1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1940, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 8 games were played.

Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the national 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.

Contents

1 Locations
2 Teams
3 Bracket
4 External links

Locations

Region	Site	Other Locations
East	Indianapolis, Indiana
West	Kansas City, Missouri
Finals	Kansas City, Missouri

Teams

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Duquesne	Chick Davies	National Semifinals	Indiana	L 39-30
East	n/a	Indiana	Branch McCracken	Champion	Kansas	W 60-42
East	n/a	Springfield	Ed Hickox	Elite Eight	Indiana	L 48-24
East	n/a	Western Kentucky	Ed Diddle	Elite Eight	Duquesne	L 30-29
West
West	n/a	Colorado	Frosty Cox	Elite Eight	USC	L 38-32
West	n/a	Kansas	Phog Allen	Runner Up	Indiana	L 60-42
West	n/a	Rice	Buster Brannon	Regional Third Place	Colorado	W 60-56
West	n/a	USC	Sam Barry	National Semifinals	Kansas	L 43-42

Bracket

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External links

[1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
[HoopsTournament.Net], source for much of the information on this page.

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