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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''' 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.


[[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]].
[[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]].


==Locations==
==Locations==
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==Teams==
==Teams==
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{| class=wikitable
! Region !! Seed !! Team !! Coach !! Conference!! Finished !! Final Opponent !! Score
! Region !! Team !! Coach !! Conference!! Finished !! Final Opponent !! Score
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| '''East''' || || || || || || ||
| '''East''' || || || || || ||
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| East || n/a|| [[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
|-
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| East || n/a|| [[New York University|NYU]] || [[Howard Cann]] || [[Middle Atlantic Corporation|Middle Atlantic]]||Runner Up||[[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||L 49-45
| 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 || n/a|| [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] || [[Harold Olsen]]||[[Big Ten]] || National Semifinals||[[New York University|NYU]]||L 70-65
| East || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] || [[Harold Olsen]]||[[Big Ten]] || National Semifinals||[[New York University|NYU]]||L 70–65
|-
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| East || n/a|| [[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 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
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| '''West''' || || || || || || ||
| '''West''' || || || || || ||
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| West || n/a|| [[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 || [[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
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| West || n/a|| [[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||[[Henry Iba]] ||[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]|| '''Champion'''||[[New York University|NYU]]||W 49-45
| West || [[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]]||[[Henry Iba]] ||[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]|| '''Champion'''||[[New York University|NYU]]||W 49–45
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| West || n/a|| [[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|John Warren]]||[[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]]|| Regional Third Place||[[University of Utah|Utah]]||W 69–66
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| West || n/a|| [[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
| 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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Revision as of 21:43, 29 March 2017

1945 NCAA basketball tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsOklahoma A&M (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upNYU (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachHenry Iba (1st title)
MOPBob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M)
Attendance67,780
Top scorerBob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M)
(65 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1944 1946»

The 1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's 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.

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
March 23 and 24
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Championship Game

March 27
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

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 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

See also

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