View source for 1953 NAIA Men's Basketball District Regionals

__NOTOC__
=='''District Champions'''==
{{naia32reg| gender=Men's
| year=1953
| item01=[[Gonzaga]]
| item02=[[Portland]]
| item03=[[Pasadena]]
| item04=[[East Texas State]]
| item05=[[Ricks]]
| item06=[[Adams State]]
| item07=[[Arizona State]]
| item08=[[Midwestern State]]
| item09=[[Southwestern Oklahoma State]]
| item10=[[Saint Benedict's]]
| item11=[[Nebraska Wesleyan]]
| item12=[[North Dakota]]
| item13=[[Hamline]]
| item14=[[River Falls State]]
| item15=[[Northern Iowa|Iowa State Teachers]]
| item16=[[Southwest Missouri State]]
| item17=[[Arkansas Tech]]
| item18=[[Louisiana Tech]]
| item19=[[Mississippi Southern]]
| item20=[[Eastern Illinois]]
| item21=[[Indiana State]]
| item22=[[Findlay]]
| item23=[[Adrian]]
| item24=''[[Loyola (MD)]]''
| item25=[[Stetson]]
| item26=[[East Carolina]]
| item27=[[East Tennessee State]]
| item28=[[Morris Harvey]]
| item29=[[Tennessee A&I]]
| item30=[[Geneva]]
| item31=[[Saint Peter's]]
| item32=[[Arnold]]
}}
† District 24 was not represented.  Loyola (MD) received an at-large invitation.

=='''Playoffs'''==
==='''District 1'''===
{{bracket4-3 | INFO=at Eastern Washington
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Gonzaga]]
| RD1-score1=93
| RD1-team2=[[Puget Sound]]
| RD1-score2=63
| RD1-team3=[[Pacific Lutheran]]
| RD1-score3=61
| RD1-team4=[[Eastern Washington|Eastern Washington State]]
| RD1-score4=54
| RD2-team1=Gonzaga
| RD2-score1=71
| RD2-team2=Pacific Lutheran
| RD2-score2=67
| RD2-OT1=OT
| RD2-team3=Puget Sound
| RD2-score3=66
| RD2-team4=Eastern Washington State
| RD2-score4=72
}}

==='''District 2'''===
{{bracket4-3 | INFO=at Portland OR
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Oregon College]]
| RD1-score1=73
| RD1-team2=[[Lewis & Clark]]
| RD1-score2=65
| RD1-team3=[[Willamette]]
| RD1-score3=71
| RD1-team4=[[Portland]]
| RD1-score4=90
| RD2-team1=Oregon College
| RD2-score1=70
| RD2-team2=Portland
| RD2-score2=78
| RD2-team3=Lewis & Clark
| RD2-score3=97
| RD2-team4=Willamette
| RD2-score4=99
}}
==='''District 3'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Pasadena
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Sacramento State]]
| RD1-score1=56
| RD1-team2=[[Pepperdine]]
| RD1-score2=55
| RD1-team3=[[Whittier]]
| RD1-score3=67
| RD1-team4=[[Pasadena]]
| RD1-score4=68
| RD2-team1=Sacramento State
| RD2-score1=48
| RD2-team2=Pasadena
| RD2-score2=66
}}

==='''District 4'''===
{{bracket3-uns | Info=at Texas Wesleyan
| RD1=Semifinal, Mar 3
| RD2=Championship, Mar 5
| RD1-team1=[[North Texas State]]
| RD1-score1=80
| RD1-team2=[[Texas Wesleyan]]
| RD1-score2=86
| RD2-team1=[[East Texas State]]
| RD2-score1=72
| RD2-team2=Texas Wesleyan
| RD2-score2=52
}}

==='''District 5'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=unknown date and site
| team01=[[Ricks]]
| score01=92
| team02=[[Rocky Mountain]]
| score02=70
}}

