NAIA District 20 Men's Basketball
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NAIA District 20 consisted, until the end of the district qualification era, of NAIA schools in Illinois.
When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, the district split, and teams participated in both divisions.
Primary sources for information on this district include the Chicago Tribune and the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.
Formats
1951-73, 1992 (both divisions), 1993 (Division II only): Four-team playoff.
1974-80, 1993 (Division I only): Six-team playoff, with top two seeds receiving 1st round byes.
1981-91: Eight-team playoff.
District Champions
| 1951 | Millikin | 1966 | Illinois Wesleyan (2) | 1981 | Chicago State |
| 1952 | Millikin (2) | 1967 | Quincy (4) | 1982 | Quincy (7) |
| 1953 | Eastern Illinois | 1968 | Millikin (3) | 1983 | Chicago State (2) |
| 1954 | Western Illinois | 1969 | Millikin (4) | 1984 | Chicago State (3) |
| 1955 | Quincy | 1970 | Illinois Wesleyan (3) | 1985 | Quincy (8) |
| 1956 | Western Illinois (2) | 1971 | Illinois Wesleyan (4) | 1986 | Quincy (9) |
| 1957 | Eastern Illinois (2) | 1972 | Augustana (IL) | 1987 | Eureka |
| 1958 | Quincy (2) | 1973 | Augustana (IL) (2) | 1988 | McKendree |
| 1959 | Illinois Normal‡ | 1974 | Augustana (IL) (3) | 1989 | Olivet Nazarene |
| 1960 | Southern Illinois | 1975 | Illinois Wesleyan (5) | 1990 | Olivet Nazarene (2) |
| 1961 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1976 | Illinois Wesleyan (6) | 1991 | Olivet Nazarene (3) |
| 1962 | Western Illinois (3) | 1977 | Illinois Wesleyan (7) | 1992 I | Olivet Nazarene (4) |
| 1963 | Western Illinois (4) | 1978 | Quincy (5) | 1992 II | Eureka (2) |
| 1964 | Quincy (3) | 1979 | Quincy (6) | 1993 I | McKendree (2) |
| 1965 | Lewis | 1980 | Illinois Wesleyan (8) | 1993 II | Eureka (3) |
‡ - Illinois Normal is now known as Illinois State.
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