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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.
[edit] Locations
| Region |
Site |
Other Locations |
| East |
Iowa City, Iowa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Buffalo, New York, Durham, North Carolina, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| West |
Corvallis, Oregon, Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Peoria, Illinois |
| Finals |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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[edit] Bracket
[edit] East region
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First round |
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Second round |
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Sweet Sixteen |
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Elite Eight |
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LSU |
70 |
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Penn St |
78 |
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Penn St |
62 |
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Toledo |
50 |
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Penn St |
71 |
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Notre Dame |
63 |
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Indiana |
64 |
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Notre Dame |
65 |
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Notre Dame |
80 |
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Loyola-LA |
70 |
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Penn St |
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La Salle |
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Cornell |
67 |
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Navy |
69 |
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Navy |
85 |
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Connecticut |
80 |
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Navy |
48 |
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La Salle |
64 |
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N.C. State |
75 |
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George Washington |
73 |
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N.C. State |
81 |
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La Salle |
88 |
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La Salle |
76 |
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Fordham |
74* |
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[edit] West region
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First round |
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Second round |
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Sweet Sixteen |
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Elite Eight |
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Colorado |
64 |
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Bradley |
76 |
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Bradley |
61 |
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Oklahoma City |
55 |
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Bradley |
71 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
57 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
51 |
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Rice |
45 |
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Bradley |
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Southern California |
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Southern California |
73 |
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Idaho St |
59 |
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Idaho St |
77 |
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Seattle |
75* |
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Southern California |
66 |
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Santa Clara |
65** |
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Colorado St |
50 |
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Santa Clara |
73 |
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Santa Clara |
73 |
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Texas Tech |
64 |
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[edit] Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Finals |
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Penn St |
54 |
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La Salle |
69 |
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La Salle |
92 |
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Bradley |
76 |
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Bradley |
74 |
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Southern California |
72 |
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[edit] External links
| NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
| 1930s |
1939 |
| 1940s |
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| 1950s |
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 1960s |
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| 1970s |
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 1980s |
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990s |
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000s |
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 2010s |
2010, 2011 |
