| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
| Champion | Second Place | Third place (tied) | Third place (tied) |
| Stanford | Dartmouth | Colorado | Kentucky |
| Everett Dean | Ozzie Cowles | Frosty Cox | Adolph Rupp |
Active coaches (5+ games)
| Rank | Coach, Current school | Yrs | W-L | Pct. | Latest | Final | ||||
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| All | Trn | 1942 | All | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| T1 | Phog Allen, Kansas | 36 | 2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | .600 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T1 | Ozzie Cowles, Dartmouth | 5 | 2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | .600 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Kansas bows out in the first round, but wins the consolation game to make Phog Allen the first coach to appear in five tournament games. Kansas came in second in the second tournament in 1940. |
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Ozzie Cowles joins Allen at five games later in the tournament as he leads Dartmouth to the national finals in his second tournament appearance. |
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This year's tournament is the first to have teams with NCAA tournament experience. Colorado, Dartmouth, Kansas and Rice are the first four teams to be invited back, Dartmouth being the first team to play in back to back tournaments. The other three played in 1940, with Kansas finishing second that year. |
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