Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 1955 tournament was one for the record books. It featured four of the all time leading scorers, two single-game best tournament performances, and most free throws made in tournament history.The championship game featured East Texas State University (now Texas A&M-Commerce) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. East Texas State defeated SEOSU by a score of 71 to 54. The other teams in the NAIA Semifinals were Western Illinois University and Arkansas Tech. The Leathernecks defeated the Wonder Boys for the 3rd place title by a score of 77 to 74.1955 would see the departure of the fourth team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament. The first 3rd place winning Southwestern College (Kan.) left the tournament with six career appearances, and an overall record of 12 wins and 5 loses, including a 3rd place finish in 1937 and a National Championship in 1939 (becoming the 2nd originating team to win a National Championship. St. Benedict's College became the 3rd and last team to do so in 1954.) To date, the Moundbuilders have not returned to the NAIA Division I tournament, but have appeared in 1998 and 2006 NAIA Division II tournaments.. }
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- 1955_NAIA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament abstract "The 1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 1955 tournament was one for the record books. It featured four of the all time leading scorers, two single-game best tournament performances, and most free throws made in tournament history.The championship game featured East Texas State University (now Texas A&M-Commerce) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. East Texas State defeated SEOSU by a score of 71 to 54. The other teams in the NAIA Semifinals were Western Illinois University and Arkansas Tech. The Leathernecks defeated the Wonder Boys for the 3rd place title by a score of 77 to 74.1955 would see the departure of the fourth team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament. The first 3rd place winning Southwestern College (Kan.) left the tournament with six career appearances, and an overall record of 12 wins and 5 loses, including a 3rd place finish in 1937 and a National Championship in 1939 (becoming the 2nd originating team to win a National Championship. St. Benedict's College became the 3rd and last team to do so in 1954.) To date, the Moundbuilders have not returned to the NAIA Division I tournament, but have appeared in 1998 and 2006 NAIA Division II tournaments.".