Winning coach Bud Foster (1st title) Dates 21 Mar 1941 – 29 Mar 1941 Attendance 48,055 | MOP John Kotz Wisconsin Teams 8 | |
Champions Wisconsin (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four) Runner-up Washington State (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists Arkansas (1st Final Four)
Pittsburgh (1st Final Four) Top scorer John Adams Arkansas
(48 points) Champion Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Finals site Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri People also search for 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | ||
The 1941 NCAA Men's Division I 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, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
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Wisconsin, coached by Bud Foster, won the national title with a 39-34 victory in the final game over Washington State, coached by Jack Friel. John Kotz of Wisconsin was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1941 tournament:
Regionals
Championship Game
References
1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA