The 1946 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 43–40 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Ben Carnevale.
Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The Aggies were the first team to win a second NCAA championship, the first to repeat as champions, and the first of two teams (San Francisco being the other) to win the title in their first two NCAA appearances.
The following were the sites which hosted each round of the 1946 tournament: * – Denotes overtime period [1]