<page_title> Big Ten Conference </page_title> <section_title> NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations </section_title> <table> <cell> 1939 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oregon <col_header> Champion </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ohio State <col_header> Runner-up </col_header> </cell> </table>
Ohio State played in the first NCAA tournament national championship game in 1939, losing to Oregon.