1948 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1948 8 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Kentucky Wildcats 1st 1st 2nd Baylor Bears 1st 1st Holy Cross Crusaders 2nd Kansas State Wildcats 1st Adolph Rupp 1st Alex Groza Kentucky 72,523 Alex Groza Kentucky 54 The 1948 NCAA basketball tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 10th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23, 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. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 58–42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Locations The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1948 tournament: Regionals March 19 and 20 East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Championship Game March 23 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East Columbia Gordon RidingsEIBL Regional Fourth PlaceMichiganL 66–49 East Holy Cross Doggie JulianIndependent Third PlaceKansas StateW 60–54 East Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern ChampionBaylorW 58–42 East Michigan Ozzie CowlesBig Ten Regional third placeColumbiaW 66–49 West West Baylor Bill Henderson Southwest Runner-upKentuckyL 58–42 West Kansas State Jack Gardner Big SixFourth PlaceHoly CrossL 60–54 West Washington Art McLarney Pacific Coast Regional third placeWyomingW 57–47 West Wyoming Everett Shelton Skyline Regional Fourth PlaceWashingtonL 57–47 Bracket   Kentucky 76   Columbia 53   Holy Cross 63   Michigan 45   Kansas State 58   Wyoming 48   Baylor 64   Washington 62   Kentucky 60   Holy Cross 52   Kansas State 52   Baylor 60   Kentucky 58   Baylor 42 Holy Cross 60 Kansas State 54 Regional third place games auto East Regional third place Columbia 49 Michigan 66 West Regional third place Wyoming 47 Washington 57 1948 NCAA basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1948-ncaa.html College Basketball Reference 4 April 2018 See also 1948 National Invitation Tournament 1948 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA basketball tournament NCAA basketball tournament