1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City. A total of 9 games were played.

Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 49-45 victory in the final game over NYU, coached by Howard Cann. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

[edit] Locations

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Regional Third Place	Tufts	W 66-56
East	n/a	NYU	Howard Cann	Runner Up	Oklahoma A&M	L 49-45
East	n/a	Ohio State	Harold Olsen	National Semifinals	NYU	L 70-65
East	n/a	Tufts	Richard Cochran	Elite Eight	NYU	L 59-44
West
West	n/a	Arkansas	Eugene Lambert	National Semifinals	Oklahoma A&M	L 68-41
West	n/a	Oklahoma A&M	Henry Iba	Champion	NYU	W 49-45
West	n/a	Oregon	John Warren	Regional Third Place	Utah	W 69-66
West	n/a	Utah	Vadal Peterson	Regional Fourth Place	Oregon	L 69-66

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