MOP Arnie Ferrin Utah Teams 8 Finals site Madison Square Garden | Dates 24 Mar 1944 – 28 Mar 1944 Attendance 59,369 | |
Champions Utah (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four) Runner-up Dartmouth (2nd title game,
2nd Final Four) Semifinalists Iowa State (1st Final Four)
Ohio State (2nd Final Four) Winning coach Vadal Peterson (1st title) Top scorer Audley Brindley Dartmouth
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The 1944 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 24, 1944, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
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Utah, coached by Vadal Peterson, won the national title with a 42-40 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Earl Brown. Arnie Ferrin of Utah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Utah became the first team to play in both the NIT and NCAA tournament in the same season. Utah was given a second chance to play in the NCAA Tournament after a March 1944 automobile accident killed a coaching aide and seriously injured two players on the Arkansas team.
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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1944 tournament: