1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2026 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game August 2023 January 2022 1957 23 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri North Carolina Tar Heels 1st 2nd 2nd Kansas Jayhawks 4th 4th Michigan State Spartans 1st San Francisco Dons 3rd Frank McGuire 1st Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 108,891 Lennie Rosenbluth North Carolina 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.Mike Douchant – Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002 Locations Round Region Site Venue First RoundEastNew York, New YorkMadison Square Garden MideastColumbus, OhioSt. John Arena MidwestOklahoma City, Oklahoma Capitol Hill High School Arena WestPocatello, IdahoISU Gymnasium Regionals East Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Palestra MideastLexington, KentuckyMemorial ColiseumMidwestDallas, TexasSMU Coliseum WestCorvallis, OregonOregon State Coliseum Final FourKansas City, MissouriMunicipal Auditorium Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East Canisius Joseph Curran WNY3 Regional third place LafayetteW 82–76 East Connecticut Hugh Greer Yankee First round Syracuse L 82–76 East Lafayette George Davidson Independent Regional Fourth PlaceCanisiusL 82–76 East North Carolina Frank McGuire Atlantic Coast Champion KansasW 54–53 East Syracuse Marc Guley Independent Regional Runner-upNorth CarolinaL 67–58 East West Virginia Fred Schaus Southern First roundCanisiusL 64–56 East Yale Joe Vancisin Ivy League First round North CarolinaL 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 placePittsburghW 86–85 Mideast Pittsburgh Bob Timmons Independent Regional Fourth PlaceNotre DameL 86–85 Midwest Midwest Kansas Dick Harp Big 7 Runner UpNorth CarolinaL 54–53 Midwest Loyola (LA) Jim McCafferty Independent First round Oklahoma City L 76–55 Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent Regional Runner-upKansasL 81–61 Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional third placeSaint LouisW 78–68 Midwest Saint Louis Eddie Hickey Missouri Valley Regional Fourth PlaceSMUL 78–68 West West BYU Stan Watts Mountain States Regional third placeIdaho StateW 65–54 West California Pete Newell Pacific Coast Regional Runner-upSan FranciscoL 50–46 West Hardin–Simmons Bill Scott Border First roundIdaho StateL 68–57 West Idaho State John Grayson Independent Regional Fourth PlaceBYUL 65–54 West San Francisco Phil Woolpert West Coast Athletic Third Place Michigan StateW 67–60 Bracket * – Denotes overtime period East region   1956 none Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse 82   Connecticut 76   1956 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 64   West Virginia 56   North Carolina 90   1956 men Yale Yale 74   1956 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 71   Syracuse 75   Canisius 75   North Carolina 87   Syracuse 58   North Carolina 67 Canisius 82 Lafayette 76 Mideast region 1   1956 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 86   1956 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State 85   1956 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 89   1956 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) 77   Kentucky 98   Pittsburgh 92   Notre Dame 83   1956 men Michigan State Michigan State 85   Kentucky 68   Michigan State 80 Notre Dame 86 Pittsburgh 85 Midwest region 1   1956 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 76   1956 men Loyola Wolfpack Loyola (LA) 55   1956 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 66   Oklahoma City 75   Kansas 73   1954 men SMU Mustangs SMU 65*   Oklahoma City 61   Kansas 81 SMU 78 Saint Louis 68 West region 1   1956 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 68   1956 none Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 57   1956 men California Golden Bears California 86   1956 men BYU Cougars BYU 59   Idaho State 51   San Francisco 66   California 46   San Francisco 50 BYU 65 Idaho St. 54 Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game National Third Place Game E North Carolina 74 ME Michigan State 70*** MW Kansas 80 W San Francisco 56 E North Carolina 54 MW Kansas 53*** W San Francisco 67 ME Michigan State 60 See also 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1957 National Invitation Tournament 1957 NAIA basketball tournament References NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA University Division basketball tournament NCAA University Division basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:1950s in Kansas City, Missouri