The 1941–42 Stanford Indians (now the Cardinal) men's basketball team won their first and only NCAA basketball championship in 1942. Stanford was also retroactively named the national champion by the

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and the

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NCAA basketball tournament

*West ** Stanford 53, Rice 47 *Final Four ** Stanford 46,

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35 **Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38

Awards and honors

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, NCAA Men's MOP Award

References

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Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons

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