1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1948
ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=8
FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity=New York City
Champions=Kentucky
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Baylor
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Holy Cross
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Kansas State
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Adolph Rupp
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Alex Groza
MOPTeam=Kentucky
Attendance=72,523
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Alex Groza
TopScorerTeam=Kentucky
Points=54The 1948 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 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in New York City. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 58-42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
Teams
Bracket
8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Kentucky
RD1-score1=76
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Columbia
RD1-score2=53
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Holy Cross
RD1-score3=63
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Michigan
RD1-score4=45
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Kansas State
RD1-score5=58
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Wyoming
RD1-score6=48
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Baylor
RD1-score7=64
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Washington
RD1-score8=62
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kentucky
RD2-score1=60
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Holy Cross
RD2-score2=52
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Kansas State
RD2-score3=52
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Baylor
RD2-score4=60
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Kentucky
RD3-score1=58
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Baylor
RD3-score2=42
ee also
* 1948 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
External links
* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1948.htm 1948 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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