1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It 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.
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 was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | New York City, New York |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Columbus, Ohio |
| Midwest | Dallas, Texas | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Pocatello, Idaho |
| Finals | Kansas City, Missouri |
Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Canisius | Joseph Curran | Regional Third Place | Lafayette | W 82-76 |
| East | n/a | UConn | Hugh Greer | Round of 32 | Syracuse | L 82-76 |
| East | n/a | Lafayette | George Davidson | Regional Fourth Place | Canisius | L 82-76 |
| East | n/a | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | Champion | Kansas | W 54-53 |
| East | n/a | Syracuse | Marc Guley | Elite Eight | North Carolina | L 67-58 |
| East | n/a | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Round of 32 | Canisius | L 64-56 |
| East | n/a | Yale | Joe Vancisin | Round of 32 | North Carolina | L 90-74 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Elite Eight | Michigan State | L 80-68 |
| Mideast | n/a | Miami, Ohio | Bill Rohr | Round of 32 | Notre Dame | L 89-77 |
| Mideast | n/a | Michigan State | Forddy Anderson | Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 67-60 |
| Mideast | n/a | Morehead State | Robert Laughlin | Round of 32 | Pittsburgh | L 86-85 |
| Mideast | n/a | Notre Dame | John Jordan | Regional Third Place | Pittsburgh | W 86-85 |
| Mideast | n/a | Pittsburgh | Bob Timmons | Regional Fourth Place | Notre Dame | L 86-85 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas | Dick Harp | Runner Up | North Carolina | L 54-53 |
| Midwest | n/a | Loyola, Louisiana | Jim McCafferty | Round of 32 | Oklahoma City | L 76-55 |
| Midwest | n/a | Oklahoma City | Abe Lemons | Elite Eight | Kansas | L 81-61 |
| Midwest | n/a | SMU | Doc Hayes | Regional Third Place | Saint Louis | W 78-68 |
| Midwest | n/a | Saint Louis | Eddie Hickey | Regional Fourth Place | SMU | L 78-68 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | BYU | Stan Watts | Regional Third Place | Idaho State | W 65-54 |
| West | n/a | California | Pete Newell | Elite Eight | San Francisco | L 50-46 |
| West | n/a | Hardin-Simmons | Bill Scott | Round of 32 | Idaho State | L 68-57 |
| West | n/a | Idaho State | John Grayson | Regional Fourth Place | BYU | L 65-54 |
| West | n/a | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | Third Place | Michigan State | W 67-60 |
Bracket
East region
Mideast region
Midwest region
West region
Final Four
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External links
- [1957 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- [HoopsTournament.Net], source for much of the information on this page.
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