1940 (6 teams) - Colorado, DePaul, Duquesne, Long Island, Oklahoma A&M, St. John's. Quarterfinals-DePaul beat Long Island, 45-38. Duquesne beat St. John's, 38-31. Semifinals-Colorado beat DePaul, 52-37. Duquesne beat Oklahoma A&M, 34-30. Championship-Colorado beat Duquesne, 51-40. Third place-Oklahoma A&M beat DePaul, 23-22.

1941 (8 teams) - City College of New York, Duquesne, Long Island, Ohio, Rhode Island, Seton Hall, Virginia, Westminster. Quarterfinals-CCNY beat Virginia, 64-35. Ohio beat Duquesne, 55-40. Seton Hall beat Rhode Island, 70-54. Long Island beat Westminster, 48-36. Semifinals-Long Island beat Seton Hall, 49-26. Ohio beat CCNY, 45-43. Championship-Long Island beat Ohio, 56-42. Third place-CCNY beat Seton Hall, 42-27.

1942 (8 teams) - City College of New York, Creighton, Long Island, Rhode Island, Toledo, West Texas State, West Virginia, Western Kentucky. Quarterfinals-West Virginia beat Long Island, 58-49. Creighton beat West Texas State, 59-58. Western Kentucky beat CCNY, 49-46. Toledo beat Rhode Island, 82-71. Semifinals-West Virginia beat Toledo, 51-39. Western Kentucky beat Creighton, 49-36. Championship-West Virginia beat Western Kentucky, 47-45. Third place-Creighton beat Toledo, 48-46.

1943 (8 teams) - Creighton, Fordham, Manhattan, Rice, St. John's, Toledo, Washington & Jefferson, Western Kentucky. Quarterfinals-St. John's beat Rice, 51-49. Fordham beat Western Kentucky, 60-58. Toledo beat Manhattan, 54-47. Washington & Jefferson beat Creighton, 43-42. Semifinals-Toledo beat Washington & Jefferson, 46-39. St. John's beat Fordham, 69-43. Championship-St. John's beat Toledo, 48-27. Third place-Washington & Jefferson beat Fordham, 39-34.

1944 (8 teams) - Bowling Green, Canisius, DePaul, Kentucky, Muhlenberg, Oklahoma A&M, St. John's, Utah. Quarterfinals-Oklahoma A&M beat Canisius, 43-29. Kentucky beat Utah, 46-38. St. John's beat Bowling Green, 44-40. DePaul beat Muhlenberg, 68-45. Semifinals-St. John's beat Kentucky, 48-45. DePaul beat Oklahoma A&M, 41-38. Championship-St. John's beat DePaul, 47-39. Third place-Kentucky beat Oklahoma A&M, 45-29.

1945 (8 teams) - Bowling Green, DePaul, Muhlenberg, Rensselaer Poly, Rhode Island, St. John's, Tennessee, West Virginia. Quarterfinals-Rhode Island beat Tennessee, 51-44. Bowling Green beat RPI, 60-45. DePaul beat West Virginia, 76-52. St. John's beat Muhlenberg, 34-33. Semifinals-DePaul beat Rhode Island, 97-53. Bowling Green beat St. John's, 57-44. Championship-DePaul beat Bowling Green, 71-54. Third place-St. John's beat Rhode Island, 64-57.

1946 (8 teams) - Arizona, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Muhlenberg, Rhode Island, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia. Quarterfinals-Rhode Island beat Bowling Green, 82-79 (ot). West Virginia beat St. John's, 70-58. Kentucky beat Arizona, 77-53. Muhlenberg beat Syracuse, 47-41. Semifinals-Rhode Island beat Muhlenberg, 59-49. Kentucky beat West Virginia, 59-51. Championship-Kentucky beat Rhode Island, 46-45. Third place-West Virginia beat Muhlenberg, 65-40.

1947 (8 teams) - Bradley, Duquesne, Kentucky, Long Island, North Carolina State, St. John's, Utah, West Virginia. Quarterfinals-Utah beat Duquesne, 45-44. Kentucky beat Long Island, 66-62. North Carolina State beat St. John's, 61-55. West Virginia beat Bradley, 69-60. Semifinals-Utah beat West Virginia, 64-62. Kentucky beat North Carolina State, 60-42. Championship-Utah beat Kentucky, 49-45. Third place-North Carolina State beat West Virginia, 64-52.

1948 (8 teams) - Bowling Green, DePaul, La Salle, New York Univ., North Carolina State, Saint Louis, Texas, Western Kentucky. Quarterfinals-Western Kentucky beat La Salle, 68-61. Saint Louis beat Bowling Green, 69-53. NYU beat Texas, 45-43. DePaul beat North Carolina State, 75-64. Semifinals-NYU beat DePaul, 72-59. Saint Louis beat Western Kentucky, 60-53. Championship-Saint Louis beat NYU, 65-52. Third place-Western Kentucky beat DePaul, 61-59.

1949 (12 teams) - Bowling Green, Bradley, City College of New York, Kentucky, Loyola (Chicago), Manhattan, New York Univ., St. John's, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Utah, Western Kentucky. Seeded teams-Kentucky, Saint Louis, Utah, Western Kentucky. First round-Bowling Green beat St. John's, 77-64. San Francisco beat Manhattan, 68-43. Bradley beat NYU, 89-67. Loyola beat CCNY, 62-47. Quarterfinals-Loyola beat Kentucky, 61-56. Bradley beat Western Kentucky, 95-86. San Francisco beat Utah, 64-63. Bowling Green beat Saint Louis, 80-74. Semifinals-San Francisco beat Bowling Green, 49-39. Loyola beat Bradley, 55-50. Championship-San Francisco beat Loyola, 48-47. Third place-Bowling Green beat Bradley, 82-77.