1948 NCAA Basketball Tournament
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Teams | 8 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Baylor Bears (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Adolph Rupp (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Alex Groza (Kentucky) | ||||
Attendance | 72,523 | ||||
Top scorer | Alex Groza Kentucky (54 points) | ||||
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The 1948 NCAA 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[]
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1948 tournament:
Regionals[]
- March 19 and 20
- East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
- West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Championship Game[]
- March 23
- Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Teams[]
Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | Columbia | Gordon Ridings | EIBL | Regional Fourth Place | Michigan | L 66–49 |
East | Holy Cross | Doggie Julian | Independent | Third Place | Kansas State | W 60–54 |
East | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Champion | Baylor | W 58–42 |
East | Michigan | Ozzie Cowles | Big Ten | Regional Third Place | Columbia | W 66–49 |
West | Baylor | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Runner-up | Kentucky | L 58–42 |
West | Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Big Six | Fourth Place | Holy Cross | L 60–54 |
West | Washington | Art McLarney | Pacific Coast | Regional Third Place | Wyoming | W 57–47 |
West | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place | Washington | L 57–47 |
Bracket[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 76 | ||||||||||||
Columbia | 53 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 60 | ||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 52 | ||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 63 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 45 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 58 | ||||||||||||
Baylor | 42 | ||||||||||||
Kansas State | 58 | ||||||||||||
Wyoming | 48 | ||||||||||||
Kansas State | 52 | Third place | |||||||||||
Baylor | 60 | ||||||||||||
Baylor | 64 | Holy Cross | 60 | ||||||||||
Washington | 62 | Kansas State | 54 |
Regional Third Place Games[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1948 NCAA Basketball Tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Categories:
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season