The 1950 NCAA tournament finished with CCNY defeating Bradley in the final, 71-68. With the victory, CCNY became the only team to win the postseason NIT and the NCAA tournament in the same year.

This marked the final season of an 8-team tournament. The field expanded to 16 in 1951.

1950 NCAA tournament: Bracket

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1950 NCAA tournament: Scores

• Regional Semifinals
  • Eastern Regionals
    • CCNY 56, Ohio State 55
    • NC State 87, Holy Cross 74
  • Western Regionals
    • Baylor 56, BYU 55
    • Bradley 73, UCLA 59
• Regional Third Place Games
  • Eastern Regionals
    • Ohio State 72, Holy Cross 52
  • Western Regionals
    • BYU 83, UCLA 62
• Regional Finals
  • Eastern Regionals
    • CCNY 78, NC State 73
  • Western Regionals
    • Bradley 68, Baylor 66
• National Third Place Game
  • NC State 53, Baylor 41
• National Championship Game
  • CCNY 71, Bradley 68

1950 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses (minimum three games):

Individual scoring

• Sam Ranzino, NC State (3) 鈥?25.7 points per game

Tournament history

• This was the final tournament to have only eight teams. The bracket expanded to 16 teams next year.
• CCNY becomes the only team to win the postseason NIT and the NCAA tournament in the same season.