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What was the world like when Oklahoma State Men’s Basketball won in 1945?

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What was the world like when Oklahoma State Men’s Basketball won in 1945?

Oklahoma State Men’s Basketball won this NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in the 1945 season. This is an older edition; 1946 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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THE OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS WIN IT ALL.

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship — 49-45 over NYU.

recognized1945 season

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THE WORLD OF 1945

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The calendar reads 1945. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

Remembered

The world said goodbye to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The four-term U.S. president died weeks before the end of World War II in Europe.
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View DI Men's Basketball Championship History ↗

Complete 365-program current directory plus 1 historical championship program, verified 2026-08-28; every recognized title in this competition is attached to its program. NCAA championship tournament; 2013 Louisville participation/title later vacated.