1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 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.

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.

[edit] Locations

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Columbia	Gordon Ridings	Regional Fourth Place	Michigan	L 66-49
East	n/a	Holy Cross	Doggie Julian	Third Place	Kansas State	W 60-54
East	n/a	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Champion	Baylor	W 58-42
East	n/a	Michigan	Osborne Cowles	Regional Third Place	Columbia	W 66-49
West
West	n/a	Baylor	Bill Henderson	Runner Up	Kentucky	L 58-42
West	n/a	Kansas State	Jack Gardner	Fourth Place	Holy Cross	L 60-54
West	n/a	Washington	Art McLarney	Regional Third Place	Wyoming	W 57-47
West	n/a	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Regional Fourth Place	Washington	L 57-47

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