1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1990 (1990) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena,; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Birmingham Southern (1 title, 1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Wisconsin Eau Claire (2 title game,; 2 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Georgetown (KY) (4 Final Four); David Lipscomb (2 Final Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Tim Blair (Wisconsin Eau Claire)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Stacey Butler (Birmingham Southern)
NAIA men's tournaments
«1989	1991»

The 1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 53rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Birmingham Southern won the championship after a close final (98–96) against Wisconsin Eau Claire.^[1]

Awards and honors

Leading scorers:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994.^[2]

1990 NAIA bracket

First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	David Lipscomb	92

-	Midland Lutheran (NE)	73
			1	David Lipscomb	70

			-	Central Arkansas	66'
-	Central Arkansas	62

16	Paul Quinn (TX)	53
						1	David Lipscomb	125
TOP TIER
						-	Pfeiffer	83
-	Pfeiffer (NC)	97

9	George Fox (OR)	73
			-	Pfeiffer	92

			-	IUPUI	86
-	IUPUI	87

8	Siena Heights (MI)	80
									1	David Lipscomb	96

									4	Birmingham Southern	98
5	South Carolina Spartanburg	80

-	Geneva (PA)	56
			5	South Carolina-Spartanburg	75

			12	Grand Canyon (AZ)	69
12	Grand Canyon (AZ)	73

-	Briar Cliff (IA)	66
						5	South Carolina Spartanburg	80
TOP TIER
						4	Birmingham Southern	87
-	Southwestern (TX)	65

13	Georgia College	45
			-	Southwestern (TX)	67

			4	Birmingham Southern (AL)	72
4	Birmingham Southern (AL)	97'

-	Husson (ME)	64
												4	Birmingham Southern	88

												2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	80
3	Oral Roberts	93

-	The King’s (NY)	79
			-	Columbia (MO)	86

			3	Oral Roberts	106
-	Columbia (MO)	93

14	Malone (OH)	88
						3	Oral Roberts (OK)	78
BOTTOM TIER
						11	Georgetown	80
-	Louisiana College	73

11	Georgetown (KY)	99
			11	Georgetown	73

			6	Minnesota Duluth	72
6	Minnesota-Duluth	73

-	Hawaii-Pacific	66
									11	Georgetown	65

									2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	76
7	Central Washington	69

-	Northern State (SD)	45
			7	Central Washington	92

			10	Alderson Broaddus (WV)	81
10	Alderson-Broaddus (WV)	75

-	Olivet Nazarene (IL)	74
						7	Central Washington	57
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	84
15	Southern California College	102

-	Washburn (KS)	82
			15	Southern California College	59

			2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	92
2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	75

-	Philadelphia Pharmacy (PA)	51