1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1945
ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=8
FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity=New York City
Champions=Oklahoma A&M
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=NYU
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Arkansas
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Ohio State
FinalFourCount2=3rd
Coach=Henry Iba
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Bob Kurland
MOPTeam=Oklahoma A&M
Attendance=67,780
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Bob Kurland
TopScorerTeam=Oklahoma A&M
Points=65
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.
Locations
Teams
Bracket
8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=NYU
RD1-score1=59
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Tufts
RD1-score2=44
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Ohio State
RD1-score3=45
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Kentucky
RD1-score4=37
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Arkansas
RD1-score5=79
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Oregon
RD1-score6=76
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Oklahoma A&M
RD1-score7=62
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Utah
RD1-score8=37
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=NYU
RD2-score1=70
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Ohio State
RD2-score2=65*
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Arkansas
RD2-score3=41
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Oklahoma A&M
RD2-score4=68
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=NYU
RD3-score1=45
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Oklahoma A&M
RD3-score2=49
ee also
* 1945 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
External links
* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1945.htm 1945 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.
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