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1955 NCAA Tournament

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National Champion: San Francisco
Final Four: Colorado, Iowa, La Salle and San Francisco
Most Outstanding Player: Bill Russell

Number of Schools: 24

NCAA Brackets: East ▪ West ▪ National Final

Click point total for box score, if available.

East Regional

La Salle 95

La Salle 73

La Salle 99

La Salle 76

La Salle

West Virginia 61
 

Princeton

Princeton 46

(Bye)
  Philadelphia, PA

Villanova 74

Villanova 71

Canisius 64

Duke 73
 

Canisius 73

Canisius 73

Williams 60
  Kansas City, MO

Kentucky

Kentucky 71

Marquette 81

Iowa 73

(Bye)
 

Marquette 90

Marquette 79

Miami (OH) 79
  Evanston, IL

Penn State 59

Penn State 53

Iowa 86

Memphis 55
 

Iowa

Iowa 82

(Bye)

East Third Place
Kentucky 84, Penn State 59
Villanova 64, Princeton 57