1950 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

1950 NCAA Tournament | Bracket

Champion: CCNY

Most Outstanding Player: Irwin Dambrot, CCNY

Final Four: CCNY, NC State, Baylor, Bradley

Shining Moments

• CCNY was unranked in the last two polls heading into the tournament, but it beat three top five teams once selected. The championship came over No. 1 Bradley, which had gone 27-3 that season.
• The tradition of cutting down nets after a win? NC State did it after the regional semifinals against Holy Cross – the first time it was ever done after an NCAA tournament game.
• Bunch of fun facts from this tournament. This was the last tournament to feature eight teams; CCNY was the only team to ever win both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year; and CCNY is the only championship team no longer a member of Division I. Moreover, CCNY was the first integrated title winner.
• Shortly after the tournament, a bribery and game-fixing scandal cast a shadow over the college basketball world, as CCNY was among the schools involved.

Championship Game

Location: New York

1950 Tournament Scores