| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
| Champion | Second Place | Third place | Fourth place |
| CCNY | Bradley | North Carolina State | Baylor |
| Nat Holman | Forddy Anderson | Everett Case | Bill Henderson |
Active coaches (10+ games)
| Rank | Coach, Current school | Yrs | W-L | Pct. | Latest | Final | ||||
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| All | Trn | 1950 | All | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | Adolph Rupp, Kentucky | 20 | 4 | 8-2 | .800 | 1949 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Everett Shelton, Wyoming | 13 | 5 | 3-8 | .273 | 1949 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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John Wooden makes his NCAA tournament debut, losing in the first round as well as losing the consolation game to start out his legendary tournament career at 0-2. |
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