| 1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Finals Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Utah (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | Dartmouth (2nd title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Iowa State (1st Final Four) Ohio State (2nd Final Four) |
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| Winning Coach | Vadal Peterson (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Arnie Ferrin Utah | ||
| Attendance | 59,369 | ||
| Top scorer | Audley Brindley Dartmouth (52 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
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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.
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.
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Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| East | New York, New York | |
| West | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Finals | New York, New York |
Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | n/a | Catholic | John Long | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Temple | L 55-35 |
| East | n/a | Dartmouth | Earl Brown | Ivy League | Runner Up | Utah | L 42-40 |
| East | n/a | Ohio State | Harold Olsen | Big Ten | National Semifinals | Dartmouth | L 60-53 |
| East | n/a | Temple | Josh Cody | Middle Atlantic | Regional Third Place | Catholic | L 35-55 |
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| West | n/a | Iowa State | Louis Menze | Big Eight | National Semifinals | Utah | L 40-31 |
| West | n/a | Missouri | George Edwards | Big Eight | Regional Third Place | Pepperdine | L 46-61 |
| West | n/a | Pepperdine | Al Duer | CCAA | Regional Fourth Place | Missouri | L 61-46 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | Champion | Dartmouth | W 42-40 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 63 | ||||||||||||
| Catholic | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 53 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 42* | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri | 35 | ||||||||||||
See also
External links
- 1944 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
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