Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Boston University | Matt Zunic | Regional Runner-up | West Virginia | L 86-82 |
| East | n/a | Connecticut | Hugh Greer | First round | Boston | L 60-58 |
| East | n/a | Dartmouth | Doggie Julian | First round | West Virginia | L 82-68 |
| East | n/a | Navy | Ben Carnevale | Regional Third Place | Saint Joseph's | W 70-56 |
| East | n/a | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | First round | Navy | L 76-63 |
| East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Regional Fourth Place | Navy | L 70-56 |
| East | n/a | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Runner Up | California | L 71-70 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | First round | Marquette | L 89-71 |
| Mideast | n/a | Eastern Kentucky | Paul McBrayer | First round | Louisville | L 77-63 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Third Place | Marquette | W 98-69 |
| Mideast | n/a | Louisville | Peck Hickman | Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 98-85 |
| Mideast | n/a | Marquette | Eddie Hickey | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 98-69 |
| Mideast | n/a | Michigan State | Forddy Anderson | Regional Runner-up | Louisville | L 88-81 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | George Smith | Third Place | