(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1944 2005 1944 NCAA Basketball Utes Champs The 1944 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men’s NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1944, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City. A total of 9 games …