1950 NCAA basketball tournament explained

Year:1950
Teams:8
Finalfourarena:Madison Square Garden
Finalfourcity:New York City
Champions:CCNY Beavers
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Bradley Braves
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Baylor Bears
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:NC State Wolfpack
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Nat Holman
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Irwin Dambrot
Mopteam:CCNY
Attendance:75,464
Topscorer:Sam Ranzino
Topscorerteam:NC State
Points:75

The 1950 NCAA basketball tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. It began on March 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28 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.

CCNY, coached by Nat Holman, won the national title with a 71–68 victory in the final game over Bradley, coached by Forddy Anderson. Irwin Dambrot of CCNY was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. CCNY became the only team to ever win both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year. Because of participation changes, this currently cannot happen. CCNY is also the only championship team which is not currently a member of Division I. They dropped down to the NCAA College Division in the 1963–64 season. The CCNY point shaving scandal of 1950–51 had hit the program hard, and they had 12 sub-par seasons from 1951–52 through 1962–63 before dropping down to the College Division.

The 1950 tournament was the last tournament to feature eight teams. The field would expand to sixteen teams the next year.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1950 tournament:

Regionals

March 23, 24, and 25
  • East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
    March 23 and 25
  • West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

    Championship Game

    March 28:
  • Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

    Teams

    Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
    East
    East Regional third placeHoly CrossW 72–52
    East Independent Regional Fourth PlaceOhio StateL 72–52
    East Third PlaceBaylorW 53–41
    East ChampionBradleyW 71–68
    West
    West Fourth PlaceNorth Carolina StateL 53–41
    West Runner UpCCNYL 71–68
    West Regional third placeUCLAW 83–62
    West Regional Fourth PlaceBYUL 83–62

    Bracket

    Regional third place games

    [1]

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 1950 NCAA basketball tournament. College Basketball Reference. 4 April 2018.