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1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1957 |
| Teams | 23 |
| FinalFourArena | Municipal Auditorium |
| FinalFourCity | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 2nd |
| ChampFFCount | 2nd |
| RunnerUp | Kansas Jayhawks |
| GameCount | 4th |
| RunnerFFCount | 4th |
| Semifinal1 | Michigan State Spartans |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | San Francisco Dons |
| FinalFourCount2 | 3rd |
| Coach | Frank McGuire |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Wilt Chamberlain |
| MOPTeam | Kansas |
| Attendance | 108,891 |
| TopScorer | Lennie Rosenbluth |
| TopScorerTeam | North Carolina |
| Points | 140 |
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 annual edition of the NCAA tournament began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23, at the Municipal Auditorium 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
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 Todays list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at 11 and 6 respectively.
Locations
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | First Round | Regionals | Final Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Palestra | ||||
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | ||||
| Midwest | Dallas, Texas | SMU Coliseum | ||||
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | Municipal Auditorium |
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | East | Mideast | Midwest | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- – Denotes overtime period
East region
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Connecticut | RD1-score2=76 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=64 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=West Virginia | RD1-score4=56 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=North Carolina | RD1-score5=90 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=71 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Syracuse | RD2-score2=75 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Canisius | RD2-score3=75 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=North Carolina | RD2-score4=87 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Syracuse | RD3-score1=58 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=North Carolina | RD3-score2=67
| RD3b-seed1= | RD3b-team1=Canisius | RD3b-score1=82 | RD3b-seed2= | RD3b-team2=Lafayette | RD3b-score2=76
Mideast region
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=86 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=85 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=89 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=77 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky | RD2-score1=98 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Pittsburgh | RD2-score2=92 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Notre Dame | RD2-score3=83 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=85 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Kentucky | RD3-score1=68 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Michigan State | RD3-score2=80
| RD3b-seed1= | RD3b-team1=Notre Dame | RD3b-score1=86 | RD3b-seed2= | RD3b-team2=Pittsburgh | RD3b-score2=85
Midwest region
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=55 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=66 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Oklahoma City | RD2-score2=75 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Kansas | RD2-score3=73 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=65* | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Oklahoma City | RD3-score1=61 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Kansas | RD3-score2=81 | RD3b-seed1= | RD3b-team1=SMU | RD3b-score1=78 | RD3b-seed2= | RD3b-team2=Saint Louis | RD3b-score2=68
West region
| RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=68 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=57 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=**** | RD2-score1=86 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=59 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Idaho State | RD2-score3=51 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=San Francisco | RD2-score4=66 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=California | RD3-score1=46 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=San Francisco | RD3-score2=50 | RD3b-seed1= | RD3b-team1=BYU | RD3b-score1=65 | RD3b-seed2= | RD3b-team2=Idaho St. | RD3b-score2=54
Final Four
| RD1-seed1=E | RD1-team1=North Carolina | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2=ME | RD1-team2=Michigan State | RD1-score2=70*** | RD1-seed3=MW | RD1-team3=Kansas | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4=W | RD1-team4=San Francisco | RD1-score4=56 | RD2-seed1=E | RD2-team1=North Carolina | RD2-score1=54 | RD2-seed2=MW | RD2-team2=Kansas | RD2-score2=53***
| RD2b-seed1=W | RD2b-team1=San Francisco | RD2b-score1=67 | RD2b-seed2=ME | RD2b-team2=Michigan State | RD2b-score2=60
References
References
- Mike Douchant – [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/basketball/men/02tourney/greatest-games.htm Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history]. The Sports Xchange, published in ''USA Today'', March 25, 2002
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