2016 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 79th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

2016 Awards

• Most consecutive tournament appearances: 25th, Georgetown (KY)
• Most tournament appearances: 35th, Georgetown (KY)

2016 NAIA Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Georgetown	103
	8	Wayland Baptist	82
						1	Georgetown	80
						4	Arizona Christian	78
	4	America Christian	84
	5	William Carey	77
											1	Georgetown	99
	Naismith Bracket
											3	William Penn	80
	3	William Penn	85
	6	Montana Western	77
						3	William Penn	86
						2	Columbia	68
	2	Columbia	'94
	7	LSU Shreveport	68
																1	Georgetown	90
																3	MidAmerica Nazarene	83
	2	Pikeville	69
	7	William Jessup	82
						7	William Jessup	76
						3	MidAmerica Nazarene	90
	3	MidAmerica Nazarene	87*
	6	Oklahoma City	82
											3	MidAmerica Nazarene	95
	Cramer Bracket
											5	Our Lady of the Lake	82
	4	Freed-Hardeman	81
	5	Our Lady of the Lake	87
						5	Our Lady of the Lake	83
						1	Lewis-Clark State	64
	1	Lewis-Clark State	69*
	8	Xavier	68
																					1	Georgetown	99
																					4	Mid-America Christian	100*
	1	Biola	84
	8	Faulkner	54
						1	Biola	80
						4	Mid-America Christian	88
	4	Mid-America Christian	88
	5	Park	86
											4	Mid-America Christian	77
	Duer Bracket
											6	Cumberlands	73
	3	Langston	78
	6	Cumberlands	80*
						6	Cumberlands	82
						2	Talladega	80
	2	Talladega	63
	7	Westmont	61
																4	Mid-America Christian	93
																6	Campbellsville	89
	2	Hope International	91
	7	Dillard	111
						7	Dillard	73
						6	Campbellsville	81
	3	Texas Wesleyan	88
	6	Campbellsville	91
											6	Campbellsville	83
	Lister Bracket
											5	Carroll	67
	4	Peru State	82
	5	Carroll	99
						5	Carroll	66
						1	LSU Alexandria	60
	1	LSU Alexandria	95
	8	SAGU	74

• denotes overtime