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Contents

   



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1 Tournament notes  




2 Locations  




3 Teams  




4 Bracket  


4.1  East region  




4.2  Mideast region  




4.3  Midwest region  




4.4  West region  




4.5  Final Four  






5 See also  




6 References  













1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament






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See also: 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

1957 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1956–57
Teams23
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upKansas Jayhawks (4th title game,
4th Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • San Francisco Dons (3rd Final Four)
    • Winning coachFrank McGuire (1st title)
    MOPWilt Chamberlain (Kansas)
    Attendance108,891
    Top scorerLennie Rosenbluth (North Carolina)
    (140 points)
    NCAA Division I men's tournaments
    «1956 1958»

    The 1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 23 teams to determine the national champion of men's college basketball in the NCAA University Division, which was replaced in 1973 by NCAA Division I. The 1956–57 school year was the first in which NCAA members were formally divided into separate competitive levels, with larger and more competitive athletic programs placed in the University Division and smaller programs placed in the College Division (which would be replaced by NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III in 1973).

    The 19th edition of the NCAA tournament began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. North Carolina, coached by Frank McGuire, won the national title with a 54–53 triple-overtime victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Dick Harp. Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas became the fourth player to be named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player despite not playing for the championship team.

    Tournament notes[edit]

    North Carolina won two consecutive triple overtime games to win the championship. The North Carolina – Michigan State semi final game and North Carolina – Kansas final game both made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at 11 and 6 respectively.[1]

    Locations[edit]

    Round Region Site Venue
    First Round East New York, New York Madison Square Garden
    Mideast Columbus, Ohio St. John Arena
    Midwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Capitol Hill High School Arena
    West Pocatello, Idaho ISU Gymnasium
    Regionals East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra
    Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Memorial Coliseum
    Midwest Dallas, Texas SMU Coliseum
    West Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State Coliseum
    Final Four Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Auditorium

    Teams[edit]

    Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
    East
    East Canisius Joseph Curran WNY3 Regional third place Lafayette W 82–76
    East Connecticut Hugh Greer Yankee First round Syracuse L 82–76
    East Lafayette George Davidson Independent Regional Fourth Place Canisius L 82–76
    East North Carolina Frank McGuire Atlantic Coast Champion Kansas W 54–53
    East Syracuse Marc Guley Independent Regional Runner-up North Carolina L 67–58
    East West Virginia Fred Schaus Southern First round Canisius L 64–56
    East Yale Joe Vancisin Ivy League First round North Carolina L 90–74
    Mideast
    Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional Runner-up Michigan State L 80–68
    Mideast Miami (OH) Bill Rohr Mid-American First round Notre Dame L 89–77
    Mideast Michigan State Forddy Anderson Big Ten Fourth Place San Francisco L 67–60
    Mideast Morehead State Bobby Laughlin Ohio Valley First round Pittsburgh L 86–85
    Mideast Notre Dame John Jordan Independent Regional third place Pittsburgh W 86–85
    Mideast Pittsburgh Bob Timmons Independent Regional Fourth Place Notre Dame L 86–85
    Midwest
    Midwest Kansas Dick Harp Big 7 Runner Up North Carolina L 54–53
    Midwest Loyola (LA) Jim McCafferty Independent First round Oklahoma City L 76–55
    Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent Regional Runner-up Kansas L 81–61
    Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional third place Saint Louis W 78–68
    Midwest Saint Louis Eddie Hickey Missouri Valley Regional Fourth Place SMU L 78–68
    West
    West BYU Stan Watts Mountain States Regional third place Idaho State W 65–54
    West California Pete Newell Pacific Coast Regional Runner-up San Francisco L 50–46
    West Hardin–Simmons Bill Scott Border First round Idaho State L 68–57
    West Idaho State John Grayson Independent Regional Fourth Place BYU L 65–54
    West San Francisco Phil Woolpert West Coast Athletic Third Place Michigan State W 67–60

    Bracket[edit]

    * – Denotes overtime period

    East region[edit]

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      Lafayette 71
      Syracuse 75
      Syracuse 82
      Connecticut 76
      Syracuse 58
      North Carolina 67
      Canisius 64
      West Virginia 56
      Canisius 75Third place
      North Carolina 87
      North Carolina 90 Canisius 82
      Yale 74Lafayette 76

    Mideast region[edit]

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      Kentucky 98
      Pittsburgh 92
      Pittsburgh 86
      Morehead State 85
      Kentucky 68
      Michigan State 80
      Notre Dame 89
      Miami (OH) 77
      Notre Dame 83Third place
      Michigan State 85
    Notre Dame 86
    Pittsburgh 85

    Midwest region[edit]

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      Saint Louis 66
      Oklahoma City 75
      Oklahoma City 76
      Loyola (LA) 55
      Oklahoma City 61
      Kansas 81
      Kansas 73 Third place
      SMU 65*
    SMU 78
    Saint Louis 68

    West region[edit]

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      California 86
      BYU 59
      California 46
      San Francisco 50
      Idaho State 68
      Hardin–Simmons 57
      Idaho State 51Third place
      San Francisco 66
    BYU 65
    Idaho St. 54

    Final Four[edit]

    National Semifinals National Championship Game
          
    ENorth Carolina 74
    MEMichigan State 70***
    ENorth Carolina 54
    MWKansas 53***
    MWKansas 80
    WSan Francisco 56National Third Place Game
    WSan Francisco 67
    MEMichigan State 60

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Mike Douchant – Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002

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