See also: 1941 NCAA basketball tournament.
| 1941 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 29, 1941[1] |
| Year: | 1940-41 |
| Visitor School: | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Visitor Name Short: | Wisconsin |
| Visitor Nickname: | Badgers |
| Visitor Record: | 19-3 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Harold E. Foster |
| Visitor Per1: | 21 |
| Visitor Per2: | 18 |
| Home School: | Washington State University |
| Home Name Short: | Washington State |
| Home Nickname: | Cougars |
| Home Record: | 26-5 |
| Home Conference: | PCC |
| Home Coach: | Jack Friel |
| Home Per1: | 17 |
| Home Per2: | 17 |
| Arena: | Municipal Auditorium |
| City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mvp: | John Kotz, Wisconsin[2] |
| Previous: | 1940 |
| Next: | 1942 |
The 1941 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1940-41 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, and the Washington State Cougars of the Pacific Coast Conference.
See also: 1940-41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team.
See also: 1940-41 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team.
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1941 represented a high point for both teams - This remains Wisconsin's only national championship, and this was their last appearance in the National Championship game until 2015, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 68–63. To date, this remains Washington State's sole appearance in the national championship game, and the Cougars would only make 5 more tournament appearances since.