The 1943 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of men's

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Division I

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. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in

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. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region. Top-ranked

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declined to participate in the NCAA tournament or NIT after three of its starters were drafted into the

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, coached by Everett Shelton, won the national title with a 46–34 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by

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of Wyoming was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Cowboys were the first team in the 5-year history of the tournament to win after making a previous appearance in the tournament, having appeared in the 1941 tournament.

Locations

Only two venues hosted the 1943 tournament:

Regionals

;March 24 and 25 :East Regional,

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(Host:

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) ;March 26 and 27 :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium,

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)

Championship Game

;March 30: :

(Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

Teams

Bracket

Regional third place

References

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