==='''District 6'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=unknown date and site
| team01=[[Adams State]]
| score01=66
| team02=[[Regis (CO)]]
| score02=54
}}

==='''District 7'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 3 at Western New Mexico
| team01=[[Arizona State]]
| score01=68
| team02=[[Western New Mexico]]
| score02=51
}}

==='''District 8'''===
{{bracket3-uns | Info=unknown sites
| RD1=Semifinal, Mar 2
| RD2=Championship, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Midwestern State]]
| RD1-score1=65
| RD1-team2=[[Wayland Baptist]]
| RD1-score2=62
| RD2-team1=Midwestern State
| RD2-score1=86
| RD2-team2=[[Abilene Christian]]
| RD2-score2=73
}}

==='''District 9'''===
{{bracket2-bo3 | RD1=unknown sites
| RD1-date1=3/2
| RD1-date2=3/3
| RD1-date3=3/5
| RD1-team01=[[Southwestern Oklahoma State]]
| RD1-score01-1=80
| RD1-score01-2=78
| RD1-score01-3=77
| RD1-team02=[[Central State (OK)]]
| RD1-score02-1=83
| RD1-score02-2=65
| RD1-score02-3=74
}}

==='''District 10'''===
{{bracket2-bo3 | RD1=date indicates home team
| RD1-date1=3/2
| RD1-team01=[[Saint Benedict's]]
| RD1-score01-1=71
| RD1-score01-2=57
| RD1-score01-3=44
| RD1-team02=[[Ottawa]]
| RD1-score02-1=59
| RD1-score02-2=63
| RD1-score02-3=35
| RD1-OT2=3/3
| RD1-OT3=3/4
}}

==='''District 11'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=unknown sites
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 2
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Chadron State]]
| RD1-score1=74
| RD1-team2=[[Omaha]]
| RD1-score2=61
| RD1-team3=[[Nebraska Wesleyan]]
| RD1-score3=73
| RD1-team4=[[Wayne State (NE)]]
| RD1-score4=71
| RD2-team1=Chadron State
| RD2-score1=57
| RD2-team2=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score2=68
}}

==='''District 12'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 4 at North Dakota
| team01=[[Minot State]]
| score01=64
| team02=[[North Dakota]]
| score02=83
}}

==='''District 13'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 4, unknown site
| team01=[[Hamline]]
| score01=74
| team02=[[Mankato State]]
| score02=72
}}

==='''District 14'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 5 at Carroll
| team01=[[River Falls State]]
| score01=88
| team02=[[Carroll (WI)]]
| score02=87
}}

==='''District 15'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=unknown sites
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 4
| RD2=Finals, Mar 5
| RD1-team1=[[Northern Iowa|Iowa State Teachers]]
| RD1-score1=70
| RD1-team2=[[Cornell (IA)]]
| RD1-score2=57
| RD1-team3=[[Saint Ambrose]]
| RD1-score3=94
| RD1-team4=[[Loras]]
| RD1-score4=77
| RD2-team1=Iowa State Teachers
| RD2-score1=90
| RD2-team2=Saint Ambrose
| RD2-score2=78
}}

