1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Kentucky (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Baylor (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Holy Cross (2nd Final Four) Kansas State (1st Final Four) |
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| Winning coach | Adolph Rupp (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Alex Groza Kentucky | ||
| Attendance | 72,523 | ||
| Top scorer | Alex Groza Kentucky (54 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
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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, 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.
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[edit] Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| East | New York, New York | |
| West | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Finals | New York, New York |
[edit] Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | n/a | Columbia | Gordon Ridings | Ivy League | Regional Fourth Place | Michigan | L 66-49 |
| East | n/a | Holy Cross | Doggie Julian | Independent | Third Place | Kansas State | W 60-54 |
| East | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | SEC | Champion | Baylor | W 58-42 |
| East | n/a | Michigan | O. B. Cowles | Big Ten | Regional Third Place | Columbia | W 66-49 |
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| West | n/a | Baylor | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Runner Up | Kentucky | L 58-42 |
| West | n/a | Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Big Eight | Fourth Place | Holy Cross | L 60-54 |
| West | n/a | Washington | Art McLarney | PCC | Regional Third Place | Wyoming | W 57-47 |
| West | n/a | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place | Washington | L 57-47 |
[edit] 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 | ||||||||||
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