1993»

This was the first tournament held exclusively for Division II teams; a separate tournament was held concurrently for the teams the NAIA sorted into its Division I.

Grace defeated Northwestern (IA) in the championship game, 85–79 in overtime, to claim the Lancers' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Wisdom Gymnasium at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.^[1]

Qualification

See also: 1991–92 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field for the inaugural Division II championship was set at 20 teams, a decrease of 12 teams from the last single-division NAIA tournament in 1991. The top eight teams received seeds, while the eight lowest ranked teams were placed in a preliminary first round.

The tournament utilized a single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
						1	King (TN)	79
							Dakota State	92
	Dakota State		86
	Edgewood		70
											Dakota State		83
											William Jewell		77
							William Jewell	79
						8	St. Joseph's (ME)	66
																Dakota State		68
																Northwestern (IA)		91
						5	Tarleton State	59
							Northwestern (IA)	71
											Northwestern (IA)		85
											George Fox		82
	George Fox		90
	Missouri Valley		70
							George Fox	85
						4	Eureka	77
																						Northwestern (IA)	79
																					6	Grace	85*
						3	Franklin	85
							Husson	82
	Husson		82
	Philadelphia Pharmacy		68
											3	Franklin	70
											6	Grace	106
							Tiffin	69
						6	Grace	81
																6	Grace	95
																	Concordia (NE)	89
						7	Northwest Nazarene	63
							Concordia (NE)	75
											Concordia (NE)		102
											MidAmerica Nazarene		90
	Florida Memorial		62
	The King's (NY)		59
							Florida Memorial	83
						2	MidAmerica Nazarene	97

See also

• 1992 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.