1952 NCAA basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1952 16 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Kansas Jayhawks 1st 2nd 2nd St. John's Redmen 1st 1st Illinois Fighting Illini 3rd Santa Clara Broncos 1st Phog Allen 1st Clyde Lovellette Kansas 115,712 Clyde Lovellette Kansas 141 The 1952 NCAA basketball tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 14th annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26, at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, located on the University of Washington's campus in Seattle. A total of 20 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Kansas, coached by Phog Allen, won the national title with an 80–63 victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. Clyde Lovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament was the first to have a true "Final Four" format, with the winners at four regional sites advancing to the final site—although the four regionals did not receive distinct names until the 1956 tournament. It was also the first to have regional television coverage. Locations The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1952 tournament: Regionals March 21 and 22 East-1 Regional, Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University) East-2 Regional, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois (Hosts: Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University) West-1 Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) West-2 Regional, Oregon State Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University) Final Four March 25 and 26 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington) Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East 1951 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Tom Blackburn Independent Regional third place PrincetonW 77–61 East 1951 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Dudey Moore Independent Elite EightIllinoisL 74–68 East Illinois Harry Combes Big Ten Third PlaceSanta ClaraW 67–64 East Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Elite EightSt. John'sL 64–57 East 1951 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Everett Case Southern Regional third place 1951 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn StateW 69–60 East 1951 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Elmer Gross Independent Regional Fourth Place1951 men NC State Wolfpack NC StateL 69–60 East Princeton Franklin Cappon Ivy League Regional Fourth Place1951 men Dayton Flyers DaytonL 77–61 East St. John's Frank McGuire Metro NY Runner-upKansasL 80–63 West West Kansas Phog Allen Big 7 ChampionSt. John'sW 80–63 West 1951 men New Mexico A&M Aggies New Mexico A&M George McCarty Border Regional Fourth Place1951 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU L 61–44 West 1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Doyle Parrack Independent Regional third placeUCLAW 55–53 West Santa Clara Bob Feerick Independent Fourth PlaceIllinoisL 67–64 West 1951 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Eddie Hickey Missouri Valley Elite EightKansasL 74–55 West 1951 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Buster Brannon Southwest Regional third place1951 men New Mexico A&M Aggies New Mexico A&MW 61–44 West UCLA John Wooden Pacific Coast Regional Fourth Place1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma CityL 55–53 West 1951 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Everett Shelton Mountain States Elite EightSanta ClaraL 56–53 Bracket East-1 regional – Raleigh, North Carolina no Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 Regional FinalsMarch 22 Third place Kentucky 82 1951 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 54 St. John's 60 1951 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 49 Kentucky 57 St John's 64 NC State 69 Penn State 60 East-2 regional – Chicago, Illinois no Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 Regional FinalsMarch 22 Third place Illinois 80 1951 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 61 1951 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 60 Princeton 49 Illinois 74 Duquesne 68 Dayton 77 Princeton 61 West-1 regional – Kansas City, Missouri no Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 Regional FinalsMarch 22 Third place Kansas 68 1951 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 64 1951 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 62 1951 men New Mexico A&M Aggies New Mexico A&M 53 Kansas 74 Saint Louis 55 TCU 61 New Mexico A&M 44 West-2 regional – Corvallis, Oregon no Regional SemifinalsMarch 21 Regional FinalsMarch 22 Third place Santa Clara 68 UCLA 59 1951 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 54 1951 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 48 Santa Clara 56 Wyoming 53 Oklahoma City 55 UCLA 53 Final Four – Seattle, Washington National SemifinalsMarch 25 National FinalsMarch 26 Third place St John's 61 Illinois 59 Kansas 74 Santa Clara 55 St. John's 63 Kansas 80 Illinois 67 Santa Clara 64 Source:1952 NCAA basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1952-ncaa.html College Basketball Reference 5 April 2018 See also 1952 National Invitation Tournament 1952 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa NCAA Basketball Tournament NCAA basketball tournament