==='''District 16'''===
{{bracket2-bo3 | RD1=date indicates home team
| RD1-date1=3/2
| RD1-team01=[[Missouri Valley]]
| RD1-score01-1=78
| RD1-score01-2=69
| RD1-score01-3=--
| RD1-team02=[[Southwest Missouri State]]
| RD1-score02-1=84
| RD1-score02-2=103
| RD1-score02-3=--
| RD1-OT2=3/4
}}
==='''District 17'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=unknown sites
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 2
| RD2=Finals, Mar 3
| RD1-team1=[[Southern State (AR)]]
| RD1-score1=73
| RD1-team2=[[Arkansas College]]
| RD1-score2=78
| RD1-team3=[[Arkansas State]]
| RD1-score3=80
| RD1-team4=[[Arkansas Tech]]
| RD1-score4=97
| RD2-team1=Arkansas College
| RD2-score1=74
| RD2-team2=Arkansas Tech
| RD2-score2=79
}}
==='''District 18'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Louisiana Tech
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 2
| RD2=Finals, Mar 3
| RD1-team1=[[Northwestern State]]
| RD1-score1=59
| RD1-team2=[[Centenary (LA)]]
| RD1-score2=65
| RD1-team3=[[McNeese State]]
| RD1-score3=50
| RD1-team4=[[Louisiana Tech]]
| RD1-score4=53
| RD2-team1=Centenary (LA)
| RD2-score1=66
| RD2-team2=Louisiana Tech
| RD2-score2=83
}}
==='''District 19'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Delta State
| RD1=Semifinals, Feb 27
| RD2=Finals, Feb 28
| RD1-team1=[[Troy State]]
| RD1-score1=48
| RD1-team2=[[Mississippi Southern]]
| RD1-score2=50
| RD1-team3=[[Howard (AL)]]
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-team4=[[Delta State]]
| RD1-score4=82
| RD2-team1=Mississippi Southern
| RD2-score1=59
| RD2-team2=Delta State
| RD2-score2=37
}}
==='''District 20'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Champaign IL
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Millikin]]
| RD1-score1=64
| RD1-team2=[[Eastern Illinois]]
| RD1-score2=87
| RD1-team3=[[Wheaton (IL)]]
| RD1-score3=71
| RD1-team4=[[Illinois Wesleyan]]
| RD1-score4=95
| RD2-team1=Eastern Illinois
| RD2-score1=90
| RD2-team2=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD2-score2=69
}}
==='''District 21'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Indiana State
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Taylor]]
| RD1-score1=76
| RD1-team2=[[Evansville]]
| RD1-score2=87
| RD1-team3=[[Indiana Central]]
| RD1-score3=64
| RD1-team4=[[Indiana State]]
| RD1-score4=87
| RD2-team1=Evansville
| RD2-score1=59
| RD2-team2=Indiana State
| RD2-score2=62
}}
==='''District 22'''===
{{bracket2-bo3 | RD1=sites unknown
| RD1-date1=3/3
| RD1-date2=3/4
| RD1-date3=3/6
| RD1-team01=[[Central State (OH)]]
| RD1-score01-1=112
| RD1-score01-2=77
| RD1-score01-3=74
| RD1-team02=[[Findlay]]
| RD1-score02-1=119
| RD1-score02-2=72
| RD1-score02-3=88
}}
==='''District 23'''===
{{bracket3-uns | Info=unknown sites
| RD1=Semifinal
| RD2=Championship
| RD1-team1=[[Detroit Tech]]
| RD1-score1=83
| RD1-team2=[[Ferris State|Ferris Institute]]
| RD1-score2=73
| RD2-team1=Detroit Tech
| RD2-score1=63
| RD2-team2=[[Adrian]]
| RD2-score2=70
}}

==='''District 24'''===
The district failed to conduct a playoff in accordance with NAIA regulations, and thus no district team was chosen to represent the district.  [[Loyola (MD)]] received an at-large bid, and participated in lieu of a District 24 representative.

==='''District 25'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=at Stetson
| RD1=Semifinals, Feb 27
| RD2=Finals, Feb 28
| RD1-team1=[[Mercer]]
| RD1-score1=77
| RD1-team2=[[Florida State]]
| RD1-score2=87
| RD1-team3=[[Rollins]]
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-team4=[[Stetson]]
| RD1-score4=83
| RD2-team1=Florida State
| RD2-score1=81
| RD2-team2=Stetson
| RD2-score2=94
}}

==='''District 26'''===
{{bracket4-3 | INFO=at East Carolina
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Erskine]]
| RD1-score1=75
| RD1-team2=[[Elon]]
| RD1-score2=79
| RD1-team3=[[High Point]]
| RD1-score3=73
| RD1-team4=[[East Carolina]]
| RD1-score4=103
| RD2-team1=Elon
| RD2-score1=86
| RD2-team2=East Carolina
| RD2-score2=72
| RD2-team3=Erskine
| RD2-score3=70
| RD2-team4=High Point
| RD2-score4=82
}}

==='''District 27'''===
{{bracket4-3 | INFO=at East Tennessee State
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Tennessee Tech]]
| RD1-score1=85
| RD1-team2=[[Austin Peay]]
| RD1-score2=71
| RD1-team3=[[David Lipscomb]]
| RD1-score3=54
| RD1-team4=[[East Tennessee State]]
| RD1-score4=60
| RD2-team1=Tennessee Tech
| RD2-score1=62
| RD2-team2=East Tennessee State
| RD2-score2=64
| RD2-team3=David Lipscomb
| RD2-score3=70
| RD2-team4=Austin Peay
| RD2-score4=66
}}

==='''District 28'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=sites unknown
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 4
| RD1-team1=[[Alderson-Broaddus]]
| RD1-score1=60
| RD1-team2=[[Morris Harvey]]
| RD1-score2=63
| RD1-team3=[[West Virginia Wesleyan]]
| RD1-score3=84
| RD1-team4=[[West Virginia Tech]]
| RD1-score4=93
| RD2-team1=Morris Harvey
| RD2-score1=82
| RD2-team2=West Virginia Tech
| RD2-score2=73
}}

==='''District 29'''===
{{bracket8-uns-3 | Info2=at Fisk
| RD1=Quarterfinals, Feb 26
| RD2=Semifinals, Feb 27
| RD3=Finals, Feb 28
| RD1-team1=[[Tennessee A&I]]
| RD1-score1=98
| RD1-team2=[[North Carolina College]]
| RD1-score2=94
| RD1-team3=[[Southern]]
| RD1-score3=86
| RD1-team4=[[Lincoln (MO)]]
| RD1-score4=66
| RD1-team5=[[Bethune-Cookman]]
| RD1-score5=80
| RD1-team6=[[Florida A&M]]
| RD1-score6=66
| RD1-team7=[[Philander Smith]]
| RD1-score7=66
| RD1-team8=[[Virginia State]]
| RD1-score8=53
| RD2-team1=Tennessee A&I
| RD2-score1=80
| RD2-team2=Southern
| RD2-score2=66
| RD2-team3=Bethune-Cookman
| RD2-score3=71
| RD2-team4=Philander Smith
| RD2-score4=55
| RD3-team1=Tennessee A&I
| RD3-score1=85
| RD3-team2=Bethune-Cookman
| RD3-score2=73
| RD3-team3=Southern
| RD3-score3=77
| RD3-team4=Philander Smith
| RD3-score4=63
}}

==='''District 30'''===
{{bracket4 | INFO=sites as listed
| RD1=Semifinals, Mar 3
| RD2=Finals, Mar 5<br>at Huntingdon PA
| 1=unknown site
| 6=at New Wilmington PA
| RD1-team1=[[Bloomsburg]]
| RD1-score1=61
| RD1-team2=[[Millersville]]
| RD1-score2=66
| RD1-team3=[[Clarion]]
| RD1-score3=52
| RD1-team4=[[Geneva]]
| RD1-score4=60
| RD2-team1=Millersville
| RD2-score1=57
| RD2-team2=Geneva
| RD2-score2=71
}}

==='''District 31'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 6 at Saint Peter's
| team01=[[Fairleigh Dickinson]]
| score01=64
| team02=[[Saint Peter's]]
| score02=70
| OT=OT
}}

==='''District 32'''===
{{bracket2 | Info=Mar 6 at Bridgeport
| team01=[[Arnold]]
| score01=75
| team02=[[Bridgeport]]
| score02=59
}}
Ironically, over the summer Arnold College ceased to exist as an independent entity... because the school merged into the University of Bridgeport.
{{naiamdbottom|1953}}