Winning coach Henry Iba (2nd title) Attendance 73,116 | Dates 21 Mar 1946 – 26 Mar 1946 Finals site Madison Square Garden | |
Champions Oklahoma A&M (2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four) Runner-up North Carolina (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists California (1st Final Four)
Ohio State (4th Final Four) MOP Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M Top scorer Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M
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The 1946 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, 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.
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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
Championship Game
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period