1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1948 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Kentucky (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four)
Runner-up	Baylor (1st title game, 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Holy Cross (2nd Final Four) Kansas State (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (1st title)
MOP	Alex Groza (Kentucky)
Attendance	72,523
Top scorer	Alex Groza Kentucky (54 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments «1947 1949»

The 1948 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 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 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.

Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 58-42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1948 tournament:

Regionals

March 19 and 20

East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

Championship Game

March 23

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Teams

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Columbia	Gordon Ridings	EIBL	Regional Fourth Place	Michigan	L 66-49
East	n/a	Holy Cross	Doggie Julian	Independent	Third Place	Kansas State	W 60-54
East	n/a	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	SEC	Champion	Baylor	W 58-42
East	n/a	Michigan	Ozzie Cowles	Big Ten	Regional Third Place	Columbia	W 66-49
West
West	n/a	Baylor	Bill Henderson	Southwest	Runner-up	Kentucky	L 58-42
West	n/a	Kansas State	Jack Gardner	Big Six	Fourth Place	Holy Cross	L 60-54
West	n/a	Washington	Art McLarney	PCC	Regional Third Place	Wyoming	W 57-47
West	n/a	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Skyline	Regional Fourth Place	Washington	L 57-47

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Kentucky	76
		Columbia	53
							Kentucky	60
							Holy Cross	52
		Holy Cross	63
		Michigan	45
												Kentucky	58
												Baylor	42
		Kansas State	58
		Wyoming	48
							Kansas State	52		Third place
							Baylor	60
		Baylor	64									Holy Cross	60
		Washington	62									Kansas State	54

Regional Third Place Games

	East Regional Third Place
	Columbia		49
	Michigan		66

	West Regional Third Place
	Wyoming		47
	Washington		57

See also

• 1948 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament