1957 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
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The 1957 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament
to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball
as a culmination of the 1956-57 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was the first Division II men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College
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* denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...
involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
as a culmination of the 1956-57 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was the first Division II men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
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Bracket
- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 82, Cal State Los Angeles 72
† denotes forfeited game
See also
- 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri...
- 1957 National Invitation Tournament1957 National Invitation TournamentThe 1957 National Invitation Tournament was the 1957 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....
- 1957 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1957 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1957 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 20th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This would be the first tournament to have seeded teams. This also means...