1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1955


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=24
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=San Francisco
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=La Salle
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Colorado
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=Iowa
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Phil Woolpert
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Bill Russell
MOPTeam=San Francisco
Attendance=116,983
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Bill Russell
TopScorerTeam=San Francisco
Points=118The 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

Teams

Bracket

East region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD2=Sweet Sixteen | RD3=Elite Eight | RD4=Final Four
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=Marquette
RD1-score03=90
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=Miami-OH
RD1-score04=79
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=Penn St.
RD1-score07=59
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=Memphis St.
RD1-score08=55
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=La Salle
RD1-score11=95
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=West Virginia
RD1-score12=61
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=Canisius
RD1-score13=73
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=Williams
RD1-score14=60
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=Villanova
RD1-score15=74
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=Duke
RD1-score16=73
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=Kentucky
RD2-score01=71
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=Marquette
RD2-score02=79
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Iowa
RD2-score03=82
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Penn St.
RD2-score04=53
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Princeton
RD2-score05=46
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=La Salle
RD2-score06=73
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Canisius
RD2-score07=73
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=Villanova
RD2-score08=71
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=Marquette
RD3-score01=81
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Iowa
RD3-score02=86
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=La Salle
RD3-score03=99
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=Canisius
RD3-score04=64
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=La Salle
RD4-score01=76
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Iowa
RD4-score02=73

West region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD2=Sweet Sixteen | RD3=Elite Eight | RD4=Final Four
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=Bradley
RD1-score03=69
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=Oklahoma City
RD1-score04=65
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=Seattle
RD1-score11=80
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=Idaho St.
RD1-score12=63
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=San Francisco
RD1-score15=89
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=West Texas St.
RD1-score16=66
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=SMU
RD2-score01=79
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=Bradley
RD2-score02=81
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Colorado
RD2-score03=69
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Tulsa
RD2-score04=59
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Oregon St.
RD2-score05=83
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=Seattle
RD2-score06=71
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Utah
RD2-score07=59
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=San Francisco
RD2-score08=78
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=Bradley
RD3-score01=81
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Colorado
RD3-score02=93
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=Oregon St.
RD3-score03=56
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=San Francisco
RD3-score04=57
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=San Francisco
RD4-score01=62
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Colorado
RD4-score02=50

National Championship

2TeamBracket | RD1=National Finals
RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=La Salle
RD1-score1=63
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=San Francisco
RD1-score2=77

ee also

* 1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1955.htm 1955 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.