| 1945 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 | Oklahoma A&M (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | NYU (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Arkansas (2nd Final Four) Ohio State (3rd Final Four) |
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| Winning Coach | Henry Iba (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M | ||
| Attendance | 67,780 | ||
| Top scorer | Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M (65 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
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The 1945 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 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 49-45 victory in the final game over NYU, coached by Howard Cann. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M 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 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | SEC | Regional Third Place | Tufts | W 66-56 |
| East | n/a | NYU | Howard Cann | Middle Atlantic | Runner Up | Oklahoma A&M | L 49-45 |
| East | n/a | Ohio State | Harold Olsen | Big Ten | National Semifinals | NYU | L 70-65 |
| East | n/a | Tufts | Richard Cochran | New England | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 66-56 |
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| West | n/a | Arkansas | Eugene Lambert | Southwest | National Semifinals | Oklahoma A&M | L 68-41 |
| West | n/a | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | Missouri Valley | Champion | NYU | W 49-45 |
| West | n/a | Oregon | John Warren | Pacific Coast | Regional Third Place | Utah | W 69-66 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place | Oregon | L 69-66 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| NYU | 59 | ||||||||||||
| Tufts | 44 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 65* | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 37 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 41 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 37 | ||||||||||||
See also
External links
- 1945 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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