The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-03
BIG nine CHAMP
STILL UNDECIDED
All Other College Winners
ell-Established Tour
neys Hold Spotlight

NEW YORK, March 2-U.H-
Except for the snarl in the Big
Nine, college basketball cham
pions were well-established today.
enabling fans to begin argument
on probable tournament champi-
ons.
Texas won the Southwest con-
ference crown with two weekend
triumphs. over Arkansas; Wyo-
ming defeated Utah and took sole
possession of the Big Seven cham
pionship; UCLA dropped Southern
California and won h E southern
title in the Pacific Coast con-
ference, all in Saturday games.
Columbia is virtually certain OF
the Ivy league crown, Oregon
State won the Northern Pee
Diadem a week ago, and St. Louis
already has clinched the Missouri
Valley title.
Kentucky, defending National
Invitational champ, won both the
r e & u | season Southeastern
conference title and the loop tour
nament. The Wildcats already
have accepted a bid to defend
their National crown.
West Virginia also has accepted
a bid to the National invitational,
and other possibilities are Navy,
Syracuse, Seton Hall, Bradley,
Connecticut, Notre Dame. Santa
Clara, St. Johns and NYU.
The other national tournament
the National Collegiate AA-has
made only one official designation
so far-Holy Cross as New Eng
land representative. Wisconsin ap-
peared like to get the Midwestern
bid, Texas was the Southwest can
didate, and the UCLA-Oregon
State winner probably will repre-
sent the Far West. Duke, North
Carolina and North Carolina State
were in the running for the South
ern bid, and Columbia vas a
possibility as Eastern representa-
tive.
The two Big Nine leaders, Wis
consin and Illinois, were beaten
Saturday and today a three way
title tie was possible, with Indiana
showing into the picture. The
Hoosiers defeated Illinois on Sat
urday, 48 to Al, while Minnesota
dropped Wisconsin, So to IS. If In
diana beats Purdue Monday night
and then Purdue whips Wisconsin
in their replay game, the Hoosiers
can tie with the Badgers and
Illini.
In other Saturday games, UCLA
defeated Southern Cal, 6 to 81,
and Oregon State whipped Oregon,
81 to 50. Wyoming came up with
an amazing s%econd-half defense
that held Utah to v points and
gave Wyoming a 80 to rs win for
the Big Seven crown.
Connecticut playing Rhode
Island States own firehorse,
never = stop running and
shooting game, OUTRAGED the
Rhodes, 83 to rs; W e S Virginia
maintained its hot pace by defeat
ing Pitt, u to SO, and Texas made
sure of it's crown with a 6-to-4e
win over Arkansas.
Duquesne, only undefeated team
in the country, got a fright before
winning its 10Th game as Albright
fought bitterly before going down,
So to 81.
Bradley topped Kansas State, 4a
to Al, and Colgate, showing
smoothness and power, dumped a
slipping Syracuse five, so to A
Notre Dame barely got past a de
termined Northwestern team lee
by Benny Schadler and was happy
with a S. to So victory.
Kentucky defeated Georgia Tech
in a semi-final Sec game. Is to 50.
and then whipped Tulane in the
title game. IS to 38, for THEN
fourth straight championship.
Kentucky's season record now is
81 won and two lost. Other tor
marks were Duquesne $50; Tex
as (23-l). West Virginia G7-1)
Navy 16-1).' Rhode Island State
O5-2,. Holy Cross l22-3), Oregon
State Us A., Notre Dsme 18-4l,
Santa Clara 21-4). Connecticut
(15-2) and Bradley (24-5).