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1945 NCAA basketball tournament
Teams	8
Finals site	Madison Square Garden; New York City
Champions	Oklahoma A&M Aggies (1st title, 1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Runner-up	NYU Violets (1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Arkansas Razorbacks (2nd Final Four); Ohio State Buckeyes (3rd Final Four);
Winning coach	Henry Iba (1st title)
MOP	Bob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M)
Attendance	67,780
Top scorer	Bob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M); (65 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 1945 NCAA basketball tournament was an eight-team single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.

Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 49–45 victory in the final game over NYU, coached by Howard Cann. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1945 tournament:

Regionals

March 22 and 24: East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
March 23 and 24: West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

Championship Game

March 27: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	SEC	Regional third place	Tufts	W 66–56
East	NYU	Howard Cann	Middle Atlantic	Runner Up	Oklahoma A&M	L 49–45
East	Ohio State	Harold Olsen	Big Ten	National Semifinals	NYU	L 70–65
East	Tufts	Richard Cochran	New England	Regional Fourth Place	Kentucky	L 66–56
West
West	Arkansas	Eugene Lambert	Southwest	National Semifinals	Oklahoma A&M	L 68–41
West	Oklahoma A&M	Henry Iba	Missouri Valley	Champion	NYU	W 49–45
West	Oregon	John A. Warren	Pacific Coast	Regional third place	Utah	W 69–66
West	Utah	Vadal Peterson	Skyline	Regional Fourth Place	Oregon	L 69–66

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

NYU	59

Tufts	44
		NYU	70

		Ohio State	65*
Ohio State	45

Kentucky	37
				NYU	45

				Oklahoma A&M	49
Arkansas	79

Oregon	76
		Arkansas	41

		Oklahoma A&M	68
Oklahoma A&M	62

Utah	37

Regional third place

	East Regional third place

	Tufts		56

	Kentucky		66

	West Regional third place

	Oregon		69

	Utah		66

^[1]

Notes

This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments. They would be the first team to win multiple tournaments, and the first team to repeat as champions. Of the nine other teams to win the championship in their first tournament appearance, only San Francisco was able to repeat as well.
Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960.
This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I.

References

^ "1945 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[1] "1945 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

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-The '''1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament''' involved 8 schools playing in [[Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination]] play to determine the national champion of men's [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[college basketball]]. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in [[New York City]]. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
+The '''1945 NCAA basketball tournament''' was an eight-team [[single-elimination tournament]] to determine the national champion of men's [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[college basketball]]. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the [[1945 NCAA basketball championship game|championship game]] on March 27 in [[New York City]]. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.
-[[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]], coached by [[Henry Iba]], won the national title with a 49–45 victory in the final game over [[New York University|NYU]], coached by [[Howard Cann]]. [[Bob Kurland]] of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]].
+[[1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Oklahoma A&M]], coached by [[Henry Iba]], won the national title with a 49–45 victory in the final game over [[1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team|NYU]], coached by [[Howard Cann]]. [[Bob Kurland]] of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]].
 ==Locations==
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 ;March 22 and 24
-:'''East Regional''', [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, New York]]
+:'''East Regional''', [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, New York]] (Host: [[Metropolitan New York Conference]])
 ;March 23 and 24
-:'''West Regional''', [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
+:'''West Regional''', [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]] (Host: [[Missouri Valley Conference]])
 ===Championship Game===
 ;March 27:
-:[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, New York]]
+:[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York, New York]] (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
 ==Teams==
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 ! Region  !! Team !! Coach !! Conference!! Finished !! Final Opponent !! Score
 |-
+! colspan=7 | East
-| '''East''' || || || || || ||
 |-
-| East || [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] || [[Adolph Rupp]] || [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]||Regional Third Place||[[Tufts University|Tufts]]||W 66–56
+| East || [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] || [[Adolph Rupp]] || [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]||Regional third place||[[Tufts University|Tufts]]||W 66–56
 |-
-| East || [[New York University|NYU]] || [[Howard Cann]] || [[Middle Atlantic Corporation|Middle Atlantic]]||Runner Up||[[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||L 49–45
+| East || [[1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team|NYU]] || [[Howard Cann]] || [[Middle Atlantic Corporation|Middle Atlantic]]||Runner Up||[[1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Oklahoma A&M]]||L 49–45
 |-
-| East || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] || [[Harold Olsen]]||[[Big Ten]] || National Semifinals||[[New York University|NYU]]||L 70–65
+| East || [[1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]] || [[Harold Olsen]]||[[Big Ten]] || National Semifinals||[[1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team|NYU]]||L 70–65
 |-
-| East || [[Tufts University|Tufts]] || [[Richard Cochran (basketball)|Richard Cochran]] || [[New England Small College Athletic Conference|New England]]||Regional Fourth Place||[[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]]||L 66–56
+| East || [[Tufts Jumbos|Tufts]] || [[Richard Cochran (basketball)|Richard Cochran]] || [[New England Small College Athletic Conference|New England]]||Regional Fourth Place||[[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]]||L 66–56
 |-
+! colspan=7 | West
-| '''West''' || || || || || ||
 |-
-| West || [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] || [[Eugene Lambert (basketball coach)|Eugene Lambert]]||[[Southwest Conference|Southwest]] || National Semifinals||[[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||L 68–41
+| West || [[1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]] || [[Eugene Lambert (basketball coach)|Eugene Lambert]]||[[Southwest Conference|Southwest]] || National Semifinals||[[1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Oklahoma A&M]]||L 68–41
 |-
-| West || [[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||[[Henry Iba]] ||[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]||  '''Champion'''||[[New York University|NYU]]||W 49–45
+| West || [[1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Oklahoma A&M]]||[[Henry Iba]] ||[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]||  '''Champion'''||[[1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team|NYU]]||W 49–45
 |-
-| West || [[1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team|Oregon]] || [[John A. Warren|John Warren]]||[[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]]|| Regional Third Place||[[University of Utah|Utah]]||W 69–66
+| West || [[1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team|Oregon]] || [[John A. Warren]]||[[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]]|| Regional third place||[[University of Utah|Utah]]||W 69–66
 |-
 | West || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || [[Vadal Peterson]]||[[Mountain States Conference|Skyline]] || Regional Fourth Place||[[1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team|Oregon]]||L 69–66
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  | RD1-score5='''79'''
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- | RD1-team6=Oregon
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  | RD1-score6=76
  | RD1-seed7=
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+ | RD1-team7='''[[1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Oklahoma A&M]]'''
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-===Regional Third Place===
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+<ref>{{cite web|title=1945 NCAA basketball tournament|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1945-ncaa.html|publisher=College Basketball Reference|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[1945 National Invitation Tournament]]
-* [[1945 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament]]
+* [[1945 NAIA Basketball Tournament]]
+==Notes==
+* This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments. They would be the first team to win multiple tournaments, and the first team to repeat as champions. Of the nine other teams to win the championship in their first tournament appearance, only [[San Francisco Dons men's basketball|San Francisco]] was able to repeat as well.
+* Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960.
+* This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:1945 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament}}
-[[Category:NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship]]
+[[Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]
-[[Category:1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season|Ncaa]]
+[[Category:1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season|Tournament]]
+[[Category:1945 in sports in New York City|NCAA basketball tournament]]
+[[Category:March 1945 sports events in the United States|NCAA basketball tournament]]

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