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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

Regionals

East

Semifinal at North Carolina College
   
North Carolina Central 78
Florida A&M 61
Semifinal at Mount Saint Mary's
   
Mount St. Mary's 93
CCNY 84
Final at Mount Saint Mary's
   
Mount St. Mary's 106
North Carolina Central 88

Northeast

Semifinal at Drexel
   
Rider 63
Drexel 61
Semifinal at Amherst
   
St. Michael's 80
Amherst 63
Final at Saint Michael's
   
St. Michael's 68
Rider 69

South

Semifinal at East Tennessee State
   
East Tennessee State 62*
Centenary (LA) 61
Semifinal at Kentucky Wesleyan
   
Kentucky Wesleyan 77
DePauw 62
Final at Kentucky Wesleyan
   
Kentucky Wesleyan 84
East Tennessee State 73

Mideast

Semifinal at Evansville
   
Evansville 108
Illinois State 96
Semifinal at Buffalo
   
Buffalo 75
Capital 64
Final at Buffalo
   
Buffalo 77
Evansville 75

Great Lakes

Semifinal at Beloit
   
Beloit 103
Wisconsin–Superior 79
Semifinal at Minnesota-Duluth
   
Wheaton (IL) 84
Minnesota–Duluth 75
Final at Wheaton (IL)
   
Wheaton 77
Beloit 75

Midwest

Semifinal at Jackson State
   
Jackson State 93
Philander Smith 65
Semifinal at Monmouth (IL)
   
South Dakota 62
Monmouth (IL) 52
Final at South Dakota
   
South Dakota 2
Jackson State 0†

West

Semifinal at Pacific (OR)
   
Linfield 83*
Pacific (OR) 79
Semifinal at Nevada
   
Cal State Los Angeles 75
Nevada 69
Final at Cal State-Los Angeles
   
Cal State Los Angeles 85
Linfield 74

Pacific Coast

Semifinal at San Diego State
   
San Diego State 75
Chapman 56
Semifinal at Regis (CO)
   
Regis (CO) 88
Wartburg 82
Final at Regis (CO)
   
Regis 78
San Diego State 81

*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
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

*denotes each overtime played
† denotes forfeited game

All-tournament team

  • Mason Cope (Kentucky Wesleyan)
  • Jim Daniels (South Dakota)
  • Mel Peterson (Wheaton)
  • Jack Sullivan (Mount Saint Mary's)
  • Bob Whitehead (Wheaton)

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