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    1939 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

    

  Elite 8   Final 4   NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box

East Regional -
School Coach Conference Record
Brown Eck Allen Independent 16-3
Ohio State Harold Olsen Big Ten 14-6
Villanova Alex Severance Independent 19-4
Wake Forest Murray Greason Southern 18-5
West Regional -
School Coach Conference Record
Oklahoma Bruce Drake Big Six 11-8
Oregon Howard Hobson Pacific Coast 26-5
Texas Jack Gray Southwest 19-4
Utah State Dick Romney Mountain States 16-6

 The East region did not hold a third-place game until 1941, and there was no national third-place game until 1946.

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1939 tournament:

Elite 8

 East  REGIONAL at The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-March 17 and 18

Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts
  Villanova, Brown  42-30  
  Ohio State  Wake Forest

64-52

  

 West REGIONAL at  California Coliseum, San Francisco, California -

March 20 and 21
Favorite Team Team Score Star Efforts
  Oklahoma   Utah State 50-39  
  Oregon Texas

56-41

  

Western Regional Third Place: Utah State 51, Texas 49

Final 4

at

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Favorite Team Team  Score Star Efforts

Oregon 

Oklahoma

55-37

  
  Ohio State Villanova

53-36

  

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at Patten Gymnasium, Evanston, Illinois -March 27

 
 

 
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
Oregon    Ohio State 46-33  

 

 Polls began in 1948-49 season.

All-America Team
Pos Name Cl. School
F Jimmy Hull Sr. Ohio State
F Irving Torgoff Sr. Long Island
C Slim Wintermute Sr. Oregon
G Chet Jaworski Sr. Rhode Island
G Ernie Andres Sr. Indiana
Notes
  • Long Island U., coached by legendary Clair Bee, finished 23-0 and won the NIT, defeating previously unbeaten Loyola of Chicago, 44-32, in the championship game.
  • The center jump after every basket was eliminated the previous year.
  • This was the first year for the NCAA Tournament, although the National Invitation Tournament began the previous year.
  • Oregon finished with a 29-5 record, and the team was called the "Tall Firs" because of their big lineup, featuring 6-8 Slim Wintermute.
  • All NCAA Tournament Team

    None Chosen

    Team Offense

    Rhode Island State, avg. 70 ppg (unofficial)

    Oregon's Leaders: F Laddie Gale 12.0; C Slim Wintermute 10.0; F John Dick 6.7; G Wally Johansen 5.7; G Bobby Anet 5.4

 

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