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

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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