Season 1951–52 Dates 21 Mar 1952 – 26 Mar 1952 Attendance 115,712 | Winning coach Phog Allen (1st title) Teams 16 | |
Champions Kansas (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Final Four) Runner-up St. John's (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists Illinois (3rd Final Four)
Santa Clara (1st Final Four) MOP Clyde Lovellette Kansas Champion Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball Finals site Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion People also search for 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | ||
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 20 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
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Kansas, coached by Phog Allen, won the national title with an 80-63 victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. Clyde Lovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
This tournament was the first to have a true "Final Four" format, with the winners at four regional sites advancing to the final site—although the four regionals did not receive distinct names until the 1956 tournament. It was also the first to have regional television coverage.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1952 tournament: