1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Champions | Indiana (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
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| Runner-up | Kansas (1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
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| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Branch McCracken (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Marvin Huffman (Indiana) | ||||
| Attendance | 36,880 | ||||
| Top scorer | Howard Engleman Kansas (39 points) |
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The 1940 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the participating 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, 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.
Contents
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1940 tournament:
Regionals
- March 20 and 21
- East Regional, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
- West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Championship Game
- March 30
- Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Teams
| East Regional - Indianapolis | |||
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| School | Coach | Conference | Record |
| Duquesne | Chick Davies | Independent | 19-2 |
| Indiana | Branch McCracken | Big Ten | 17-3 |
| Springfield | Ed Hickox | Independent | 16-2 |
| Western Kentucky | Ed Diddle | SIAA | 24-5 |
| West Regional - Kansas City | |||
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| School | Coach | Conference | Record |
| Colorado | Frosty Cox | Mountain States | 17-2 |
| Kansas | Phog Allen | Big Six | 17-5 |
| Rice | Buster Brannon | Southwest | 21-2 |
| USC | Sam Barry | Pacific Coast | 19-2 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Springfield | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas | 42 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 32 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Rice | 44 | |||||||||||||
Regional Third Place
| West Regional Third Place | ||||
| Colorado | 56 | |||
| Rice | 60 | |||
