1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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]

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»

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

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament