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 first-ever NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament took place from March 24 to March 30, 1943, featuring eight colleges competing in a single-elimination bracket to crown the national champion.