1946 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1946 8 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Oklahoma A&M Aggies 2nd 2nd 2nd North Carolina Tar Heels 1st 1st California Golden Bears 1st Ohio State Buckeyes 4th Henry Iba 2nd Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M 73,116 Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M 72 The 1946 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 8th annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1946, and ended with the championship game on March 26, 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. Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 43–40 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Ben Carnevale. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Aggies were the first team to win a second NCAA championship, the first to repeat as champions, and the first of two teams (San Francisco being the other) to win the title in their first two NCAA appearances. This was the first tournament to have four teams advance to the final site, though not the first to have a true "Final Four" format (that would not occur until 1952). The two regional losers played in the national third-place game, while the two winners played for the championship. The third-place game would continue through the 1981 tournament. Locations The following were the sites which hosted each round of the 1946 tournament: Regionals March 21 and 23 East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) March 22 and 23 West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Championship Game 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game March 26 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East Harvard Floyd Stahl EIBL Regional Fourth PlaceNYUL 67–61 East NYU Howard Cann Middle AtlanticRegional third placeHarvardW 67–61 East North Carolina Ben Carnevale Southern ConferenceRunner UpOklahoma A&ML 43–40 East Ohio State Harold Olsen Big Ten Third PlaceCaliforniaW 63–45 West West Baylor Bill Henderson Southwest Regional Fourth PlaceColoradoL 59–44 West CaliforniaNibs Price Pacific Coast Fourth PlaceOhio StateL 63–45 West Colorado Frosty Cox SkylineRegional third placeBaylorW 59–44 West Oklahoma A&M Henry Iba Missouri Valley ChampionNorth CarolinaW 43–40 Bracket no Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 & 22 Regional FinalsMarch 23 National ChampionshipMarch 26 East Third Place GameMarch 23 West Third Place GameMarch 23 National Third Place GameMarch 26 East – New York City West – Kansas City, MO New York City Ohio State 46 Harvard 38 North Carolina 57 NYU 49 Oklahoma A&M 44 Baylor 29 California 50 Colorado 44 Ohio State 57* North Carolina 60 Oklahoma A&M 52 California 35 North Carolina 40 Oklahoma A&M 43 Harvard 61 NYU 67 Baylor 44 Colorado 59 Ohio State 63 California 45 * – Denotes overtime period 1946 NCAA basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1946-ncaa.html College Basketball Reference 4 April 2018 See also 1946 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1946 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA basketball tournament NCAA basketball tournament