1950 NCAA Basketball Tournament
| 1950 NCAA Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions |
CCNY (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Bradley (1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
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| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Nat Holman (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Irwin Dambrot CCNY | ||||
| Attendance | 75,464 | ||||
| Top scorer |
Sam Ranzino NC State (75 points) |
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The 1950 NCAA 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 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City, New York. 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, having dropped down to Division III following the CCNY point shaving scandal of 1950–51.
The 1950 tournament was the last tournament to feature eight teams. The field would expand to sixteen teams the next year.
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1950 tournament:
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