1955 NCAA basketball 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. The 17th annual edition of the tournament began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19, at the Municipal Auditorium 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.
[1954–55 1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team|San Francisco Dons men's basketball team|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.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1955 tournament:East-1 Region
;First round;East-1 Regional
East-2 Region
;First round;East-2 Regional
West-1 Region
;First round;West Regional
West-2 Region
;First round;West-2 Regional