NAIA District 22 Men's Basketball
NAIA District 22 consisted, until the end of the district qualification era, of NAIA schools in Ohio.
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 Bryan Times, the Toledo Blade, the Youngstown Vindicator, the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel, the Portsmouth Daily Times, the Dayton Daily News, and the Akron Beacon-Journal.
Formats
1951: No playoff. Baldwin-Wallace received the berth to the national tournament.
1952: Two-team playoff.
1953: Playoff expanded to a best-of three series.
1954: No playoff. A blizzard in Cleveland prevented the teams from making it to the site,
1955: Three-team playoff.
1956-??(Includes 1992 and 1993(Division II)): Four-team playoff, with the exception of...
1966: Five-team playoff, Central State (OH) were placed in the championship game.
1989-91: Eight-team playoff.
1992-93(Division I only): Six-team format with two teams receiving first round byes.
District Champions
| 1951 | Baldwin-Wallace | 1966 | Central State (OH) (4) | 1981 | Cedarville (2) |
| 1952 | Findlay | 1967 | Findlay (4) | 1982 | Cedarville (3) |
| 1953 | Findlay (2) | 1968 | Central State (OH) (5) | 1983 | Walsh |
| 1954 | Rio Grande | 1969 | Central State (OH) (6) | 1984 | Walsh (2) |
| 1955 | Steubenville‡ | 1970 | Central State (OH) (7) | 1985 | Rio Grande (2) |
| 1956 | Central State (OH) | 1971 | Ohio Dominican | 1986 | Findlay (6) |
| 1957 | Youngstown‡ | 1972 | Findlay (5) | 1987 | Rio Grande (3) |
| 1958 | Youngstown (2) | 1973 | Defiance | 1988 | Defiance (4) |
| 1959 | Youngstown (3) | 1974 | Defiance (2) | 1989 | Tiffin |
| 1960 | Findlay (3) | 1975 | Malone | 1990 | Malone (2) |
| 1961 | Steubenville (2) | 1976 | Central State (OH) (8) | 1991 | Rio Grande (4) |
| 1962 | Ashland | 1977 | Central State (OH) (9) | 1992 I | Urbana |
| 1963 | Central State (OH) (2) | 1978 | Central State (OH) (10) | 1992 II | Tiffin (2) |
| 1964 | Cedarville | 1979 | Central State (OH) (11) | 1993 I | Findlay (7) |
| 1965 | Central State (OH) (3) | 1980 | Defiance (3) | 1993 II | Tiffin (3) |
‡ - Steubenville is now known as Franciscan. Youngstown is now known as Youngstown State.
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