The 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament[1] was a single-elimination tournament of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or 1974 National Invitation Tournament.[2] It was run by the NCAA to offer berths to highly regarded conference runners-up in an effort to kill the NIT.[2] All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.[3] Indiana defeated Tennessee, Toledo, and Southern California in that order to win the championship. Kent Benson of Indiana was named tournament MVP.[4]
| Season | 1973–74 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Indiana (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | USC (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Bob Knight (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Kent Benson (Indiana) | ||||
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Brackets
edit| First Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 85 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 73 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 76 | |||||||||||||
| SMU | 70 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 82 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Dorr, Dave (March 17, 1974). "General Knight In Command". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3E.
- ^ a b Tolliver, Melanie (November 1, 2002). Indiana University Basketball: For the Thrill of It!. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 29–31. ISBN 978-1-58261-579-0.
- ^ Dorr, Dave (March 10, 1974). "CCA Promise: Quality Basketball". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B.
- ^ LeBar, Paul (March 19, 1974). "Knight Blasts Tourney Officials". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. p. 7B.