The 2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 81st annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The Tournament Final saw the Graceland Yellowjackets[3] beat the Generals of LSU–Alexandria 83 to 80 in overtime, with the winning 3-point basket made from the right sideline as the game clock expired.
Graceland became the first team with double-digit losses to win the title since John Brown (Ark.)
Six of those champions in the last nine years – Mid-America Christian, Dalton State (Ga.), Vanguard (Calif.), Pikeville (Ky.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.)