1989 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1989 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 52nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.

1989 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	65
	-	Western Montana]	79
						-	Western Montana	63'
						16	College of Idaho	68
	16	College of Idaho	61
	-	Biola (Calif.)	58
											16	College of Idaho	68
	TOP TIER
											8	St. Mary’s (TX)	81
	9	Cumberland (Ky.)	68
	-	Taylor (Ind.)	50
						9	Cumberland (KY)	40
						8	St. Mary’s (TX)	56
	8	St. Mary’s (Tex.)	77
	-	William Carey (Miss.)	53
																8	St. Mary’s (TX)	68
																13	Central Washington	58
	5	Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)	82
	-	Guilford (N.C.)	74
						5	Wheeling Jesuit	99
						12	Drury (MO)	72
	12	Drury (Mo.)	94
	-	Waynesburg (Pa.)	74
											5	Wheeling Jesuit	78
	TOP TIER
											13	Central Washington	87
	13	Central Washington	86
	-	Georgia College	79
						13	Central Washington	66
						4	Charleston	55
	4	College of Charleston (S.C.)	79'
	-	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	64
																					8	St. Mary’s (TX)	61
																					11	East Central	58
	3	Wayland Baptist (Tex.)	76
	-	Holy Family (Pa.)	52
						3	Wayland Baptist	68
						14	East Central	83
	14	East Central State (Okla.)	66
	-	Brigham Young-Hawaii	55
											11	East Central	77
	BOTTOM TIER
											14	Siena Heights	67
	11	Southern Arkansas	70
	-	Siena Heights (Mich.)	83
						-	Siena Heights	78
						-	St. Ambrose	75
	-	St. Ambrose (Iowa)	89
	6	Husson (Maine)	88
																11	East Central	61
																2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	56
	7	Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)	105
	-	St. Rose (N.Y.)	97
						7	Auburn Montegomery	63
						10	Hastings	73
	10	Hastings (Neb.)	89
	-	Belmont (Tenn.)	76
											10	Hastings	73
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	88
	15	Washburn (Kan.)	59
	-	Minnesota-Duluth	55
						15	Washburn	71
						2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	86
	2	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	81
	-	Tiffin (Ohio)	59

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1989 NAIA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1989 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
• 1989 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
• 1989 National Invitation Tournament