The 1956 NCAA basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. It began on March 12, 1956, and ended with the championship game on March 24 on... Wikipedia
Champion: San Francisco Dons men's basketball
Dates: Mar 12, 1956 – Mar 24, 1956
MOP: Hal Lear (Temple)
Season: 1955–56
Teams: 25
Location: New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and more