1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
San Francisco, coached by Phil Woolpert, won the national title with a 77-63 victory in the final game over La Salle, coached by Ken Loeffler. Bill Russell of San Francisco was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1955 tournament:
East-1 Region
- First Round (March 8)
- Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
- East-1 Regional (March 11 and 12)
- The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
East-2 Region
- First Round (March 9)
- Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
- East-2 Regional (March 11 and 12)
- McGaw Hall, Evanston, Illinois
West-1 Region
- First Round (March 8)
- Thunderbird Coliseum, El Reno, Oklahoma
- West Regional (March 11 and 12)
- Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas
West-2 Region
- First Round (March 8)
- Cow Palace, San Francisco, California
- West-2 Regional (March 11 and 12)
- Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Final Four
- March 18 and 19
- Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Teams
Bracket
East-1 Region
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Princeton |
46 |
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La Salle |
73 |
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La Salle |
95 |
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West Virginia |
61 |
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La Salle |
99 |
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Canisius |
64 |
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Canisius |
73 |
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Williams |
60 |
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Canisius |
73 |
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Villanova |
71 |
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Villanova |
74 |
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Duke |
73 |
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East-2 Region
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First Round |
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Finals |
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Kentucky |
71 |
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Marquette |
90 |
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Marquette |
79 |
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Miami-OH |
79 |
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Marquette |
81 |
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Iowa |
86 |
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Iowa |
82 |
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Penn St. |
59 |
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Penn St. |
53 |
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Memphis St. |
55 |
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West-1 Region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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SMU |
79 |
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Bradley |
81 |
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Bradley |
69 |
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Oklahoma City |
65 |
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Bradley |
81 |
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Colorado |
93 |
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Colorado |
69 |
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Tulsa |
59 |
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West-2 Region
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First Round |
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Finals |
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Oregon St. |
83 |
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Seattle |
80 |
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Seattle |
71 |
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Idaho St. |
63 |
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Oregon St. |
56 |
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San Francisco |
57 |
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Utah |
59 |
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San Francisco |
89 |
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San Francisco |
78 |
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West Texas St. |
66 |
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Final Four
| National Semifinal
| | | National Championship
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| Iowa
| 73
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| La Salle
| 76
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| | La Salle
| 63
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| | San Francisco
| 77
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| Colorado
| 50
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| San Francisco
| 62
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National Third Place Game
| National Third Place Game[1]
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| Iowa
| 54
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| Colorado
| 75
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Regional Third Place Games
| East-1 Regional Third Place
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| 84
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| 59
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| East-2 Regional Third Place
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| 64
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| 57
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| West-1 Regional Third Place
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| 68
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| 67
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| West-2 Regional Third Place
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| 108
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| 85
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See also
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References