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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 ...
The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mar 8, 1940 * Oregon State Game 1: W 54–41 18–2: Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA: Mar 9, 1940 * Oregon State Game 2: W 62–25 19–2: Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA: NCAA tournament; Mar 22, 1940 * vs. Colorado NCAA Quarterfinals: W 38–32 20–2: Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO: Mar 23, 1940 * vs. Kansas NCAA Semifinals: L 42 ...
In the following season, Indiana had a record of 17–3, with a 10–2 mark in conference play. This left the Hoosiers in second place, one game behind Wisconsin. [22] The 1940 national championship game was the first of six appearances in the NCAA Tournament final for the Hoosiers, and the first of five times they won the title.
1940 National Invitation Tournament; Tournament details; City: New York City: Venue(s) Madison Square Garden: Teams: 6: Final positions; Champions: Colorado Buffaloes (1st title) Runner-up: Duquesne Dukes: Semifinalists
Associated Press 10 months ago Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers. The women's NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience ...
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 team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. [ 1 ] The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference to the Purdue Boilermakers.