1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1957 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Wheaton Thunder (1st title)
Runner-up	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st Final Four); Los Angeles State Golden Eagles (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Lee Pfund (1st title)
MOP	Mel Peterson (Wheaton)
Attendance	13,000
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1956	1958»

The 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1956–57 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the first College Division men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College. Wheaton's Mel Peterson was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest. This would be the only time such an occurrence would directly mar the tournament, and Jackson State themselves would return to the tournament in 1964.

Durham

Emmitsburg

Philadelphia

Amherst

Johnson City

Owensboro

Buffalo

Evansville

Beloit

Duluth

Jackson

Monmouth

Forest Grove

Reno

Denver

San Diego

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1957 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round games

Emmitsburg

Colchester

Owensboro

Buffalo

Vermillion

Los Angeles

Denver

Wheaton

Evansville

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1957 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regional final (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regionals

East

	Semifinal at North Carolina College Round of 32 March 4

	North Carolina Central		78

	Florida A&M		61

	Semifinal at Mount Saint Mary's Round of 32 March 4

	Mount St. Mary's		93

	CCNY		84

	Final at Mount Saint Mary's Sweet 16 March 9

	Mount St. Mary's		106

	North Carolina Central		88

Northeast

	Semifinal at Drexel Round of 32 March 4

	Rider		63

	Drexel		61

	Semifinal at Amherst Round of 32 March 4

	St. Michael's		80

	Amherst		63

	Final at Saint Michael's Sweet 16 March 9

	St. Michael's		68

	Rider		69

South

	Semifinal at East Tennessee State Round of 32 March 4

	East Tennessee State		62*

	Centenary (LA)		61

	Semifinal at Kentucky Wesleyan Round of 32 March 4

	Kentucky Wesleyan		77

	DePauw		62

	Final at Kentucky Wesleyan Sweet 16 March 9

	Kentucky Wesleyan		84

	East Tennessee State		73

Mideast

	Semifinal at Evansville Round of 32 March 4

	Evansville		108

	Illinois State		96

	Semifinal at Buffalo Round of 32 March 4

	Buffalo		75

	Capital		64

	Final at Buffalo Sweet 16 March 9

	Buffalo		77

	Evansville		75

Great Lakes

	Semifinal at Beloit Round of 32 March 4

	Beloit		103

	Wisconsin–Superior		79

	Semifinal at Minnesota-Duluth Round of 32 March 4

	Wheaton (IL)		84

	Minnesota–Duluth		75

	Final at Wheaton (IL) Sweet 16 March 9

	Wheaton		77

	Beloit		75

Midwest

	Semifinal at Jackson State Round of 32 March 4

	Jackson State		93

	Philander Smith		65

	Semifinal at Monmouth (IL) Round of 32 March 4

	South Dakota		62

	Monmouth (IL)		52

	Final at South Dakota Sweet 16 March 9

	South Dakota		2

	Jackson State		0†

West

	Semifinal at Pacific (OR) Round of 32 March 4

	Linfield		83*

	Pacific (OR)		79

	Semifinal at Nevada Round of 32 March 4

	Cal State Los Angeles		75

	Nevada		69

	Final at Cal State-Los Angeles Sweet 16 March 9

	Cal State Los Angeles		85

	Linfield		74

Pacific Coast

	Semifinal at San Diego State Round of 32 March 4

	San Diego State		75

	Chapman		56

	Semifinal at Regis (CO) Round of 32 March 4

	Regis (CO)		88

	Wartburg		82

	Final at Regis (CO) Sweet 16 March 9

	Regis		78

	San Diego State		81

*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13		National Semifinals Final Four March 14		National Championship March 15

Rider	66

Mount St. Mary's	86
		Mount St. Mary's	81

		Kentucky Wesleyan	99
Buffalo	68

Kentucky Wesleyan	72
				Kentucky Wesleyan	65

				Wheaton	89
South Dakota	80

Wheaton	90
		Wheaton	71

		Cal State Los Angeles	53
San Diego State	55

Cal State Los Angeles	57

Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 82, Cal State Los Angeles 72