1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1943


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=8
FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity=New York City
Champions=Wyoming
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Georgetown
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=DePaul
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Texas
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Everett Shelton
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Ken Sailors
MOPTeam=Wyoming
Attendance=56,876
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=John Hargis
TopScorerTeam=Texas
Points=59The 1943 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, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.

Wyoming, coached by Everett Shelton, won the national title with a 46-34 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by Elmer Ripley. Ken Sailors of Wyoming was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Georgetown
RD1-score1=55
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=NYU
RD1-score2=36
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=DePaul
RD1-score3=46
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Dartmouth
RD1-score4=35
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Texas
RD1-score5=59
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Washington
RD1-score6=55
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Wyoming
RD1-score7=53
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Oklahoma
RD1-score8=50
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Georgetown
RD2-score1=53
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=DePaul
RD2-score2=49
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Texas
RD2-score3=54
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Wyoming
RD2-score4=58
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Georgetown
RD3-score1=34
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Wyoming
RD3-score2=46

ee also

* 1943 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1943.htm 1943 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.