1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
| 1957 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | March 23, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Municipal Auditorium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas by 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee(s) | Joe Conway & Hagan Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1957, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The matchup was the final one of the nineteenth edition of the single-elimination tournament now known as the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It was used to crown a national champion for men's basketball in the NCAA's University Division, known since 1973 as NCAA Division I.
After surviving numerous close games during the regular season, conference tournament, and most recently a triple overtime game against Michigan State in the national semifinal, North Carolina came into the National Championship game with an unblemished record of 31–0. Led by coach Frank McGuire and Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year Lennie Rosenbluth, the Tar Heels were ranked first overall in the AP Poll. Kansas came into the National Championship game with two losses, which were credited to poor ball control on the Jayhawks part. The Kansas Jayhawks, led by Sophomore phenom and First–team All-American Wilt Chamberlain, came into the game favored to win against the Tar Heels of North Carolina.
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