1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1957 100px 32 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Wheaton Crusaders 1st Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 1st Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 1st Los Angeles State Golden Eagles 1st Lee Pfund 1st Mel Peterson Wheaton 13,000 The 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1956–57 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the first College Division men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College. Wheaton's Mel Peterson was named the Most Outstanding Player. Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest. This would be the only time such an occurrence would directly mar the tournament, and Jackson State themselves would return to the tournament in 1964. USA 450 right 1957 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round games USA cyan pog.svg 36 -78.7 right Durham North Carolina Central University USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -77.3 bottom Emmitsburg Mount St. Mary's University USA cyan pog.svg 39.9 -75.2 right Philadelphia Drexel University USA cyan pog.svg 42.3 -72.4 right Amherst Amherst College USA cyan pog.svg 36.4 -82.3 left Johnson City East Tennessee State University USA cyan pog.svg 37.6 -86.7 right Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan College USA cyan pog.svg 42.9 -78.6 top Buffalo University at Buffalo USA cyan pog.svg 37.7 -87.6 top Evansville University of Evansville USA cyan pog.svg 42.7 -89.1 top Beloit Beloit College USA cyan pog.svg 47 -92.1 left Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth USA cyan pog.svg 32.3 -90.2 left Jackson Jackson State University USA cyan pog.svg 40.7 -90.4 left Monmouth Monmouth College USA cyan pog.svg 45.5 -123.1 right Forest Grove Pacific University USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -119.6 left Reno University of Nevada, Reno USA cyan pog.svg 39.8 -105.1 bottom Denver Regis University USA cyan pog.svg 32.8 -116.9 right San Diego San Diego State University USA 450 right 1957 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regional final (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -77.3 right Emmitsburg Mount St. Mary's University USA cyan pog.svg 44.4 -73.2 right Colchester Saint Michael's College USA cyan pog.svg 37.6 -87.1 right Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan College USA cyan pog.svg 42.9 -78.6 top Buffalo University at Buffalo USA cyan pog.svg 42.9 -96.6 top Vermillion University of South Dakota USA cyan pog.svg 34.1 -118.2 right Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles USA cyan pog.svg 39.8 -105.1 bottom Denver Regis University USA cyan pog.svg 41.6 -88.1 top Wheaton Wheaton College (Illinois) USA red pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 top Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Regionals East left Semifinal at North Carolina CollegeRound of 32March 4 North Carolina Central 78 Florida A&M 61 left Semifinal at Mount Saint Mary'sRound of 32March 4 Mount St. Mary's 93 CCNY 84 left Final at Mount Saint Mary'sSweet 16March 9 Mount St. Mary's 106 North Carolina Central 88 Northeast left Semifinal at DrexelRound of 32March 4 Rider 63 Drexel 61 left Semifinal at AmherstRound of 32March 4 St. Michael's 80 Amherst 63 left Final at Saint Michael'sSweet 16March 9 St. Michael's 68 Rider 69 South left Semifinal at East Tennessee StateRound of 32March 4 East Tennessee State 62* Centenary (LA) 61 left Semifinal at Kentucky WesleyanRound of 32March 4 Kentucky Wesleyan 77 DePauw 62 left Final at Kentucky WesleyanSweet 16March 9 Kentucky Wesleyan 84 East Tennessee State 73 Mideast left Semifinal at EvansvilleRound of 32March 4 Evansville 108 Illinois State 96 left Semifinal at BuffaloRound of 32March 4 Buffalo 75 Capital 64 left Final at BuffaloSweet 16March 9 Buffalo 77 Evansville 75 Great Lakes left Semifinal at BeloitRound of 32March 4 Beloit 103 Wisconsin–Superior 79 left Semifinal at Minnesota-DuluthRound of 32March 4 Wheaton (IL) 84 Minnesota–Duluth 75 left Final at Wheaton (IL)Sweet 16March 9 Wheaton 77 Beloit 75 Midwest left Semifinal at Jackson StateRound of 32March 4 Jackson State 93 Philander Smith 65 left Semifinal at Monmouth (IL)Round of 32March 4 South Dakota 62 Monmouth (IL) 52 left Final at South DakotaSweet 16March 9 South Dakota 2 Jackson State 0† West left Semifinal at Pacific (OR)Round of 32March 4 Linfield 83* Pacific (OR) 79 left Semifinal at NevadaRound of 32March 4 Cal State Los Angeles 75 Nevada 69 left Final at Cal State-Los AngelesSweet 16March 9 Cal State Los Angeles 85 Linfield 74 Pacific Coast left Semifinal at San Diego StateRound of 32March 4 San Diego State 75 Chapman 56 left Semifinal at Regis (CO)Round of 32March 4 Regis (CO) 88 Wartburg 82 left Final at Regis (CO)Sweet 16March 9 Regis 78 San Diego State 81 *denotes each overtime played † denotes forfeited game National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 13 National SemifinalsFinal FourMarch 14 National ChampionshipMarch 15 Rider 66 Mount St. Mary's 86 Buffalo 68 Kentucky Wesleyan 72 South Dakota 80 Wheaton 90 San Diego State 55 Cal State Los Angeles 57 Mount St. Mary's 81 Kentucky Wesleyan 99 Wheaton 71 Cal State Los Angeles 53 Kentucky Wesleyan 65 Wheaton 89 Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 82, Cal State Los Angeles 72 *denotes each overtime played † denotes forfeited game All-tournament team Mason Cope (Kentucky Wesleyan) Jim Daniels (South Dakota) Mel Peterson (Wheaton) Jack Sullivan (Mount Saint Mary's) Bob Whitehead (Wheaton) See also 1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1957 National Invitation Tournament 1957 NAIA basketball tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1957 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament