1956 NCAA basketball championship game

none March 2026 1956 NCAA basketball tournament August 2023 1956 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg File:2016 Illinois-Northwestern game IMG 0347.jpg McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois, hosted the championship game. March 23, 1956https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1956-03-23-iowa.html San Francisco vs. Iowa (Men), March 23, 1956 Sports-Reference.com February 17, 2024 1955-56 University of San Francisco San Francisco Dons 28-0 CBA 1 1 Phil Woolpert 38 45 University of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes 20-5 Big Ten 4 4 Bucky O'Connor 33 38 McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois 1955 1957 The 1956 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1955-56 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 23, 1956, at McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois. It featured the defending national champion San Francisco Dons of the California Basketball Association, and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. As of 2024, this remains Iowa's sole appearance in the national championship game. Participating teams San Francisco Dons 1955-56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team Far West San Francisco 72, UCLA 61 San Francisco 92, Utah 77 Final Four San Francisco 86, SMU 68 Iowa Hawkeyes 1955-56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team Midwest Iowa 97, Morehead State 83 Iowa 89, Kentucky 77 Final Four Iowa 83, Temple 76 Game summary Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1956-03-23-iowa.html San Francisco vs. Iowa Box Score, March 23, 1956 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee March 23, 1956 McGaw Hall, Evanston, Illinois #1 San Francisco Dons 83 Bill Russell 26 Bill Russell 27 #4 Iowa Hawkeyes 71 Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg 17 Bill Logan 15 38-33 45-38 References NCAA basketball championship game NCAA basketball championship game Category:Basketball competitions in Illinois Category:College sports tournaments in Illinois NCAA basketball championship game Category:San Francisco Dons men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball