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Bud Foster returns to the tournament with
Wisconsin for the first time since winning the national
championship in 1941. The first round loss and consolation
win are enough to get Foster on the list tied with
Howard Hobson for second place.
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Bruce Drake leads Oklahoma to the championship game
and debuts on the list at .571 in sixth place.
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Ben Carnevale returns with a new
team (Navy), fails to win a game but debuts on the list at .400 tied for
next to last place. Carnevale previously took North Carolina to the
title game in '46 before losing to Oklahoma A&M, becoming the first
to coach two different schools in the tournament.
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Everett Shelton and Wyoming lose two games to drop
to .429, tied for eighth on the list.
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Jack Gray and Texas win the second national third place
game allowing Gray to debut at .400, tied for next to last on the list.
Gray led Texas to two losses in the first tournament in 1939.
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