1970 NAIA basketball tournament
The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for the second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Travis Grant, Kentucky State; 5 games, 57 field goals, 23 free throws, 137 total points
- Leading rebounder: Elmore Smith, Kentucky State & Greg Hyder, Eastern New Mexico; 5 games, 65 rebounds,
- Player of the Year: est. 1994
- Most field goals made; career; 223; Travis Grant, Kentucky State,
- Most career points; individual: 518, Travis Grant, Kentucky State,
- All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Travis Grant, 1st 15 games, 223 field goals, 72 free throws, 518 points
1970 NAIA bracket
- * denotes overtime.