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1942 NCAA basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1942 |
| Teams | 8 |
| FinalFourArena | Municipal Auditorium |
| FinalFourCity | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | [Stanford Indians](1941-42-stanford-indians-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | [Dartmouth Indians](1941-42-dartmouth-indians-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | [Colorado Buffaloes](1941-42-colorado-buffaloes-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | [Kentucky Wildcats](1941-42-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Everett Dean |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Howie Dallmar |
| MOPTeam | Stanford |
| Attendance | 24,373 |
| TopScorer | Chet Palmer, |
| TopScorerTeam | Rice |
| TopScorer2 | Jim Pollard, |
| TopScorer2Team | Stanford |
| Points | 43 |
Stanford, coached by Everett Dean, won the national title with a 53–38 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by O. B. Cowles. Howie Dallmar of Stanford was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Indians' success, however, was not to last, as they would not make the tournament again for 47 years, which is currently tied for the eighth-longest drought in NCAA tournament history.
Everett Dean is the only coach to have never lost an NCAA tournament game. Dean was 3–0 in his lone appearance.
Colorado, Dartmouth, Kansas and Rice became the first teams to appear in multiple NCAA Tournaments by appearing in the 1942 tournament.
Locations
The following were the sites selected to host each round of the 1942 tournament:
Regionals
;March 20 and 21 :East Regional, Tulane Gym, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University) :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Championship Game
;March 28: :Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Teams
| East Regional - New Orleans | School | Coach | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Dartmouth](1941-42-dartmouth-big-green-men-s-basketball-team) | Osborne Cowles | EIBL | 20–3 | |
| [Illinois](1941-42-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | Doug Mills | Big Ten | 18–3 | |
| [Kentucky](1941-42-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | Adolph Rupp | SEC | 18–5 | |
| John Lawther | Independent | 17–2 |
| West Regional - Kansas City | School | Coach | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Colorado](1941-42-colorado-buffaloes-men-s-basketball-team) | Frosty Cox | Mountain States | 15–1 | |
| [Kansas](1941-42-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | Phog Allen | Big Six | 16–4 | |
| Buster Brannon | Southwest | 22–3 | ||
| [Stanford](1941-42-stanford-indians-men-s-basketball-team) | Everett Dean | Pacific Coast | 25–4 |
Bracket
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Dartmouth | RD1-score1=44 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=39 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Kentucky | RD1-score3=46 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Illinois | RD1-score4=44 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Stanford | RD1-score5=53 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=47 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=46 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Kansas | RD1-score8=44 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Dartmouth | RD2-score1=47 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Kentucky | RD2-score2=28 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Stanford | RD2-score3=46 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Colorado | RD2-score4=35 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Dartmouth | RD3-score1=38 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Stanford | RD3-score2=53
Regional third place
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Penn State | RD1-score1=41 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Illinois | RD1-score2=34 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Rice | RD1-score1=53 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Kansas | RD1-score2=55
References
References
- "1942 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference.
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