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The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 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 was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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 Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at 11 and 6 respectively.[1]
Locations
Teams
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Lafayette |
71 |
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Syracuse |
75 |
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Syracuse |
82 |
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Connecticut |
76 |
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Syracuse |
58 |
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North Carolina |
67 |
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Canisius |
64 |
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West Virginia |
56 |
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Canisius |
75 |
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North Carolina |
87 |
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North Carolina |
90 |
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Yale |
74 |
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Mideast region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Kentucky |
98 |
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Pittsburgh |
92 |
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Pittsburgh |
86 |
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Morehead St. |
85 |
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Kentucky |
68 |
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Michigan St. |
80 |
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Notre Dame |
89 |
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Miami-OH |
77 |
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Notre Dame |
83 |
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Michigan St. |
85 |
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Midwest region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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St. Louis |
66 |
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Oklahoma City |
75 |
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Oklahoma City |
76 |
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Loyola-LA |
55 |
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Oklahoma City |
61 |
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Kansas |
81 |
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Kansas |
73 |
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SMU |
65* |
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West region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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California |
86 |
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BYU |
59 |
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California |
46 |
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San Francisco |
50 |
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Idaho St. |
68 |
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Hardin-Simmons |
57 |
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Idaho St. |
51 |
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San Francisco |
66 |
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Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Championship Game |
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E |
North Carolina |
74 |
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ME |
Michigan St. |
70*** |
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North Carolina |
54 |
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MW |
Kansas |
53*** |
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MW |
Kansas |
80 |
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W |
San Francisco |
56 |
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National Third Place Game
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National Third Place Game [2] |
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W |
San Francisco |
67 |
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ME |
Michigan St. |
60 |
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Regional Third Place Games
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East Regional Third Place |
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Canisius |
82 |
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Lafayette |
76 |
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Mideast Regional Third Place |
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Notre Dame |
86 |
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Pittsburgh |
85 |
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Midwest Regional Third Place |
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SMU |
78 |
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St. Louis |
68 |
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West Regional Third Place |
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BYU |
65 |
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Idaho St. |
54 |
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See also
References
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- ↑ Mike Douchant - Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002
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