1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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| 1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Finals Site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Champions | Indiana (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | Kansas (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Duquesne (1st Final Four) USC (1st Final Four) |
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| Winning Coach | Branch McCracken (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Marvin Huffman Indiana | ||
| Attendance | 36,880 | ||
| Top scorer | Howard Engleman Kansas (39 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
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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, including a single third place game in the West region.
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.
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[edit] Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| East | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| West | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Finals | Kansas City, Missouri |
[edit] Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| 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 | Quarterfinals | Indiana | L 48-24 |
| East | n/a | Western Kentucky | Ed Diddle | Elite Eight | Duquesne | L 30-29 |
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| West | n/a | Colorado | Frosty Cox | Regional Fourth Place | Rice | L 60-56 |
| 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 |
[edit] Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Indiana | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Springfield | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 42 | ||||||||||||
| USC | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 32 | ||||||||||||
| USC | 42 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Rice | 44 | ||||||||||||
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- 1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
| NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four broadcasters | Champions and records |
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