1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies Basketball 1946_Oklahoma_State.jpg 300px Missouri Valley Conference MVC 31–2 12–0 Henry Iba Leroy Floyd NCAA tournament National championsMVC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 43–40 vs. North Carolina The 1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University,When Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957, it also adopted a new athletic nickname. Men's teams are now "Cowboys" and women's teams are now "Cowgirls". in NCAA competition in the 1945–46 season. The Aggies won their second consecutive NCAA championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 43–40 in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. In addition, Oklahoma A&M was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively ranked as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions Rauzulu's Street 2004 http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm May 26, 2015 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm deadESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 577 978-0-345-51392-2 NCAA tournament 1946 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament West Region Oklahoma A&M 44, Baylor 29 Final Four Oklahoma A&M 52, California 35 Finals Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40 Notes and references Oklahoma AandM Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball seasons Oklahoma AandM Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Oklahoma AandM Aggies men's b Oklahoma AandM Aggies men's b