1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament

The 1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament was an eight-team single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.

1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsOklahoma State Cowboys (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upNew York Violets (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachHenry Iba (1st title)
MOPBob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M)
Attendance67,780
Top scorerBob Kurland Oklahoma A&M
(65 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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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.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1945 tournament:

Regionals
March 22 and 24
East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
March 23 and 24
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Championship Game
March 27
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Teams
RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastKentuckyAdolph RuppSECRegional Third PlaceTuftsW 66–56
EastNYUHoward CannMiddle AtlanticRunner UpOklahoma A&ML 49–45
EastOhio StateHarold OlsenBig TenNational SemifinalsNYUL 70–65
EastTuftsRichard CochranNew EnglandRegional Fourth PlaceKentuckyL 66–56
West
WestArkansasEugene LambertSouthwestNational SemifinalsOklahoma A&ML 68–41
WestOklahoma A&MHenry IbaMissouri ValleyChampionNYUW 49–45
WestOregonJohn A. WarrenPacific CoastRegional Third PlaceUtahW 69–66
WestUtahVadal PetersonSkylineRegional Fourth PlaceOregonL 69–66

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
NYU 59
Tufts 44
NYU 70
Ohio State 65*
Ohio State 45
Kentucky 37
NYU 45
Oklahoma A&M 49
Arkansas 79
Oregon 76
Arkansas 41
Oklahoma A&M 68
Oklahoma A&M 62
Utah 37

Regional Third Place

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See also

References
  1. "1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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