1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1957 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Season 1956–57
Teams 23
Finals site Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions North Carolina (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up Kansas (4th title game,
4th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Frank McGuire (1st title)
MOP Wilt Chamberlain Kansas
Attendance 108,891
Top scorer Lennie Rosenbluth North Carolina
(140 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1956 1958»

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, 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 was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament notes

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

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 PlaceLafayetteW 82-76
East n/a Connecticut Hugh Greer First roundSyracuseL 82-76
East n/a Lafayette George Davidson Regional Fourth PlaceCanisiusL 82-76
East n/a North Carolina Frank McGuire ChampionKansasW 54-53
East n/a Syracuse Marc Guley Regional Runner-upNorth CarolinaL 67-58
East n/a West Virginia Fred Schaus First roundCanisiusL 64-56
East n/a Yale Joe Vancisin First roundNorth CarolinaL 90-74
Mideast
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Runner-upMichigan StateL 80-68
Mideast n/a Miami (OH) Bill Rohr First roundNotre DameL 89-77
Mideast n/a Michigan State Forddy Anderson Fourth PlaceSan FranciscoL 67-60
Mideast n/a Morehead State Bobby Laughlin First roundPittsburghL 86-85
Mideast n/a Notre Dame John Jordan Regional Third PlacePittsburghW 86-85
Mideast n/a Pittsburgh Bob Timmons Regional Fourth PlaceNotre DameL 86-85
Midwest
Midwest n/a Kansas Dick Harp Runner UpNorth CarolinaL 54-53
Midwest n/a Loyola (LA) Jim McCafferty First roundOklahoma CityL 76-55
Midwest n/a Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Regional Runner-upKansasL 81-61
Midwest n/a SMU Doc Hayes Regional Third PlaceSaint LouisW 78-68
Midwest n/a Saint Louis Eddie Hickey Regional Fourth PlaceSMUL 78-68
West
West n/a BYU Stan Watts Regional Third PlaceIdaho StateW 65-54
West n/a California Pete Newell Regional Runner-upSan FranciscoL 50-46
West n/a Hardin-Simmons Bill Scott First roundIdaho StateL 68-57
West n/a Idaho State John Grayson Regional Fourth PlaceBYUL 65-54
West n/a San Francisco Phil Woolpert Third PlaceMichigan StateW 67-60

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

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

Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Kentucky 98  
       Pittsburgh 92  
   Pittsburgh 86
     Morehead St. 85  
       Kentucky 68
     Michigan St. 80
     Notre Dame 89  
   Miami-OH 77  
   Notre Dame 83
       Michigan St. 85  
      

Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     St. Louis 66  
       Oklahoma City 75  
   Oklahoma City 76
     Loyola-LA 55  
       Oklahoma City 61
     Kansas 81
          
        
   Kansas 73
       SMU 65*  
      

West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     California 86  
       BYU 59  
      
          
       California 46
     San Francisco 50
     Idaho St. 68  
   Hardin-Simmons 57  
   Idaho St. 51
       San Francisco 66  
      

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E North Carolina 74
ME Michigan St. 70***
E North Carolina 54
MW Kansas 53***
MW Kansas 80
W San Francisco 56

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [2]
   
W San Francisco 67
ME Michigan St. 60

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
Canisius 82
Lafayette 76

Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Notre Dame 86
Pittsburgh 85

Midwest Regional Third Place
   
SMU 78
St. Louis 68

West Regional Third Place
   
BYU 65
Idaho St. 54

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mike Douchant - Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002
  2. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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