The Sports Almanac

1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament



INDIANA HOSSIERS

1953 NCAA Champions


EAST-1 REGION
FIRST ROUND
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINALS
FINAL FOUR
EAST REGION CHAMPIONS

LSU Tigers
89
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
76



Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
80
Fordham Rams
67






LSU Tigers
81
Holy Cross Crusaders
73



Wake Forest Demon Deacons
71
Holy Cross Crusaders
79
Third Place Game
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
71
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
91
Third Place Winner
Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Holy Cross Crusaders
87
Navy Midshipmen
74




EAST-2 REGION



LSU Tigers
67
Indiana Hossiers
80
Indiana Hoosiers

Pennsylvania Quakers
57
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
69



Notre Dame Fighting Irish
72
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
57






Notre Dame Fighting Irish
66
Indiana Hoosiers
79



Indiana Hoosiers
82
DePaul Blue Demons
80
Third Place Game
Pennsylvania Quakers
90
DePaul Blue Demons
70

Third Place Winner
Pennsylvania Quakers


DePaul Blue Demons
74
Miami RedHawks
72





WEST-1 REGION
FIRST ROUND
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINALS
FINAL FOUR
WEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
71
TCU Horned Frogs
54










Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
55
Kansas Jayhawks
61



Kansas Jayhawks
73
Oklahoma City University Stars
65
Third Place Game
TCU Horned Frogs
58
Oklahoma City University Stars
56
Third Place Winner
TCU Horned Frogs

WEST-2 REGION



Kansas Jayhawks
79
Washington Huskies
53
Kansas Jayhawks

Washington Huskies
92
Seattle Redhawks
70



Seattle Redhawks
88
Idaho State Bengals
77






Washington Huskies
74
Santa Clara Broncos
62



Wyoming Cowboys
52
Santa Clara Broncos
67
Third Place Game
Seattle Redhawks
80
Wyoming Cowboys
64
Third Place Winner
Seattle Redhawks

Santa Clara Broncos
81
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
56





NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Indiana Hoosiers
69
Kansas Jayhawks
68
INDIANA HOOSIERS
Third Place Game
LSU Tigers
69
Washington Huskies
88
Third Place Winner
Washington Huskies