• Source: 1949 NCAA basketball tournament

      • The 1949 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
      Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 46–36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


      Locations


      The following were the sites selected to host each round of the 1949 tournament:


      = Regionals

      =
      March 18 and 19
      West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
      March 21 and 22
      East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)


      = Championship Game

      =
      March 26

      Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)


      Teams




      Bracket




      = Regional third place games

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      See also


      1949 National Invitation Tournament
      1949 NAIA Basketball Tournament


      References

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