MOP Alex Groza Kentucky Teams 8 | Dates 18 Mar 1949 – 26 Mar 1949 Attendance 72,523 | |
Champions Kentucky (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four) Runner-up Oklahoma A&M (3rd title game,
3rd Final Four) Semifinalists Illinois (1st Final Four)
Oregon State (1st Final Four) Winning coach Adolph Rupp (2nd title) Top scorer Alex Groza Kentucky
(82 points) Champion Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Finals site Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion People also search for 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | ||
The 1949 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 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.
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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 are the sites selected to host each round of the 1949 tournament:
Regionals
Championship Game
References
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA