Difference between revisions of "NAIA District 19 Men's Basketball"

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NAIA District 19 originally consisted of NAIA schools in Mississippi and Alabama. When the NAIA began allowing black colleges to compete in the national tournament, the state of Mississippi disallowed their schools from participating, but the Alabama schools continued. In 1965, coinciding with the reassignment of District 18 to Western Pennsylvania, the Alabama schools were reassigned to District 27, which had been vacated by the Tennessee schools being merged into District 24. Thus, District 19 was reassigned to Eastern Pennsylvania, which along with Western Pennsylvania had previously constituted District 30. By 1969, District 19's footprint had extended into Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, and this remained the district's assignment until 1983 when Virginia was moved to District 29. The remaining footprint remained until the abolition of district qualification.

When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, all Division II schools in District 19 and District 18 were assigned to District 19, while all Division I schools in District 19, District 18, and District 31 were merged into District 18,

Primary sources for information on this district include the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Reading Eagle for the Pennsylvania era, and the Gadsden Times, Florence Times Daily, and Tuscaloosa News for the Mississippi/Alabama period.

Formats

Formats to be added later.

District Champions

§ - In 1951, the district did not hold a playoff, and was thus not entitled to an entry into the NAIA tournament.

± - In 1956, Delta State won the district playoff, but was not allowed to participate in the NAIA tournament due to state policy regarding interracial athletic competition.

† - Athens later won four District 27 titles. Mansfield previously won the 1964 District 30 title. Millersville previously won the 1957 District 30 title. Maryland State had previously won three District 31 titles. Norfolk State had previously won three District 29 titles when that district was assigned to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion or runner-up.

‡ - Mississippi Southern is now known as Southern Mississippi. Florence State is now known as North Alabama. Saint Bernard is now known as Southern Benedictine. Athens is now known as Athens State. Maryland State became Maryland-Eastern Shore. Philadelphia Pharmacy is now known as University of the Sciences.