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1946 Ncaa Men's Division I Basketball Tournament




Oklahoma A&M , coached by Henry Iba , won the national title with a 43-40 victory in the final game over North Carolina , coached by Ben Carnevale . Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player .

This was the first tournament to have four teams advance to the final site, though not the first to have a true "Final Four" format (''that'' would not occur until 1952 ). The two regional losers played in the national third-place game, while the two winners played for the championship.


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  RD1-team1 '''Ohio State'''
  RD1-score1 46
  RD1-seed2 &nbsp
  RD1-team2 Harvard
  RD1-score2 38
  RD1-seed3 &nbsp
  RD1-team3 '''North Carolina'''
  RD1-score3 57
  RD1-seed4 &nbsp
  RD1-team4 NYU
  RD1-score4 49
  RD1-seed5 &nbsp
  RD1-team5 '''Oklahoma A&M'''
  RD1-score5 44
  RD1-seed6 &nbsp
  RD1-team6 Baylor
  RD1-score6 29
  RD1-seed7 &nbsp
  RD1-team7 '''California'''
  RD1-score7 50
  RD1-seed8 &nbsp
  RD1-team8 Colorado
  RD1-score8 44
  RD2-seed1 &nbsp
  RD2-team1 Ohio State
  RD2-score1 57
  RD2-seed2 &nbsp
  RD2-team2 '''North Carolina'''
  RD2-score2 60
  RD2-seed3 &nbsp
  RD2-team3 '''Oklahoma A&M'''
  RD2-score3 52
  RD2-seed4 &nbsp
  RD2-team4 California
  RD2-score4 35
  RD3-seed1 &nbsp
  RD3-team1 North Carolina
  RD3-score1 40
  RD3-seed2 &nbsp
  RD3-team2 '''Oklahoma A&M'''
  RD3-score2 43




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