NEW YORK – In honor of the 75th anniversary of March Madness, ESPN released its list of the top 75 NCAA Championship teams and the City College of New York's historic 1949-50 team made the list at 63.
The Beavers went 24-5 and are the only team in history to win both the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and the NCAA Championship in the same season.
Sixty-three years later, a team that took over the city that never sleeps and shocked the world, ending its season with seven consecutive victories en route to their first ever NIT and NCAA Championships is still being honored.
Perhaps the first team to really put City College on the map, CCNY was the only unranked team in both tournaments.
Three Beavers averaged double figures that season, led by Roman's 16.4 points/game and Warner's 14.8 points/game. Floyd Layne, who attended Saturday's 75th Anniversary of NCAA March Madness and the Fourth Annual Alumni Day at CCNY, averaged 6.4 points/game. Dambrot was named the NCAA MVP after finishing with 15 points in the clinching game, a 71-68 victory over Bradley (March 28).
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Kelvin Queliz released the 1949-50 season results and they can be found by clicking here.
The full list of the top 75 championship teams can be found on ESPN.com or by visiting here.
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