1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1947 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 8
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Holy Cross (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-up Oklahoma (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Doggie Julian (1st title)
MOP George Kaftan Holy Cross
Attendance 72,959
Top scorer George Kaftan Holy Cross
(63 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1946 1948»

The 1947 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, 1947, and ended with the championship game on March 25 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.

Holy Cross, coached by Doggie Julian, won the national title with a 58-47 victory in the final game over Oklahoma, coached by Bruce Drake. George Kaftan of Holy Cross was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1947 tournament:

Regionals

March 19 and 22
West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
March 20 and 22
East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Championship Game

March 25
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a CCNY Nat HolmanMNYC Fourth PlaceTexasL 54-50
East n/a Holy Cross Doggie Julian IndependentChampionOklahomaW 58-47
East n/a Navy Ben CarnevaleIndependent Regional Fourth PlaceWisconsinL 50-49
East n/a Wisconsin Bud Foster Big Ten Regional Third PlaceNavyW 50-49
West
West n/a Oklahoma Bruce DrakeBig Six Runner-upHoly CrossL 58-47
West n/a Oregon State Slats GillPacific Coast Regional Third PlaceWyomingW 63-46
West n/a Texas Jack GraySouthwest Conference Third PlaceCCNYW 54-50
West n/a Wyoming Everett SheltonSkyline Conference Regional Fourth PlaceOregon StateL 63-46

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Holy Cross 55  
   Navy 47  
     Holy Cross 60  
     CCNY 45  
   CCNY 70
     Wisconsin 56  
       Holy Cross 58
     Oklahoma 47
     Texas 42  
   Wyoming 40  
     Texas 54 Third place
     Oklahoma 55  
   Oklahoma 56  CCNY 50
     Oregon State 54    Texas 54

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
Navy 49
Wisconsin 50

West Regional Third Place
   
Wyoming 46
Oregon St 63

See also

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