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1957 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

Throwback Thursday: 1956-57 North Carolina

The 1957 NCAA tournament ended with North Carolina winning its first national title in a 54-53 3OT win against Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas.

UNC's Lennie Rosenbluth led all tournament scorers with 140 points. Both of the Tar Heels' final four wins came in three overtimes — the first was against Michigan State in the semifinals. North Carolina finished the season undefeated at 32-0.

1957 NCAA tournament: Bracket

Click or tap here for a closer look at the 1957 March Madness bracket.

This is the 1957 NCAA tournament bracket

1957 NCAA tournament: Scores

First Round
- East Region
  - Syracuse 82, UConn 76
  - Canisius 64, West Virginia 56
  - North Carolina 90, Yale 74
- Mideast Region
  - Pitt 86, Morehead State 85
  - Notre Dame 89, Miami (Ohio) 77
- Midwest Region
  - Oklahoma City 76, Loyola (LA) 55
- West Region
  - Idaho State 68, Hardin-Simmons 57
Regional Semifinals
- East Region
  - Syracuse 75, Lafayette 71
  - North Carolina 87, Canisius 75
- Mideast Region
  - Kentucky 98, Pitt 92
  - Michigan State 85, Notre Dame 83
- Midwest Region
  - Oklahoma City 75, Saint Louis 66
  - Kansas 73, SMU 65 (OT)
- West Region
  - California 86, BYU 59
  - San Francisco 66, Idaho State 51
Regional Third Place Games
- East Region
  - Canisius 82, Lafayette 76
- Mideast Region
  - Notre Dame 86, Pitt 85
- Midwest Region
  - SMU 78, Saint Louis 68
- West Region
  - BYU 65, Idaho State 54
Regional Finals
- East Region
  - North Carolina 67, Syracuse 58
- Mideast Region
  - Michigan State 80, Kentucky 68
- Midwest Region
  - Kansas 81, Oklahoma City 61
- West Region
  - San Francisco 50, California 46
Final Four (Kansas City, Missouri)
- National semifinals
  - North Carolina 74, Michigan State 70 (3OT)
  - Kansas 80, San Francisco 56
- National Third Place Game
  - San Francisco 67, Michigan State 60
- National championship
  - North Carolina 54, Kansas 53 (3OT)

1957 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses (minimum three games played):

Individual scoring

Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas (4) — 30.3 points per game

Individual rebounding

John Green, Michigan State (4) — 19.3 rebounds per game

Team stats

The 69 combined made free throws in the Pitt-Morehead State game set a tournament record