Wisconsin won its first NCAA national championship in 1941. The Badgers played their first two games on their home floor before beating Washington State 39-34 in the title game. John Kotz was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring 12 points against the Cougars in the national final. Kotz posted double-figure scoring in all three games of the tournament.
Arkansas and Pittsburgh were the other teams to be among the last four in 1941.
The Razorbacks' Johnny Adams was the tournament's leading scorer with 48 points.
1941 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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1941 NCAA tournament: Scores
- Regional Semifinals
- East Region
- Wisconsin 51, Dartmouth 50
- Pittsburgh 26, North Carolina 20
- West Region
- Arkansas 52, Wyoming 40
- Washington State 48, Creighton 39
- East Region
- Regional Third Place Games
- East Region
- Dartmouth 60, North Carolina 59
- West Region
- Creighton 45, Wyoming 44
- East Region
- Regional Finals
- East Region
- Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30
- West Region
- Washington State 64, Arkansas 53
- East Region
- National championship (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
1941 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the 1941 NCAA tournament leaders (number of games in parentheses):
Individual scoring
- Johnny Adams, Arkansas (2) — 24.0
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