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.
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.
The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament.