Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33
It became a ncaa championship in 1939.
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was created in 1939.
Oregon ducks won the first National Championship in 1939.
The finals of the 1939 NCAA Division I basketball championship, the first ever, was played at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois which was home to the Northwestern University basketball team.
The first NCAA basketball championship was won by Oregon. They beat Ohio State 46-33 in Evanston, Ill 1939.
Kentucky has won eight NCAA championships: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, and 2012.Kentucky was also awarded the Helms National Championship in 1933. (The first NCAA tournament was played in 1939.)
1939. Oregon defeated Ohio State in the championship game.
How many college basketball teams played in 1939
6 NCAA championship basketball games have went into overtime.
The first ever basketball game was played in 1891 at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts by students who's teacher, Dr. James Naismith, was trying to keep occupied during a rainy day. Therefore, it wasn't an actual team, but rather a bunch of gym class students.
The first NCAA Division basketball tournament was played in 1939. There were two regions (East and West) and four teams in each region: East: Brown, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Villanova West: Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah State Oregon defeated Ohio State in the finals 46-33.
The first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in 1939. The finals, won by Oregon over Ohio State 46-33, was held at the Patten Gynasium in Evanston, Illinois.