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The 1941 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1940-41 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, and the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific Coast Conference.
Participating teams
= Wisconsin Badgers
=East
Wisconsin 51, Dartmouth 50
Final Four
Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30
= Washington State Cougars
=West
Washington State 48, Creighton 39
Final Four
Washington State 64, Arkansas 53
Game summary
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Aftermath
1941 represented a high point for both teams - This remains Wisconsin's only national championship, and this was their last appearance in the National Championship game until 2015, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 68–63. To date, this remains Washington State's sole appearance in the national championship game, and the Cougars would only make 5 more tournament appearances since.
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- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions
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- 1939 NCAA basketball tournament
- NCAA basketball championships (Philippines)
- 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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