Dates 19 Mar 1947 – 25 Mar 1947 Attendance 72,959 | Teams 8 Finals site Madison Square Garden | |
Champions Holy Cross (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four) Runner-up Oklahoma (1st title game,
2nd Final Four) Semifinalists CCNY (1st Final Four)
Texas (2nd Final Four) Winning coach Doggie Julian (1st title) MOP George Kaftan Holy Cross Top scorer George Kaftan Holy Cross
(63 points) Champion Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball Similar 1973 NCAA Men's Div, 1977 NCAA Men's Div, 1981 NCAA Men's Div | ||
The 1947 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 19, 1947, and ended with the championship game on March 25 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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Holy Cross, coached by Doggie Julian, won the national title with a 58-47 victory in the final game over Oklahoma, coached by Bruce Drake. George Kaftan of Holy Cross was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1947 tournament:
Regionals
Championship Game
References
1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA