The Sports Almanac

1956 NCAA Basketball Tournament



SAN FRANCISCO DONS

1956 NCAA Champions


EAST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
EAST REGION CHAMPIONS
Connecticut Huskies
84
Manhattan Jaspers
75








Connecticut Huskies
59
Temple Owls
65






Temple Owls
74
Holy Cross Crusaders
72









Temple Owls
60
Canisius Griffins
58
Temple Owls
Dartmouth Big Green
61 OT
West Virginia Mountaineers
59








Dartmouth Big Green
58
Canisius Griffins
66
Third Place Game
Connecticut Huskies
64
Dartmouth Big Green
85
Third Place Winner
Dartmouth Big Green




Canisius Griffins
79 4OT
North Carolina State Wolfpack
78




MIDWEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Iowa Hawkeyes
97
Morehead State Eagles
83


Morehead State Eagles
107
Marshall Thundering Herd
92









Iowa Hawkeyes
89
Kentucky Wildcats
77
Iowa Hawkeyes





Kentucky Wildcats
84
Wayne State Warriors
64
Third Place Game
Morehead State Eagles
95
Wayne State Warriors
84
Third Place Winner
Morehead State Eagles
Wayne State Warriors
72
DePaul Blue Demons
63




WEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
WEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Houston Cougars
74
SMU Mustangs
89


SMU Mustangs
68
Texas Tech Red Raiders
67









SMU Mustangs
84
Oklahoma City Stars
63
SMU Mustangs





Kansas State Wildcats
93
Oklahoma City Stars
97
Third Place Game
Houston Cougars
70
Kansas State Wildcats
89
Third Place Winner
Kansas State Wildcats
Oklahoma City Stars
97
Memphis State Tigers
81




FAR WEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FAR WEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Utah Utes
81
Seattle Redhawks
72


Seattle Redhawks
68
Idaho State Bengals
66









Utah Utes
77
San Francisco Dons
92
San Francisco Dons





San Francisco Dons
72
UCLA Bruins
61
Third Place Game
Seattle Redhawks
70
UCLA Bruins
94
Third Place Winner
UCLA Bruins

FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Temple Owls
76
Iowa Hawkeyes
83



Iowa Hawkeyes
71
San Francisco Dons
83
SAN FRANCISCO DONS
SMU Mustangs
68
San Francisco Dons
86
Third Place Game
Temple Owls
90
SMU Mustangs
81
Third Place Winner
Temple Owls