1953 NCAA basketball tournament explained

Year:1953
Teams:22
Finalfourarena:Municipal Auditorium
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:Indiana Hoosiers
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Kansas Jayhawks
Gamecount:3rd
Runnerffcount:3rd
Semifinal1:LSU Tigers
Finalfourcount:1st
Semifinal2:Washington Huskies
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Branch McCracken
Coachcount:2nd
Mop:B. H. Born
Mopteam:Kansas
Attendance:127,149
Topscorer:Bob Houbregs
Topscorerteam:Washington
Points:139

The 1953 NCAA basketball tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA college basketball. The 15th edition of the tournament 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 tournament 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. The Hoosiers became the third team, after Oklahoma A&M in 1945–46 and Kentucky in 1948–49, to win two titles and the second of three teams to win titles in their first two tournament appearances (after Oklahoma A&M); however, unlike Oklahoma A&M before them and San Francisco after, their first two tournament appearances were 13 years apart.

Locations

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1953 tournament:

East-1 Region

First round (March 10)
  • The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Hosts: University of Pennsylvania, Ivy League)
    East-1 Regional (March 13 and 14)
  • Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)

    East-2 Region

    First round (March 10)
  • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: Big Ten Conference)
    East-2 Regional (March 12 and 13)
  • Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois (Hosts: Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University)

    West-1 Region

    West-1 Regional (March 12 and 13)
  • Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas (Host: Kansas State University)

    West-2 Region

    First round (March 10)
  • Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
  • Stanford Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University)
    West-2 Regional (March 13 and 14)
  • Oregon State Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)

    Final Four

    March 17 and 18:
  • Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

    Teams

    Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
    East
    East Independent Regional Fourth PlacePennL 90–70
    East First roundNotre DameL 72–57
    East First roundLebanon ValleyL 80–67
    East Independent Elite EightLSUL 81–73
    East ChampionKansasW 69–68
    East Independent Regional Fourth PlaceWake ForestL 91–71
    East Fourth PlaceWashingtonL 88–69
    East First roundDePaulL 74–72
    East Independent First roundHoly CrossL 87–74
    East Independent Elite EightIndianaL 79–66
    East Regional third placeDePaulW 90–70
    East Regional third placeLebanon ValleyW 91–71
    West
    West First roundSanta ClaraL 81–56
    West Independent First roundSeattleL 88–77
    West Runner UpIndianaL 69–68
    West Independent Regional Fourth PlaceTCUL 58–56
    West Elite EightKansasL 61–55
    West Elite EightWashingtonL 74–62
    West Independent Regional third placeWyomingW 80–64
    West Regional third placeOklahoma CityW 58–56
    West Third PlaceLSUW 88–69
    West Regional Fourth PlaceSeattleL 80–64

    Bracket

    Final Four

    [1]

    See also

    Notes

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 1953 NCAA basketball tournament. College Basketball Reference. 5 April 2018.