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1940 NCAA basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1940 |
| Teams | 8 |
| FinalFourArena | Municipal Auditorium |
| FinalFourCity | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | [Indiana Hoosiers](1939-40-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | [Kansas Jayhawks](1939-40-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | [Duquesne Dukes](1939-40-duquesne-dukes-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | [USC Trojans](1939-40-usc-trojans-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Branch McCracken |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Marvin Huffman |
| MOPTeam | Indiana |
| Attendance | 36,880 |
| TopScorer | Howard Engleman |
| TopScorerTeam | Kansas |
| Points | 39 |
The 1940 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the participating champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 2nd edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1940, and ended with the championship game on March 30, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of eight games were played, including a single third place game in the West region.
Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the tournament title with a 60–42 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Phog Allen. Marvin Huffman of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
This would be the only tournament to feature Springfield College, the school James Naismith worked for when he invented the sport of basketball. They were the first of fourteen colleges and universities to compete in the tournament that are no longer in Division I. This was also the first appearance of the Kansas Jayhawks, whose first coach was Naismith.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1940 tournament:
Regionals
;March 20 and 21 :East Regional, Butler Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host: Butler University) :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Championship Game
;March 30: :Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Teams
| East Regional - Indianapolis | School | Coach | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Duquesne](1939-40-duquesne-dukes-men-s-basketball-team) | Chick Davies | Independent | 19–2 | |
| [Indiana](1939-40-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | Branch McCracken | Big Ten | 17–3 | |
| Ed Hickox | Independent | 16–2 | ||
| [Western Kentucky](1939-40-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-basketball-team) | Ed Diddle | SIAA | 24–5 |
| West Regional - Kansas City | School | Coach | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosty Cox | Mountain States | 17–2 | ||
| [Kansas](1939-40-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | Phog Allen | Big Six | 17–5 | |
| Buster Brannon | Southwest | 21–2 | ||
| [USC](1939-40-usc-trojans-men-s-basketball-team) | Sam Barry | Pacific Coast | 19–2 |
Bracket
March 22 March 23 March 30
| RD1-group1 = East – Indianapolis | RD1-group2 = West – Kansas City | RD3-text1=Kansas City
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Indiana | RD1-score1=48 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=24 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Duquesne | RD1-score3=30 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Western Kentucky | RD1-score4=29 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=USC | RD1-score5=38 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=32 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Kansas | RD1-score7=50 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=44 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Indiana | RD2-score1=39 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Duquesne | RD2-score2=30 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=USC | RD2-score3=42 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Kansas | RD2-score4=43 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Indiana | RD3-score1=60 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Kansas | RD3-score2=42
| RD2b-seed1= | RD2b-team1=Colorado | RD2b-score1=56 | RD2b-seed2= | RD2b-team2=Rice | RD2b-score2=60
References
References
- "1940 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference.
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