User:Dantheox/NCAA 1955
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.
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[edit]
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Evanston, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Lexington, Kentucky, New York City, New York |
| West | Corvallis, Oregon, Manhattan, Kansas | El Reno, Oklahoma, San Francisco, California |
| Finals | Kansas City, Missouri |
Teams[edit]
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Canisius | Joseph Curran | Elite Eight | La Salle | L 99-64 |
| East | n/a | Duke | Harold Bradley | Round of 32 | Villanova | L 74-73 |
| East | n/a | Iowa | Bucky O'Connor | Fourth Place | Colorado | L 75-54 |
| East | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Third Place | Pennsylvania State | W 84-59 |
| East | n/a | La Salle | Ken Loeffler | Runner Up | San Francisco | L 77-63 |
| East | n/a | Marquette | Jack Nagle | Elite Eight | Iowa | L 86-81 |
| East | n/a | Memphis | Eugene Lambert | Round of 32 | Pennsylvania State | L 59-55 |
| East | n/a | Miami, Ohio | Bill Rohr | Round of 32 | Marquette | L 90-79 |
| East | n/a | Pennsylvania State | John Egli | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 84-59 |
| East | n/a | Princeton | Franklin Cappon | Regional Fourth Place | Villanova | L 64-57 |
| East | n/a | Villanova | Alex Severance | Regional Third Place | Princeton | W 64-57 |
| East | n/a | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Round of 32 | La Salle | L 95-61 |
| East | n/a | Williams | Alex Shaw | Round of 32 | Canisius | L 73-60 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | Bradley | Bob Vanatta | Elite Eight | Colorado | L 93-81 |
| West | n/a | Colorado | Bebe Lee | Third Place | Iowa | W 75-54 |
| West | n/a | Idaho State | Steve Belko | Round of 32 | Seattle | L 80-63 |
| West | n/a | Oklahoma City | Doyle Parrack | Round of 32 | Bradley | L 69-65 |
| West | n/a | Oregon State | Stats Gill | Elite Eight | San Francisco | L 57-56 |
| West | n/a | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | Champion | La Salle | W 77-63 |
| West | n/a | Seattle | Al Brightman | Regional Fourth Place | Utah | L 108-85 |
| West | n/a | SMU | Doc Hayes | Regional Fourth Place | Tulsa | L 68-67 |
| West | n/a | Tulsa | Clarence Iba | Regional Third Place | SMU | W 68-67 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Regional Third Place | Seattle | W 108-85 |
| West | n/a | West Texas A&M | Gus Miller | Round of 32 | San Francisco | L 89-66 |
Bracket[edit]
Kentucky 71
Marquette 90 Marquette 79 Marquette 81
Miami-OH 79
Iowa 82 Iowa 86 Iowa
Penn St 59 Penn St 53
Memphis St 55
EAST REGION
Princeton 46
La Salle 95 La Salle 73 La Salle 99 La Salle
West Virginia 61
Canisius 73
Williams 60 Canisius 73 Canisius 64
Villanova 74 Villanova 71
Duke 73
SMU 79
Bradley 69 Bradley 81 Bradley 81
Oklahoma City 65
Colorado 69 Colorado 93 Colorado
Tulsa 59
WEST REGION
Oregon St 83
Seattle 80 Seattle 71 Oregon St 56 San Francisco
Idaho St 63
Utah 59 San Francisco 57
San Francisco 89 San Francisco 78
West Texas St 66
La Salle 76
Iowa 73 La Salle 63
San Francisco 62 San Francisco 77
Colorado 50
External links[edit]
- 1955 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
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