| Season | 1948–49 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Hamline (2nd title, 2nd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Regis (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| MVP | Hal Haskins (Hamline) | ||||
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The 1949 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 12th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]
The championship game featured Hamline defeating Regis, 57–46.
Hamline's championship win would make them the first team to win two non-consecutive tournaments (1942, and 1949). Regis, in their first tournament appearance, would finish as the National Runner-Up, but it would be the highest finish Regis would ever see of the 5 tournament appearances. Regis would make it back to the NAIA Semifinals in 1951, only to finish in fourth place.