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1 Locations  


1.1  Regionals  




1.2  Championship Game  






2 Teams  




3 Bracket  


3.1  Regional third place games  






4 See also  




5 References  













1949 NCAA basketball tournament






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1949 NCAA basketball tournament
Season1948–49
Teams8
Finals siteHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seattle, Washington
ChampionsKentucky Wildcats (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-upOklahoma A&M Aggies (3rd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Oregon State Beavers (1st Final Four)
    • Winning coachAdolph Rupp (2nd title)
    MOPAlex Groza (Kentucky)
    Attendance72,523
    Top scorerAlex Groza (Kentucky)
    (82 points)
    NCAA Division I men's tournaments
    «1948 1950»

    The 1949 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight 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

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

    Regionals

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    March 18 and 19
    West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
    March 21 and 22
    East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

    Championship Game

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    March 26
    Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

    Teams

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    Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
    East
    East Illinois Harry Combes Big Ten Third Place Oregon State W 57–53
    East Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Champion Oklahoma A&M W 46–36
    East Villanova Alex Severance Independent Regional third place Yale W 78–67
    East Yale Howard Hobson Ivy League Regional Fourth Place Villanova L 78–67
    West
    West Arkansas Eugene Lambert Southwest Regional third place Wyoming W 61–48
    West Oklahoma A&M Henry Iba Missouri Valley Runner Up Kentucky L 46–36
    West Oregon State Slats Gill Pacific Coast Fourth Place Illinois L 57–53
    West Wyoming Everett Shelton Mountain States Regional Fourth Place Arkansas L 61–48

    Bracket

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    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      #4 Illinois 71
      #11 Yale 67
      #4 Illinois 47
      #1 Kentucky 76
      #1 Kentucky 85
      #14 Villanova 72
      #1 Kentucky 46
      #2 Oklahoma A&M36
      #2 Oklahoma A&M 40
      #17 Wyoming 39
      #2 Oklahoma A&M 55 Third place
      Oregon State 30
      Oregon State 56 #4 Illinois 57
      Arkansas 38Oregon State 53

    Regional third place games

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    [1]

    [2]

    See also

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    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "1949 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  • ^ "1949 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll | College Poll Archive". CollegePollArchive.com. College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

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