1957 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1957 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1956-57 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the first College Division men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College. Wheaton's Mel Peterson was named the Most Outstanding Player
Regionals
East
| Final at Mount Saint Mary's
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 106
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| North Carolina Central
| 88
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Northeast
| Final at Saint Michael's
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| St. Michael's
| 68
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| Rider
| 69
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South
| Final at Kentucky Wesleyan
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 84
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| East Tennessee State
| 73
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Mideast
| Final at Buffalo
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| Buffalo
| 77
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| Evansville
| 75
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Great Lakes
| Final at Wheaton (IL)
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| Wheaton
| 77
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| Beloit
| 75
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Midwest
| Final at South Dakota
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| South Dakota
| 2
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| Jackson State
| 0†
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West
| Final at Cal State-Los Angeles
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| Cal State Los Angeles
| 85
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| Linfield
| 74
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Pacific Coast
| Final at Regis (CO)
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| Regis
| 78
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| San Diego State
| 81
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*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Championship
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| Rider
| 66
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 86
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 81
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 99
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| Buffalo
| 68
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 72
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 65
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| | Wheaton
| 89
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| South Dakota
| 80
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| Wheaton
| 90
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| | Wheaton
| 71
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| | Cal State Los Angeles
| 53
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| San Diego State
| 55
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| Cal State Los Angeles
| 57
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- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 82, Cal State Los Angeles 72
*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game
All-tournament team
- Mason Cope (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Jim Daniels (South Dakota)
- Mel Peterson (Wheaton)
- Jack Sullivan (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Bob Whitehead (Wheaton)
See also
References
Sources
1956–57 NCAA College Division championships |
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