1955 NCAA basketball tournament explained

Year:1955
Teams:24
Finalfourarena:Municipal Auditorium
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:San Francisco Dons
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:1st
Runnerup:La Salle Explorers
Gamecount:2nd
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Colorado Buffaloes
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:Iowa Hawkeyes
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Phil Woolpert
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Bill Russell
Mopteam:San Francisco
Attendance:116,983
Topscorer:Bill Russell
Topscorerteam:San Francisco
Points:118

The 1955 NCAA 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

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1955 tournament:

East-1 Region

First round (March 8)
  • Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Hosts: Fordham University, Columbia University)
    East-1 Regional (March 11 and 12)
  • The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pennsylvania)

    East-2 Region

    First round (March 9)
  • Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
    East-2 Regional (March 11 and 12)
  • McGaw Memorial Hall, Evanston, Illinois (Host: Northwestern University)

    West-1 Region

    First round (March 8)
  • Thunderbird Coliseum, El Reno, Oklahoma (Host: Oklahoma City University)
    West Regional (March 11 and 12)
  • Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas (Host: Kansas State University)

    West-2 Region

    First round (March 8)
  • Cow Palace, San Francisco, California (Hosts: University of San Francisco, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley)
    West-2 Regional (March 11 and 12)
  • Oregon State Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)

    Final Four

    March 18 and 19:
  • Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

    Teams

    Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
    East
    East Regional Runner-upLa SalleL 99–64
    East First roundVillanovaL 74–73
    East Fourth PlaceColoradoL 75–54
    East Regional third placePenn StateW 84–59
    East Independent Runner UpSan FranciscoL 77–63
    East Independent Regional Runner-upIowaL 86–81
    East Independent First roundPenn StateL 59–55
    East First roundMarquetteL 90–79
    East Independent Regional Fourth PlaceKentuckyL 84–59
    East Regional Fourth PlaceVillanovaL 64–57
    East Independent Regional third placePrincetonW 64–57
    East First roundLa SalleL 95–61
    East Independent First roundCanisiusL 73–60
    West
    West Independent Regional Runner-upColoradoL 93–81
    West Third PlaceIowaW 75–54
    West Independent First roundSeattleL 80–63
    West Independent First roundBradleyL 69–65
    West Regional Runner-upSan FranciscoL 57–56
    West ChampionLa SalleW 77–63
    West Independent Regional Fourth PlaceUtahL 108–85
    West Regional Fourth PlaceTulsaL 68–67
    West Regional third placeSMUW 68–67
    West Regional third placeSeattleW 108–85
    West First roundSan FranciscoL 89–66

    Bracket

    Final Four

    Notes

    See also

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