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The 1939 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 17, 1939, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Evanston, Illinois. A total of 8 games were played.

Oregon, coached by Howard Hobson, won the national title with a 46-33 victory in the final game over Ohio State, coached by Harold Olsen. [[]] of University was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West San Francisco, California
Finals Evanston, Illinois

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Lost In Opponent Score
West
West n/a Oklahoma Bruce Drake National Semifinals Oregon 55-37
West n/a Oregon Howard Hobson Champion Ohio State 46-33
West n/a Texas Jack Gray Regional Third Place Utah State 51-49
West n/a Utah State Dick Romney Elite Eight Oklahoma 50-39
East
East n/a Brown George Allen Elite Eight Villanova 42-30
East n/a Ohio State Harold Olsen National Championship Oregon 46-33
East n/a Villanova Alex Severance National Semifinals Ohio State 53-36
East n/a Wake Forest Murray Greason Elite Eight Ohio State 64-52

[edit] Bracket

    Villanova       42                                               
    Brown           30     Villanova       36                        
    Ohio St         64     Ohio St         53     Ohio St         33 
    Wake Forest     52                                               
    Oregon          56                                               
    Texas           41     Oregon          55     Oregon          46 
    Oklahoma        50     Oklahoma        37                        
    Utah St         39


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