1947      1948      1949

Champion Second Place Third place Fourth place
Kentucky Baylor Holy Cross Kansas State
Adolph Rupp Bill Henderson Doggie Julian Jack Gardner

Active coaches (5+ games)

Rank Coach, Current school Yrs W-L Pct. Latest Final
All Trn 1948 All 4 2 1
1 Hank Iba, Oklahoma A&M 19 2   6-0 1.000 1946 2 2 2
2 Doggie Julian, Holy Cross 14 2 2-1 5-1 .833 1948 2 1 1
T3 Howard Hobson, Oregon 12 2   4-1 .800 1945 1 1 1
T3 Bud Foster, Wisconsin 14 2   4-1 .800 1947 1 1 1
5 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 18 3 3-0 5-2 .714 1948 2 1 1
T6 Vadal Peterson, Utah 21 2   3-2 .600 1945 1 1 1
T6 Phog Allen, Kansas 42 2   3-2 .600 1942 1 1 0
8 Bruce Drake, Oklahoma 10 3   4-3 .571 1947 2 1 0
9 Ozzie Cowles, Michigan 7 4 1-1 5-4 .556 1948 1 1 0
10 Howard Cann, NYU 24 3   3-4 .429 1946 1 1 0
T11 Ben Carnevale, Navy 4 2   2-3 .400 1947 1 1 0
T11 Bill Henderson, Baylor 6 2 2-1 2-3 .400 1948 1 1 0
T11 Jack Gray, Texas 9 2   2-3 .400 1947 1 0 0
T14 Everett Shelton, Wyoming 11 4 0-2 3-6 .333 1948 1 1 1
T14 Frosty Cox, Colorado 11 3   2-4 .333 1946 1 0 0


Highlights:

Doggie Julian leads Holy Cross to the Final Four in defense of their national championship in '47 and debuts at number two with an .833 winning percentage.
Adolph Rupp takes Kentucky to its first tournament championship and debuts on the list at .714 in fifth place.
Ozzie Cowles brings Michigan rather than Dartmouth to the tournament and wins a consolation game but drops slightly to .556.
Bill Henderson leads Baylor to the title game for his first tournament wins and a spot on the list tied for eleventh place.
Everett Shelton can't seem to get a win for Wyoming, sinking down to .333, tied for last place.





















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