1942 NAIA basketball tournament

The 1942 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The championship game featured Hamline beating Southeastern State (OK), 33–31.

Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
 * Leading scorer est. 1963
 * Leading rebounder est. 1963
 * Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
 * Coach of the Year est. 1954
 * Player of the Year est. 1994

Bracket

 * * denotes overtime.