1946 NCAA Basketball Tournament

The 1946 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 21, 1946, and ended with the championship game on March 26 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.

1946 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsOklahoma A&M Aggies (2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upNorth Carolina Tar Heels (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachHenry Iba (2nd title)
MOPBob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M)
Attendance73,116
Top scorerBob Kurland Oklahoma A&M
(72 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1945 1947»

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.

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
March 22 and 23
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Championship Game
Main article: 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
March 26
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Teams
RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastHarvardFloyd StahlEIBLRegional Fourth PlaceNYUL 67–61
EastNYUHoward CannMiddle AtlanticRegional Third PlaceHarvardW 67–61
EastNorth CarolinaBen CarnevaleSouthern ConferenceRunner UpOklahoma A&ML 43–40
EastOhio StateHarold OlsenBig TenThird PlaceCaliforniaW 63–45
West
WestBaylorBill HendersonSouthwestRegional Fourth PlaceColoradoL 59–44
WestCaliforniaNibs PricePacific CoastFourth PlaceOhio StateL 63–45
WestColoradoFrosty CoxSkylineRegional Third PlaceBaylorW 59–44
WestOklahoma A&MHenry IbaMissouri ValleyChampionNorth CarolinaW 43–40

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
    Ohio State 46  
  Harvard 38  
    Ohio State 57*  
    North Carolina 60  
  North Carolina 57
    NYU 49  
      North Carolina 40
    Oklahoma A&M 43
    Oklahoma A&M 44  
  Baylor 29  
    Oklahoma A&M 52 Third place
    California 35  
  California 50 Ohio State 63
    Colorado 44   California 45

Regional Third Place Games

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See also

References
  1. "1946 NCAA Basketball Tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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