1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 9 games were played.

Stanford, coached by Everett Dean, won the national title with a 53-38 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Osborne Cowles. Howie Dallmar of Stanford was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	n/a	Dartmouth	Osborne Cowles	Runner Up	Stanford	L 53-38
East	n/a	Illinois	Doug Mills	Regional Fourth Place	Penn State	L 41-34
East	n/a	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	National Semifinals	Dartmouth	L 47-28
East	n/a	Penn State	John Lawther	Regional Third Place	Illinois	W 41-34
West
West	n/a	Colorado	Frosty Cox	National Semifinals	Stanford	L 46-35
West	n/a	Kansas	Phog Allen	Regional Third Place	Rice	W 55-53
West	n/a	Rice	Buster Brannon	Regional Fourth Place	Stanford	L 53-47
West	n/a	Stanford	Everett Dean	Champion	Dartmouth	W 53-38

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