1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1949 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 18, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 10 games were played.

Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 46-36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Illinois	Harry Combes	Third Place	Oregon State	W 57-53
East	n/a	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Champion	Oklahoma A&M	W 46-36
East	n/a	Villanova	Alex Severance	Regional Third Place	Yale	W 78-67
East	n/a	Yale	Howard Hobson	Regional Fourth Place	Villanova	L 78-67
West
West	n/a	Arkansas	Eugene Lambert	Regional Third Place	Wyoming	W 61-48
West	n/a	Oklahoma A&M	Henry Iba	Runner Up	Kentucky	L 46-36
West	n/a	Oregon State	Slats Gill	Fourth Place	Illinois	L 57-53
West	n/a	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Elite Eight	Oklahoma A&M	L 40-39

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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