1945 NCAA basketball tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsOklahoma A&M Aggies (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upNYU 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
«1944 1946»

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.

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 (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
March 23 and 24
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

Championship Game

March 27
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

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

Notes

  • This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments. They would be the first team to win multiple tournaments, and the first team to repeat as champions. Of the nine other teams to win the championship in their first tournament appearance, only San Francisco was able to repeat as well.
  • Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960.
  • This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I.

References

  1. ↑ "1945 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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