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
| Teams | 32 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Wheaton Thunder (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Lee Pfund (1st title) |
| MOP | Mel Peterson, Wheaton |
| Attendance | 13,000 |
Regionals
East
| Semifinal at North Carolina College | ||||
| North Carolina Central | 78 | |||
| Florida A&M | 61 | |||
| Semifinal at Mount Saint Mary's | ||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 93 | |||
| CCNY | 84 | |||
| Final at Mount Saint Mary's | ||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 106 | |||
| North Carolina Central | 88 | |||
Northeast
| Semifinal at Drexel | ||||
| Rider | 63 | |||
| Drexel | 61 | |||
| Semifinal at Amherst | ||||
| St. Michael's | 80 | |||
| Amherst | 63 | |||
| Final at Saint Michael's | ||||
| St. Michael's | 68 | |||
| Rider | 69 | |||
South
| Semifinal at East Tennessee State | ||||
| East Tennessee State | 62* | |||
| Centenary (LA) | 61 | |||
| Semifinal at Kentucky Wesleyan | ||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 77 | |||
| DePauw | 62 | |||
| Final at Kentucky Wesleyan | ||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 84 | |||
| East Tennessee State | 73 | |||
Mideast
| Semifinal at Evansville | ||||
| Evansville | 108 | |||
| Illinois State | 96 | |||
| Semifinal at Buffalo | ||||
| Buffalo | 75 | |||
| Capital | 64 | |||
| Final at Buffalo | ||||
| Buffalo | 77 | |||
| Evansville | 75 | |||
Great Lakes
| Semifinal at Beloit | ||||
| Beloit | 103 | |||
| Wisconsin–Superior | 79 | |||
| Semifinal at Minnesota-Duluth | ||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 84 | |||
| Minnesota–Duluth | 75 | |||
| Final at Wheaton (IL) | ||||
| Wheaton | 77 | |||
| Beloit | 75 | |||
Midwest
| Semifinal at Jackson State | ||||
| Jackson State | 93 | |||
| Philander Smith | 65 | |||
| Semifinal at Monmouth (IL) | ||||
| South Dakota | 62 | |||
| Monmouth (IL) | 52 | |||
| Final at South Dakota | ||||
| South Dakota | 2 | |||
| Jackson State | 0† | |||
West
| Semifinal at Pacific (OR) | ||||
| Linfield | 83* | |||
| Pacific (OR) | 79 | |||
| Semifinal at Nevada | ||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 75 | |||
| Nevada | 69 | |||
| Final at Cal State-Los Angeles | ||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 85 | |||
| Linfield | 74 | |||
Pacific Coast
| Semifinal at San Diego State | ||||
| San Diego State | 75 | |||
| Chapman | 56 | |||
| Semifinal at Regis (CO) | ||||
| Regis (CO) | 88 | |||
| Wartburg | 82 | |||
| Final at Regis (CO) | ||||
| Regis | 78 | |||
| San Diego State | 81 | |||
*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Rider | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Wheaton | 89 | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Wheaton | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Wheaton | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 53 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 57 | |||||||||||||
- 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)
References
Sources
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