The Sports Almanac

1957 NCAA Basketball Tournament



NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

1957 NCAA Champions


EAST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
EAST REGION CHAMPIONS

Lafayette Leopards
71
Syracuse Orangemen
75


Syracuse Orangemen
82
Connecticut Huskies
76









Syracuse Orangemen
58
North Carolina Tar Heels
67
North Carolina Tar Heels
Canisius Griffins
64
West Virginia Mountaineers
56

Third Place Game
Lafayette Leopards
76
Canisius Griffins
82
Third Place Winner
Canisius Griffins





Canisius Griffins
75
North Carolina Tar Heels
87






North Carolina Tar Heels
90
Yale Bulldogs
74




MIDEAST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
MIDEAST REGION CHAMPIONS

Kentucky Wildcats
98
Pittsburgh Panthers
92


Pittsburgh Panthers
86
Morehead State Eagles
85









Kentucky Wildcats
68
Michigan State Spartans
80
Michigan State Spartans
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
89
Miami RedHawks
77

Third Place Game
Pittsburgh Panthers
85
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
86
Third Place Winner
Notre Dame Fighting Irish





Notre Dame Fighting Irish
83
Michigan State Spartans
85



MIDWEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS

St. Louis Billikens
66
Oklahoma City Stars
75


Oklahoma City Stars
76
Loyola-New Orleans Wolfpack
55









Oklahoma City Stars
61
Kansas Jayhawks
81
Kansas Jayhawks





Kansas Jayhawks
73 OT
SMU Mustangs
65
Third Place Game
St. Louis Billikens
68
SMU Mustangs
78
Third Place Winner
SMU Mustangs

WEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
WEST REGION CHAMPIONS

California Golden Bears
86
BYU Cougars
59








California Golden Bears
46
San Francisco Dons
50
San Francisco Dons





San Francisco Dons
66
Idaho State Bengals
51
Third Place Game
BYU Cougars
65
Idaho State Bengals
54
Third Place Winner
BYU Cougars
Idaho State Bengals
68
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
57




FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
North Carolina Tar Heels
74 3OT
Michigan State Spartans
70



North Carolina Tar Heels
54 3OT
Kansas Jayhawks
53
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
Kansas Jayhawks
80
San Francisco Dons
56
Third Place Game
Michigan State Spartans
60
San Francisco Dons
67
Third Place Winner
San Francisco Dons