NAIA District 4 Men's Basketball

NAIA District 4 primarily consisted of NAIA schools in East Texas. The definition of "East Texas" was sometimes a bit fluid, and sometimes schools would flip back and forth from District 4 to District 8 and vice versa from season to season.

When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, Division I teams were assigned to District 4, while Division II teams were assigned to District 8. Further, the remaining teams from District 7 were assigned to District 4. In 1993, the Division II teams were returned to District 4, while the Division I teams were split between Districts 4 and 8. Lastly, the Division II schools in Louisiana, who had previously competed in District 30, were members of District 8 in 1992 and District 4 in 1993.

Primary sources for information on this district include the Austin American-Statesman, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and the Dallas Morning News.

District Champions

1951	East Texas Baptist†	1966	Howard Payne†	1981	Saint Mary's (TX) (5)
1952	Southwest Texas State†‡	1967	Saint Mary's (TX) (2)	1982	Saint Mary's (TX) (6)
1953	East Texas State‡	1968	Stephen F. Austin (3)	1983	Saint Mary's (TX) (7)
1954	East Texas State (2)	1969	Howard Payne (2)	1984	Saint Mary's (TX) (8)
1955	East Texas State (3)	1970	Stephen F. Austin (4)	1985	Southwestern (TX)
1956	Stephen F. Austin	1971	Stephen F. Austin (5)	1986	Southwestern (TX) (2)
1957	Southwest Texas State (2)	1972	Stephen F. Austin (6)	1987	Saint Mary's (TX) (9)
1958	East Texas State (4)	1973	Sam Houston State	1988	East Texas Baptist (2)
1959	Southwest Texas State (3)	1974	Saint Mary's (TX) (3)	1989	Saint Mary's (TX) (10)
1960	Southwest Texas State (4)	1975	Saint Mary's (TX) (4)	1990	Southwestern (TX) (3)
1961	Southwest Texas State (5)	1976	Howard Payne (3)	1991	Saint Mary's (TX) (11)
1962	Pan American†‡	1977	East Texas State (5)	1992 I	Wayland Baptist†
1963	Pan American (2)	1978	East Texas State (6)	1992 II	unclassified
1964	Saint Mary's (TX)	1979	Southwest Texas State (6)	1993 I	Incarnate Word
1965	Stephen F. Austin (2)	1980	Abilene Christian	1993 II	Tarleton State†

† - East Texas Baptist also won a District 8 title in 1961. Southwest Texas State also won the District 8 title in 1951. Pan American also won the District 8 title in 1964. Howard Payne also won the District 8 title in 1963. Wayland Baptist won the District 8 title on eight different occasions prior to moving to District 4. Tarleton State won the District 8 Division II title in 1992 before that District was re-designated as District 4 in 1993.

‡ - Southwest Texas State is now known simply as Texas State. East Texas State is now known as Texas A&M-Commerce. Pan American is now known as Texas-Pan American.

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