1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1947


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=8
FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity=New York City
Champions=Holy Cross
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Oklahoma
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=CCNY
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Texas
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Doggie Julian
CoachCount=1st
MOP=George Kaftan
MOPTeam=Holy Cross
Attendance=72,959
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=George Kaftan
TopScorerTeam=Holy Cross
Points=63The 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.

This was the first tournament in which a national third place game was held, a tradition which would continue until the 1982 tournament. This was a step short of a true "Final Four," however, since the national semifinals were still played in their respective East and West regional locations. The true Final Four would not emerge until the 1952 tournament.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Holy Cross
RD1-score1=55
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Navy
RD1-score2=47
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=CCNY
RD1-score3=70
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Wisconsin
RD1-score4=56
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Texas
RD1-score5=42
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Wyoming
RD1-score6=40
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Oklahoma
RD1-score7=56
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Oregon State
RD1-score8=54
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Holy Cross
RD2-score1=60
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=CCNY
RD2-score2=45
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Texas
RD2-score3=54
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Oklahoma
RD2-score4=55
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Holy Cross
RD3-score1=58
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Oklahoma
RD3-score2=47

ee also

* 1947 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1947.htm 1947 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.