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San Francisco won its first of two consecutive national titles in 1955, defeating defending national champion La Salle in the final, 77-63. Dons star Bill Russell won the Most Outstanding Player award, scoring a tournament-high 118 points in five games (23.6 points per game).

Colorado and Iowa also advanced to the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri. Find the 1955 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament bracket, scores and more below.

1955 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Bracket

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1955 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Scores

• First Round
  • East Region-1
    • La Salle 95, West Virginia 61
    • Canisius 73, Williams 60
    • Villanova 74, Duke 73
  • East Region-2
    • Marquette 90, Miami (Ohio) 79
    • Penn State 59, Memphis State 55
  • West Region-1
    • Bradley 69, Oklahoma City 65
  • West Region-2
    • Seattle 80, Idaho State 63
    • San Francisco 89, West Texas State 66
• Regional Semifinals
  • East Region-1
    • La Salle 73, Princeton 46
    • Canisius 73, Villanova 71
  • East Region-2
    • Marquette 79, Kentucky 71
    • Iowa 82, Penn State 53
  • West Region-1
    • Bradley 81, SMU 79
    • Colorado 69, Tulsa 59
  • West Region-2
    • Oregon State 83, Seattle 71
    • San Francisco 78, Utah 59
• Regional Third Place Games
  • East Region-1
    • Kentucky 84, Penn State 59
  • East Region-2
    • Villanova 64, Princeton 57
  • West Region-1
    • Tulsa 68, SMU 67
  • West Region-2
    • Utah 108, Seattle 85
• Regional Finals
  • East Region-1
    • La Salle 99, Canisius 64
  • East Region-2
    • Iowa 86, Marquette 81
  • West Region-1
    • Colorado 93, Bradley 81
  • West Region-2
    • San Francisco 57, Oregon State 56
• Final Four (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • National semifinals
    • La Salle 76, Iowa 73
    • San Francisco 62, Colorado 50
  • National Third Place Game
    • Colorado 75, Iowa 54
  • National championship
    • San Francisco 77, La Salle 63

1955 ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses (minimum three games):

Individual scoring

• Terry Rand, Marquette (3) — 24.4 points per game

Team facts/records

• Bradley, at 7-19, and 9-17 Oklahoma City became the first teams to make the ɬ�﷬��������ַ tournament with losing records. Bradley would win its first two games in the tournament — the first against Oklahoma City.