1949 NCAA Basketball Tournament

1949 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Teams 8
Finals site Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seattle, Washington
Champions Kentucky (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-up Oklahoma A&M (3rd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Adolph Rupp (2nd title)
MOP Alex Groza Kentucky
Attendance 72,523
Top scorer Alex Groza Kentucky
(82 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1948 1950»

The 1949 NCAA 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, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

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.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1949 tournament:

Regionals

March 18 and 19
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
March 21 and 22
East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Championship Game

March 26
Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

Teams

Region Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Illinois Harry Combes Third PlaceOregon StateW 57–53
East Kentucky Adolph Rupp ChampionOklahoma A&MW 46–36
East Villanova Alex Severance Regional Third PlaceYaleW 78–67
East Yale Howard Hobson Regional Fourth PlaceVillanovaL 78–67
West
West Arkansas Eugene Lambert Regional Third PlaceWyomingW 61–48
West Oklahoma A&M Henry Iba Runner UpKentuckyL 46–36
West Oregon State Slats Gill Fourth PlaceIllinoisL 57–53
West Wyoming Everett Shelton Regional Fourth PlaceArkansasL 61–48

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
    Illinois 71  
  Yale 67  
    Illinois 47  
    Kentucky 76  
  Kentucky 85
    Villanova 72  
      Kentucky 46
    Oklahoma A&M 36
    Oklahoma A&M 40  
  Wyoming 39  
    Oklahoma A&M 55 Third place
    Oregon State 30  
  Oregon State 56 Illinois 57
    Arkansas 38   Oregon State 53

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
Yale 67
Villanova 78

West Regional Third Place
   
Wyoming 48
Arkansas 61

See also

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