1949 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Teams
Table:
Region
Team
Coach
Finished
Final Opponent
Score

East

East
Illinois
Harry Combes
Third Place
Oregon State
W 57–53

East
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Champion
Oklahoma A&M
W 46–36

East
Villanova
Alex Severance
Regional Third Place
Yale
W 78–67

East
Yale
Howard Hobson
Regional Fourth Place
Villanova
L 78–67

West

West
Arkansas
Eugene Lambert
Regional Third Place
Wyoming
W 61–48

West
Oklahoma A&M
Henry Iba
Runner Up
Kentucky
L 46–36

West
Oregon State
Slats Gill
Fourth Place
Illinois
L 57–53

West
Wyoming
Everett Shelton
Regional Fourth Place
Arkansas
L 61–48

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