1941 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

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
• Regional Third Place Games
  • East Region
    • Dartmouth 60, North Carolina 59
  • West Region
    • Creighton 45, Wyoming 44
• Regional Finals
  • East Region
    • Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30
  • West Region
    • Washington State 64, Arkansas 53 
• 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