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1950 NCAA basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1950 |
| Teams | 8 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City, New York |
| Champions | [CCNY Beavers](1949-50-ccny-beavers-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 2nd |
| RunnerUp | [Bradley Braves](1949-50-bradley-braves-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | [Baylor Bears](1949-50-baylor-bears-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal2 | [NC State Wolfpack](1949-50-nc-state-wolfpack-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Nat Holman |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Irwin Dambrot |
| MOPTeam | CCNY |
| Attendance | 75,464 |
| TopScorer | Sam Ranzino |
| TopScorerTeam | NC State |
| Points | 75 |
The 1950 NCAA basketball tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. The 12th annual edition of the tournament began on March 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28, at Madison Square Garden 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.
CCNY, coached by Nat Holman, won the national title with a 71–68 victory in the final game over Bradley, coached by Forddy Anderson. Irwin Dambrot of CCNY was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. CCNY became the only team to ever win both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year. Because of participation changes, this currently cannot happen. CCNY is also the only championship team which is not currently a member of Division I. They dropped down to the NCAA College Division in the 1963–64 season. The CCNY point shaving scandal of 1950–51 had hit the program hard, and they had 12 sub-par seasons from 1951–52 through 1962–63 before dropping down to the College Division.
The 1950 tournament was the last tournament to feature eight teams. The field would expand to sixteen teams the next year.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1950 tournament:
Regionals
;March 23, 24, and 25 :East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) ;March 23 and 25 :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Championship Game
;March 28: :Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | East | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Ohio State | Tippy Dye | Big Ten | Regional third place | Holy Cross | W 72–52 | ||
| East | Holy Cross | Buster Sheary | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Ohio State | L 72–52 | ||
| East | North Carolina State | Everett Case | Southern | Third Place | [Baylor](1949-50-baylor-bears-basketball-team) | W 53–41 | ||
| East | [CCNY](1949-50-ccny-beavers-men-s-basketball-team) | Nat Holman | Metro NY | **Champion** | [Bradley](1949-50-bradley-braves-men-s-basketball-team) | W 71–68 | ||
| West | [Baylor](1949-50-baylor-bears-basketball-team) | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Fourth Place | North Carolina State | L 53–41 | ||
| West | [Bradley](1949-50-bradley-braves-men-s-basketball-team) | Forddy Anderson | Missouri Valley | Runner Up | [CCNY](1949-50-ccny-beavers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 71–68 | ||
| West | BYU | Stan Watts | Mountain States | Regional third place | [UCLA](1949-50-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | W 83–62 | ||
| West | [UCLA](1949-50-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | John Wooden | Pacific Coast | Regional Fourth Place | BYU | L 83–62 |
Bracket
| RD1-team1=CCNY | RD1-score1=56 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Ohio State | RD1-score2=55 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=NC State | RD1-score3=87 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Holy Cross | RD1-score4=74 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Baylor | RD1-score5=56 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=BYU | RD1-score6=55 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Bradley | RD1-score7=73 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UCLA | RD1-score8=59 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=CCNY | RD2-score1=78 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=NC State | RD2-score2=73 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Baylor | RD2-score3=66 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Bradley | RD2-score4=68 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=CCNY | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Bradley | RD3-score2=68 | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= NC State | RD3-score3= 53 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= Baylor | RD3-score4= 41
Regional third place games
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Ohio State | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Holy Cross | RD1-score2=52 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=BYU | RD1-score1=83 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UCLA | RD1-score2=62
Point shaving scandal
References
References
- "1950 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference.
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