NAIA District 16 Men's Basketball

NAIA District 16 primarily consisted of NAIA schools in Missouri.

When the NAIA split into divisions in 1992, the district split and teams participated in both divisions. Additionally, Division I teams from District 10 were reassigned to District 16.

Primary sources for information on this district include the Kansas City Star, the Saint Joseph Gazette, the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, and the Nevada Daily Mail.

Formats

1951-54: Best-of-three series between the champions of the Missouri Collegiate Athletic Union and the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association

1955; 1970-74; 1992-93(Division II only): Four-team playoff.

1956; 1967-69: Three-team playoff

1957-66: Two teams played a best-of-three series.

1975-77: Six-team playoff

1978-93(1992-93 Division I only): Eight-team playoff

District Champions

1951	Central (MO)‡	1966	Rockhurst (4)	1981	Drury (6)
1952	Southwest Missouri State†	1967	Rockhurst (5)	1982	Missouri Western (2)
1953	Southwest Missouri State (2)	1968	Drury (2)	1983	Drury (7)
1954	Southwest Missouri State (3)	1969	Missouri-Saint Louis	1984	Missouri Western (3)
1955	Northeast Missouri State	1970	Drury (3)	1985	Drury (8)
1956	Rockhurst	1971	Drury (4)	1986	Drury (9)
1957	William Jewell	1972	Missouri Southern	1987	Missouri Southern (4)
1958	Drury	1973	Missouri Southern (2)	1988	William Jewell (5)
1959	Culver-Stockton	1974	Missouri Western	1989	Drury (10)
1960	William Jewell (2)	1975	William Jewell (4)	1990	Columbia (MO)
1961	Missouri Valley	1976	Southwest Baptist	1991	Park
1962	William Jewell (3)	1977	Missouri-Kansas City	1992 I	Emporia State†
1963	Rockhurst (2)	1978	Missouri Southern (3)	1992 II	William Jewell (6)
1964	Rockhurst (3)	1979	Drury (5)	1993 I	Drury (11)
1965	Lincoln (MO)	1980	Rockhurst (6)	1993 II	William Jewell (7)

† - Emporia State also won six District 10 titles before being reassigned to District 16.

‡ - Central (MO) is now known as Central Methodist. Southwest Missouri State is now known as Missouri State. Northeast Missouri State is now known as Truman.

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