1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1941 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 21, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 9 games were played.

Wisconsin, coached by Bud Foster, won the national title with a 39-34 victory in the final game over Washington State, coached by Jack Friel. John Kotz of Wisconsin was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Contents 1 Locations 2 Teams 3 Bracket 4 External links

[edit] Locations

Region	Site	Other Locations
East	Madison, Wisconsin
West	Kansas City, Missouri
Finals	Kansas City, Missouri

[edit] Teams

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Dartmouth	Osborne Cowles	Regional Third Place	North Carolina	W 60-59
East	n/a	North Carolina	Bill Lange	Elite Eight	Pittsburgh	L 26-20
East	n/a	Pittsburgh	Henry Carlson	National Semifinals	Wisconsin	L 36-30
East	n/a	Wisconsin	Bud Foster	Champion	Washington State	W 39-34
West
West	n/a	Arkansas	Glen Rose	National Semifinals	Washington State	L 64-53
West	n/a	Creighton	Eddie Hickey	Regional Third Place	Wyoming	W 45-44
West	n/a	Washington State	Jack Friel	Runner Up	Wisconsin	L 39-34
West	n/a	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Regional Fourth Place	Creighton	L 45-44

[edit] Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Wisconsin	51
		Dartmouth	50
							Wisconsin	36
							Pittsburgh	30
		Pittsburgh	26
		North Carolina	20
												Wisconsin	39
												Washington St	34
		Arkansas	52
		Wyoming	40
							Arkansas	53
							Washington St	64
		Washington St	48
		Creighton	39

[edit] External links

• 1941 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
• HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.

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