NAIA District 31 Men's Basketball
NAIA District 31 consisted, until the end of the district qualification era, of NAIA schools in New York and New Jersey. For a brief time, Maryland was also part of the district.
When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, the schools in the district competed in Division II, except for a few Division I teams who played in District 18.
Primary sources for information on this district include the Schenectady Gazette, the New York Times, and the Albany Times-Union.
Formats
1951: In the wake of the points shaving scandal that hit college basketball, District 31 did not hold a playoff.
1952; 1954-55; 1958-60; 1962-84: Four-team playoff.
1953; 1957: Two-team playoff
1956: Three-team playoff.
1961: Five-team playoff.
1992-93: Six-team playoff.
other formats to be added later.
District Champions
| 1951 | unassigned | 1966 | Monmouth (NJ) | 1981 | Dominican (NY) |
| 1952 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1967 | Trenton State‡ | 1982 | Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| 1953 | Saint Peter's | 1968 | Monmouth (NJ) (2) | 1983 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (2) |
| 1954 | Saint Peter's (2) | 1969 | Monmouth (NJ) (3) | 1984 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (3) |
| 1955 | Saint Francis (NY) | 1970 | Monmouth (NJ) (4) | 1985 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (4) |
| 1956 | Rider | 1971 | Glassboro State | 1986 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (5) |
| 1957 | Adelphi | 1972 | Glassboro State (2) | 1987 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (6) |
| 1958 | Rider (2) | 1973 | Marist | 1988 | Saint Thomas Aquinas (7) |
| 1959 | Fairleigh Dickinson (2) | 1974 | Monmouth (NJ) (5) | 1989 | Saint Rose |
| 1960 | Maryland State†‡ | 1975 | Monmouth (NJ) (6) | 1990 | Kings (NY) |
| 1961 | Maryland State (2) | 1976 | Dowling | 1991 | Saint Rose (2) |
| 1962 | Pratt | 1977 | Dowling (2) | 1992 I | unassigned |
| 1963 | Rider (3) | 1978 | Dowling (3) | 1992 II | Kings (NY) (2) |
| 1964 | Jersey City State‡ | 1979 | Saint John Fisher | 1993 I | unassigned |
| 1965 | Maryland State (3) | 1980 | Dowling (4) | 1993 II | Caldwell |
† - Maryland State later won three District 19 titles.
‡ - Maryland State is now known as Maryland-Eastern Shore. Jersey City State is now known as New Jersey City. Trenton State is now known as College of New Jersey. Glassboro State is now known as Rowan.
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