1947 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1947 8 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Holy Cross Crusaders 1st 1st 1st Oklahoma Sooners 1st 2nd CCNY Beavers 1st Texas Longhorns 2nd Doggie Julian 1st George Kaftan Holy Cross 72,959 George Kaftan Holy Cross 63 The 1947 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 9th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 1947, and ended with the championship game on March 25, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Holy Cross, coached by Doggie Julian, won the national title with a 58–47 victory in the final game over Oklahoma, coached by Bruce Drake. George Kaftan of Holy Cross was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and was on a roster that included future Los Angeles Lakers coach Joe Mullaney and Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy. Locations The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1947 tournament: Regionals March 19 and 22 West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) March 20 and 22 East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) Championship Game March 25 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East CCNY Nat HolmanMNYC Fourth PlaceTexasL 54–50 East Holy Cross Doggie Julian IndependentChampionOklahomaW 58–47 East Navy Ben CarnevaleIndependent Regional Fourth PlaceWisconsinL 50–49 East Wisconsin Bud Foster Big Ten Regional third placeNavyW 50–49 West West Oklahoma Bruce DrakeBig Six Runner-upHoly CrossL 58–47 West Oregon State Slats GillPacific Coast Regional third placeWyomingW 63–46 West Texas Jack GraySouthwest Conference Third PlaceCCNYW 54–50 West Wyoming Everett SheltonSkyline Conference Regional Fourth PlaceOregon StateL 63–46 Bracket   Holy Cross 55   Navy 47   CCNY 70   Wisconsin 56   Texas 42   Wyoming 40   Oklahoma 56   Oregon State 54   Holy Cross 60   CCNY 45   Texas 54   Oklahoma 55   Holy Cross 58   Oklahoma 47 CCNY 50 Texas 54 Regional third place games auto East Regional third place Navy 49 Wisconsin 50 West Regional third place Wyoming 46 Oregon State 63 1947 NCAA basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1947-ncaa.html College Basketball Reference 4 April 2018 See also 1947 National Invitation Tournament 1947 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA basketball tournament NCAA basketball tournament