User:Dantheox/NCAA 1953

The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 26 games were played.

Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the national title with a 69-68 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Phog Allen. B.H. Horn of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket
   LSU             89    Lebanon Valley  80     Lebanon Valley  76     LSU             81 Fordham        67 Wake Forest    71     Holy Cross      73                    LSU    Holy Cross      87     Holy Cross      79 Navy           74 EAST REGION Pennsylvania   57    Notre Dame      72     Notre Dame      69     Notre Dame      66                Indiana E Kentucky     57    Indiana         82     Indiana         79    DePaul          74     DePaul          80 Miami-OH       72

  Oklahoma A&M     71 TCU             54    Oklahoma A&M     55   Kansas           73    Kansas           61                 Kansas Oklahoma City   65 WEST REGION   Washington       92   Seattle          88    Seattle          70    Washington       74             Washington Idaho St        77 Wyoming         52    Santa Clara      62   Santa Clara      81    Santa Clara      67 Hardin-Simmons  56

LSU           67     Indiana        80      Indiana        69     Kansas         79      Kansas         68 Washington    53