The 1942 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 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 9 games were played. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... College basketball refers to the American basketball league organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History The game of basketball was devised by James Naismith in 1892. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of the Nation Official website: http://www. ...

Stanford, coached by Everett Dean, won the national title with a 53-38 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Osborne Cowles. Howard Dallmar of Stanford was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... Everett S. Dean (March 18, 1898 in Livonia, Indiana - October 26, 1993) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... At the conclusion of the NCAA mens and womens Division I basketball championships (the Final Four tournaments), the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. ...

Locations

Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, The Dirty Dirty Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of the Nation Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of the Nation Official website: http://www. ...

Teams

Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university based in State College, Pennsylvania (the university uses University Park, Pennsylvania to differentiate University addresses from those in town), with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901–December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university based in State College, Pennsylvania (the university uses University Park, Pennsylvania to differentiate University addresses from those in town), with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially; Colorado, CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... Main Campus The University of Kansas (often referred to as just KU or Kansas) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Forrest Phog Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the Father of Basketball Coaching. ... Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of United Statess top teaching and research universities. ... Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of United Statess top teaching and research universities. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... Everett S. Dean (March 18, 1898 in Livonia, Indiana - October 26, 1993) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ...

Bracket

  Dartmouth 44 Penn St 39  Dartmouth 47  Kentucky 46 Kentucky 28 Dartmouth 38 Illinois 44  Stanford 53 Rice 47  Stanford 46  Stanford 53  Colorado 46 Colorado 35 Kansas 44 

External links

• 1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
• HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.