1955 NCAA basketball tournament
| Season | 1954–55 | ||||
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| Teams | 24 | ||||
| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | San Francisco Dons (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | La Salle Explorers (2nd title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Phil Woolpert (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Bill Russell (San Francisco) | ||||
| Attendance | 116,983 | ||||
| Top scorer | Bill Russell (San Francisco) (118 points) | ||||
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The 1955 NCAA basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 17th annual edition of the tournament began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
San Francisco, coached by Phil Woolpert, won the national title with a 77–63 victory in the final game over La Salle, coached by Ken Loeffler. Bill Russell of San Francisco was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.