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The 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament and determined the national champion in the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri , on March 30, 1940.
The 1940 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the participating champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The second edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1940, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of eight games were ...
Mar 11, 1940 * vs. St. John's Quarterfinals: W 38–31 18–1: Madison Square Garden New York, New York: Mar 13, 1940 * vs. Oklahoma A&M Semifinals: W 34–30 19–1: Madison Square Garden New York, New York: Mar 15, 1940 * vs. Colorado Championship game: L 40–51 19–2: Madison Square Garden New York, New York: NCAA tournament; Mar 22, 1940 ...
1939–40 NCAA Division I men's basketball season; NCAA Tournament: 1940: Tournament dates: March 20 – 30, 1940: National Championship: Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri: NCAA Champions: Indiana: Helms National Champions: USC (retroactive selection in 1943) Other champions: Colorado : Player of the Year
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), founded in 1906, is the major governing body for intercollegiate athletics in the United States and currently conducts national championships in its sponsored sports, except for the top level of football.
The 1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin. The head coach was Bud Foster, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers and were members of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin won their only NCAA title, defeating Washington State 39–34 in the championship game in Kansas City.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches turned over operation of the NCAA tournament to the NCAA itself. [1] George Glamack of North Carolina became the first player to score 30 or more points in an NCAA tournament game, scoring 31 points against Dartmouth in a regional third-place game of the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament on March 22 ...
The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams