1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament - 1953 NAIA Bracket

1953 NAIA Bracket

First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
- Eastern Illinois 84
- Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 67
- Eastern Illinois 86
- Hamline 88
- Hamline (Minn.) 89
- Louisiana Tech 80
- Hamline 102
TOP TIER
- Mississippi Southern 92
- Mississippi Southern 106
- Wisconsin-River Falls 72
- Mississippi Southern 94
- Loyola 83
- Loyola (Md.) 66
- Portland (Ore.) 64
- Hamline 73
- East Texas State 71
- East Texas State 57
- Adrian (Mich.) 40
- East Texas State 85
- St. Peter's 68
- St. Peter's (N.J.) 81
- Southwestern Oklahoma 60
- East Texas State 72
TOP TIER
- Tennessee A&I 67
- St. Benedict's (Kan.) 69
- North Dakota 66
- St. Benedict's 56
- Tennessee A&I 79
- Tennessee A&I 89
- Geneva (Pa.) 88
- Hamline 71
- Southwest Missouri 79
- Southwest Missouri State 95
- Gonzaga (Wash.) 74
- Southwest Missouri 98
- Stetson 71
- Stetson (Fla.) 75
- Iowa State Teachers 57
- Southwest Missouri 78
BOTTOM TIER
- Nebraska Wesleyan 74
- Nebraska Wesleyan 83
- Arnold (Conn.) 62
- Nebraska Wesleyan 83
- Arizona State 71
- Arizona State-Tempe 81
- East Tennessee State 79
- Southwest Missouri 84
- Indiana State 78
- Pasadena (Calif.) 107
- Ricks (Idaho) 72
- Pasadena 93
- Findlay 96
- Findlay (Ohio) 80
- Adams State (Colo.) 63
- Findlay 70
BOTTOM TIER
- Indiana State 106
- Arkansas Tech 85
- East Carolina (N.C.) 81
- Arkansas Tech 81
- Indiana State 100
- Midwestern State (Texas) 76
- Indiana State 100

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