NCAA Men's D! Basketball 1939 Tournamnet

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NCAA Division I Basketball 1939 Championship Tournament

The 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved eight 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, although it was operated by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) at the time. The tournament began on March 17 and ended with the championship game on March 27 on Northwestern University's campus in Evanston, Illinois. A total of eight games were played, including a single third place game in the West region. 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.

1939 - Final Four - Evanston, Illinois

Nationsl Finals

	Oregon	46
	Ohio State	33

East Regional - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Villanova	19-4	Independent	Severance, Alex	At Large
Brown	16-3	Independent	Allen, George	At Large
Ohio State	14-6	Big Ten	Olsen, Harold	At Large
Wake Forest	18-5	Southern	Greason, Murray	At Large

Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	Villanova	42
2	Brown	30
				Villanova	36
				Ohio State	53
3	Ohio State	64
4	Wake Forest	52

West Regional - San Francisco, California

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Oregon	26-5	Pacific Ten	Hobson, Howard	At Large
Texas	19-4	Southwest	Gray, Jack	At Large
Utah State	16-6	Mountain States	Romney, Dick	At Large
Oklahoma	11-8	Big Eight	Drake, Bruce	At Large

Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	Oregon	56
2	Texas	41
				Oregon	55
				Oklahoma	37
3	Utah State	39
4	Oklahoma	50