| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Central Washington (1st title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | Dean Nicholson (Central Washington) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | David Allen (Central Washington) | ||||
| MVP | Greg Hyder (Eastern New Mexico) | ||||
| Top scorer | Travis Grant (Kentucky State) (137 points) | ||||
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The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for the second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.