1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1940 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 20, 1940, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 8 games were played.

Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the national title with a 60-42 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Phog Allen. Marvin Huffman of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

[edit] Locations

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Duquesne	Chick Davies	National Semifinals	Indiana	L 39-30
East	n/a	Indiana	Branch McCracken	Champion	Kansas	W 60-42
East	n/a	Springfield	Ed Hickox	Elite Eight	Indiana	L 48-24
East	n/a	Western Kentucky	Ed Diddle	Elite Eight	Duquesne	L 30-29
West
West	n/a	Colorado	Frosty Cox	Elite Eight	USC	L 38-32
West	n/a	Kansas	Phog Allen	Runner Up	Indiana	L 60-42
West	n/a	Rice	Buster Brannon	Regional Third Place	Colorado	W 60-56
West	n/a	USC	Sam Barry	National Semifinals	Kansas	L 43-42

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1930s	1939
1940s	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
1950s	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960s	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
1970s	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1980s	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
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