Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | George Washington | Bill Reinhart | First round | Princeton | L 84-67 |
| East | n/a | Princeton | Jake McCandless | Regional Fourth Place | St. Bonaventure | L 85-67 |
| East | n/a | Rhode Island | Ernie Calverley | First round | St. Bonaventure | L 86-76 |
| East | n/a | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Donovan | Regional Third Place | Princeton | W 85-67 |
| East | n/a | St. John's | Joe Lapchick | First round | Wake Forest | L 97-74 |
| East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Third Place | Utah | W 127-120 (4OT) |
| East | n/a | Wake Forest | Bones McKinney | Regional Runner-up | Saint Joseph's | L 96-86 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 87-74 |
| Mideast | n/a | Louisville | Peck Hickman | Regional Third Place | Morehead State | W 83-61 |
| Mideast | n/a | Morehead State | Robert Laughlin | Regional Fourth Place | Louisville | L 83-61 |
| Mideast | n/a | Ohio | James Snyder | First round | Louisville | L 76-70 |
| Mideast | n/a | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | Runner Up | Cincinnati | L 70-65 |
| Mideast | n/a | Xavier | Jim McCafferty | First round | Morehead State | L 71-66 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Champion | Ohio State | W 70-65 |
| Midwest | n/a | Houston | Guy Lewis | Regional Fourth Place | Texas Tech | L 69-67 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 69-64 |
| Midwest | n/a | Marquette | Eddie Hickey | First round | Houston | L 77-61 |
| Midwest | n/a | Texas Tech | Polk Robison | Regional Third Place | Houston | W 69-67 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Regional Runner-up | Utah | L 88-80 |
| West | n/a | Loyola, Los Angeles | William Donovan | Regional Third Place | USC | W 69-67 |
| West | n/a | Oregon | Steve Belko | First round | USC | L 81-79 |
| West | n/a | Seattle | Vince Cazzetta | First round | Arizona State | L 72-70 |
| West | n/a | USC | Forrest Twogood | Regional Fourth Place | Loyola, Los Angeles | L 69-67 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Fourth Place | Saint Joseph's | L 127-120 (4OT) |
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