The 1943 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City.
The 1943 NCAA men's basketball tournament was the first-ever championship event for Division I colleges, where eight teams competed in a single-elimination format to find the national champion. The competition started on March 24 and ended with the title game on March 30 in New York City.