The Sports Almanac

1949 NCAA Basketball Tournament

KENTUCKY WILDCATS
1949 NCAA Champions


QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS NCAA CHAMPION
Illinois Fighting Illini
 71
Yale Bulldogs
 67




Illinois Fighting Illini
 47
Kentucky Wildcats
 76


Kentucky Wildcats
 85
Villanoava Wildcats
 72





Kentucky Wildcats
 46
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
 36
KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
 40
Wyoming Cowboys
 39

Third Place Game
Illinois Fighting Illini
 57
Oregon State Beavers
 53
Third Place Winner
Illinois Fighting Illini

Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
 55
Oregon State Beavers
 30


Oregon State Beavers
 56
Arkansas Razorbacks
 38




EAST REGION THIRD PLACE GAME

Yale Bulldogs
 67
Villanova Wildcats
 78


Villanova Wildcats

WEST REGION THIRD PLACE GAME

Wyoming Cowboys
 48
Arkansas Razorbacks
 61


Arkansas Razorbacks