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The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played.

La Salle, coached by Ken Loeffler, won the national title with a 92-76 victory in the final game over Bradley, coached by Forddy Anderson. Tom Gola of La Salle was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket
LSU            70   Penn St          62    Penn St          78    Penn St          71 Toledo          50 Indiana         64    Notre Dame       63                Penn St     Notre Dame       80    Notre Dame       65 Loyola-LA       70                                   EAST REGION Cornell         67   Navy             85    Navy             69    Navy             48               La Salle Connecticut     80   N.C. State       75 George Washingt 73    N.C. State       81    La Salle         64    La Salle        76     La Salle        88 Fordham        74

Colorado       64   Bradley          61    Bradley          76    Bradley          71 Oklahoma City   55   Oklahoma A&M     51    Oklahoma A&M     57                Bradley Rice            45 WEST REGION   Southern Califo  73   Idaho St         77    Idaho St         59    Southern Califo  66    Southern California Seattle         75 Colorado St     50    Santa Clara      65   Santa Clara      73    Santa Clara      73 Texas Tech      64

Penn St       54     La Salle       69      La Salle       92     Bradley        74      Bradley        76 Southern Cali 72