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NCAA Division I Basketball 1955 Championship Tournament

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.

1955 - Final Four - Kansas City, Missouri


  Semifinals
 National Championship Game
                 
0   Iowa 73  
0  La Salle 76  
    0  San Francisco 77
  0  La Salle 63
0   Iowa 73
0   La Salle 76  

East-1 Regional - New York City, New York

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
La Salle22-4Independent Loeffler, KenAutomatic
West Virginia19-10Southern Schaus, FredAutomatic
Canisius16-6Western New York Little Three Curran, JosephAt Large
Williams17-1Little Three Shaw, AlexAutomatic
Villanova16-9Independent Severance, AlexAt Large
Duke20-7Atlantic Coast Bradley, HaroldAutomatic
Princeton13-10Ivy League Cappon, FranklinAutomatic
  Quarterfinals
   Semifinals
 Finals
  
                 
 Princeton  Bye  
       
        La Salle 73
      Princeton 46  
   La Salle 95
   West Virginia 61  
             
     La Salle 99
   Canisius 64  
    Canisius  73  
   Williams 60  
        Canisius 73
      Villanova 71
   Villanova 74
   Duke 73  

East-2 Regional - Lexington, Kentucky

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Marquette22-2Independent Nagle, JackAt Large
Miami, Ohio14-8Mid American Rohr, BillAutomatic
Pennsylvania State17-8Independent Egli, JohnAt Large
Memphis17-4Independent Lambert, EugeneAt Large
Kentucky22-2Southeastern Rupp, AdolphAutomatic
Iowa17-5Big Ten O'Connor, BuckyAutomatic
  Quarterfinals
   Semifinals
 Finals
  
                 
 Kentucky  Bye  
       
        Marquette 79
      Kentucky 71  
   Marquette 90
   Miami, Ohio 79  
             
     Marquette 81
   Iowa 86  
    Pennsylvania State  59  
   Memphis 55  
        Pennsylvania State 53
      Iowa 82
   
   Iowa Bye  

West-1 Regional - El Reno, Oklahoma

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Bradley7-19Independent Vanatta, BobAt Large
Oklahoma City9-17Independent Parrack, DoyleAt Large
Southern Methodist15-8Southwest Hayes, DocAutomatic
Colorado16-5Big Eight Lee, BebeAutomatic
Tulsa20-6Missouri Valley Iba, ClarenceAutomatic
  Quarterfinals
   Semifinals
 Finals
  
                 
 Southern Methodist  Bye  
       
        Bradley 81
      Southern Methodist 79  
   Bradley 69
   Oklahoma City 65  
             
     Bradley 81
   Colorado 93  
   Colorado  Bye  
     
        Colorado 69
      Tulsa 59
   
   Tulsa Bye  

West-2 Regional - San Francisco, California

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Seattle21-5Independent Brightman, AlAt Large
Idaho State18-7Rocky Mountain Belko, SteveAutomatic
San Francisco23-1West Coast Woolpert, PhilAt Large
West Texas A&M15-6Border Miller, GusAutomatic
Oregon State21-7Pacific Ten Gill, StatsAutomatic
Utah23-3Mountain States Gardner, JackAutomatic
  Quarterfinals
   Semifinals
 Finals
  
                 
 Oregon State  Bye  
       
        Seattle 71
      Oregon State 83  
   Seattle 80
   Idaho State 63  
             
     Oregon State 56
   San Francisco 57  
    San Francisco  89  
   West Texas A&M 66  
        San Francisco 78
      Utah 59
   
   Utah Bye