1941 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

1941 NCAA basketball tournamentTeams| 8

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Finals site| Municipal Auditorium,
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions| Wisconsin Badgers (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-up| Washington State Cougars (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists|

* Arkansas Razorbacks (1st Final Four)
* Pittsburgh Panthers (1st Final Four)

Winning coach| Bud Foster (1st title)
MOP| John Kotz (Wisconsin)
Attendance| 48,055
Top scorer| John Adams (Arkansas)
(48 points)
| NCAA Division I men's tournaments

«1940 | 1942»

The 1941 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. The 3rd annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in both regions.

Wisconsin, coached by Bud Foster, won the national title with a 39–34 victory in the final over Washington State, coached by Jack Friel. John Kotz of Wisconsin was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

## Locations

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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1941 tournament:

### Regionals

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March 21 and 22

East Regional, Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison)
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

### Championship Game

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March 29

Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

## Teams

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East Regional - Madison

School  | Coach  | Conference  | Record
Dartmouth | Osborne Cowles | EIBL | 18–4
North Carolina | Bill Lange | Southern | 19–7
Pittsburgh | Doc Carlson | Independent  | 12–5
Wisconsin | Bud Foster | Big Ten | 17–3
West Regional - Kansas City

School  | Coach  | Conference  | Record
Arkansas | Glen Rose | Southwest | 19–2
Creighton | Eddie Hickey | Missouri Valley | 17–6
Washington State | Jack Friel | Pacific Coast | 24–5
Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | 14–4

## Bracket

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Regional Semifinals
March 21| | | Regional Finals
March 22| | | National Championship
March 29
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| Wisconsin| 51
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| Dartmouth| 50| |
| | | Wisconsin| 36
| East – Madison| | | |
| | | Pittsburgh| 30| |
| Pittsburgh| 26| | | |
| | | | Kansas City
| North Carolina| 20| |
| | | Wisconsin| 39
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| | | Washington State| 34
| Arkansas| 52| | | | |
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| Wyoming| 40| |
| | | Arkansas| 53
| West – Kansas City| | | |
| | | Washington State| 64| |
| Washington State| 48| | | |
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| Creighton| 39| |
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| East Third Place Game
March 22| West Third Place Game
March 22|
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| Dartmouth| 60| Wyoming| 44|
| North Carolina| 59| Creighton| 45|
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Source:[1]

## See also

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* 1941 National Invitation Tournament
* 1941 NAIA Basketball Tournament

## References

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1. ^ "1941 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

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Related|

* Division I women's tournament
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Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball 1940–41 NCAA champions

* 11 Bob Alwin
* 12 Ted Strain
* 14 Bob Sullivan
* 22 Ed Scheiwe
* 30 Fred Rehm
* 34 Warren Schrage
* 36 John Kotz (MOP)
* 37 Gene Englund
* 38 Charlie Epperson
* Bill Schroeder

Head coach
Bud Foster
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