1948 NCAA basketball tournament

1948 NCAA basketball tournament
Teams	8
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	Holy Cross Crusaders (2nd Final Four); Kansas State Wildcats (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (1st title)
MOP	Alex Groza (Kentucky)
Attendance	72,523
Top scorer	Alex Groza (Kentucky); (54 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1947	1949»

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 (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference); West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

Championship Game

March 23: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
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
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			Finals

	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

	East Regional third place

	Columbia		49

	Michigan		66

	West Regional third place

	Wyoming		47

	Washington		57

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References

^ "1948 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[1] "1948 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

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