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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 two-time defending NCAA Tournament champions, the San Francisco Dons, faced Kansas at the Final Four's host site, Kansas City. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] With a field goal percentage of almost 60 percent, the Jayhawks posted an 80–56 win to advance to the championship game against undefeated North Carolina, the number one-ranked team in the country.
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.
The 1956–57 NCAA men's University Division basketball season began in December 1956. It progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1957, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City , Missouri .
It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, [1] and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. [2] [3] The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. [4] Its field grew from eight ...
The 1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Kansas.Coached by Dick Harp, the Jayhawks posted a 24–3 win–loss record, winning the then-Big Seven Conference and qualifying for the 1957 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team was the varsity college basketball team that represented the University of North Carolina. [ N 1 ] The head coach was Frank McGuire . The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
1957 National Invitation Tournament; Season: 1956–57: Teams: 12: Finals site: Madison Square Garden New York City: Champions: Bradley Braves (1st title) Runner-up: Memphis Tigers (1st title game) Semifinalists