1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1953


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=22
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Indiana
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Kansas
GameCount=3rd
Semifinal1=LSU
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Washington
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Branch McCracken
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=B. H. Born
MOPTeam=Kansas
Attendance=127,149
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Bob Houbregs
TopScorerTeam=Washington
Points=139

The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 26 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the national title with a 69-68 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Phog Allen. B.H. Born of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD2=Sweet Sixteen | RD3=Elite Eight | RD4=Final Four | RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=Lebanon Valley
RD1-score03=80
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=Fordham
RD1-score04=67
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=Holy Cross
RD1-score07=87
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=Navy
RD1-score08=74
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=Notre Dame
RD1-score11=72
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=E Kentucky
RD1-score12=57
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=DePaul
RD1-score15=74
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=Miami-OH
RD1-score16=72
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=LSU
RD2-score01=89
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=Lebanon Valley
RD2-score02=76
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Wake Forest
RD2-score03=71
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Holy Cross
RD2-score04=79
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Pennsylvania
RD2-score05=57
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=Notre Dame
RD2-score06=69
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Indiana
RD2-score07=82
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=DePaul
RD2-score08=80
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=LSU
RD3-score01=81
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Holy Cross
RD3-score02=73
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=Notre Dame
RD3-score03=66
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=Indiana
RD3-score04=79
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=LSU
RD4-score01=67
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Indiana
RD4-score02=80

West region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD2=Sweet Sixteen | RD3=Elite Eight | RD4=Final Four | RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=Seattle
RD1-score11=88
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=Idaho State
RD1-score12=77
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=Santa Clara
RD1-score15=81
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=Hardin-Simmons
RD1-score16=56
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=Oklahoma A&M
RD2-score01=71
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=TCU
RD2-score02=54
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Kansas
RD2-score03=73
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Oklahoma City
RD2-score04=65
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Washington
RD2-score05=92
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=Seattle
RD2-score06=70
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Wyoming
RD2-score07=52
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=Santa Clara
RD2-score08=67
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=Oklahoma A&M
RD3-score01=55
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Kansas
RD3-score02=61
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=Washington
RD3-score03=74
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=Santa Clara
RD3-score04=62
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=Kansas
RD4-score01=79
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Washington
RD4-score02=53

National Championship

2TeamBracket | RD1=National Finals
RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Indiana
RD1-score1=69
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Kansas
RD1-score2=68

ee also

* 1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1953.htm 1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.