1941 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1941 8 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Wisconsin Badgers 1st 1st 1st Washington State Cougars 1st 1st Arkansas Razorbacks 1st Pittsburgh Panthers 1st Bud Foster 1st John Kotz Wisconsin 48,055 John Adams Arkansas 48 The 1941 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. The 3rd annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in both regions. Wisconsin, coached by Bud Foster, won the national title with a 39–34 victory in the final over Washington State, coached by Jack Friel. John Kotz of Wisconsin was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Locations The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1941 tournament: Regionals March 21 and 22 East Regional, Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison) West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Championship Game March 29 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Teams East Regional - MadisonSchoolCoachConferenceRecord 1940 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth Osborne Cowles EIBL 18–4 1940 North Carolina Tar Heels University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Bill Lange Southern 19–7 Pittsburgh Doc Carlson Independent 12–5 Wisconsin Bud Foster Big Ten 17–3 West Regional - Kansas CitySchoolCoachConferenceRecord Arkansas Glen Rose Southwest 19–2 1940 Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton Eddie Hickey Missouri Valley 17–6 Washington State Jack Friel Pacific Coast 24–5 1940 Wyoming Cowboys University of Wyoming Wyoming Everett Shelton Mountain States 14–4 Bracket Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 Regional FinalsMarch 22 National ChampionshipMarch 29 East – Madison West – Kansas City Kansas City Wisconsin 51 1940 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth 50 Pittsburgh 26 1940 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 20 Arkansas 52 1940 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 40 Washington State 48 1940 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton 39 Wisconsin 36 Pittsburgh 30 Arkansas 53 Washington State 64 Wisconsin 39 Washington State 34 East Third Place GameMarch 22 Dartmouth 60 North Carolina 59 West Third Place GameMarch 22 Wyoming 44 Creighton 45 Source:1941 NCAA basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1941-ncaa.html College Basketball Reference 3 April 2018 See also 1941 National Invitation Tournament 1941 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Ncaa Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament