1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	8
Finals site	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
Champions	Oregon (1st title)
Runner-up	Ohio State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Oklahoma (1st Final Four) Villanova (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Howard Hobson (1st title)
MOP	Jimmy Hull Ohio State
Attendance	15,025
Top scorer	Jimmy Hull Ohio State (58 points)
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The 1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. It was the first NCAA basketball national championship tournament. It began on March 17, 1939, and ended with the championship game on March 27 on Northwestern University's campus in Evanston, Illinois. A total of 8 games were played, including a single third place game in the West region. The East region did not hold a third place game until the 1941 tournament, and there was no national third place game until the 1947 tournament.

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. Jimmy Hull of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

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

Teams

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Brown	George Allen	Ivy League	Elite Eight	Villanova	L 42-30
East	n/a	Ohio State	Harold Olsen	Big Ten	Runner Up	Oregon	L 46-33
East	n/a	Villanova	Alex Severance	Independent	National Semifinals	Ohio State	L 53-36
East	n/a	Wake Forest	Murray Greason	Southern	Elite Eight	Ohio State	L 64-52
West
West	n/a	Oklahoma	Bruce Drake	Big Six	National Semifinals	Oregon	L 55-37
West	n/a	Oregon	Howard Hobson	Pacific Coast	Champion	Ohio State	W 46-33
West	n/a	Texas	Jack Gray	Southwest	Elite Eight	Oregon	L 56-41
West	n/a	Utah State	Dick Romney	Skyline	Elite Eight	Oklahoma	L 51-39

Bracket

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

See also

• 1939 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament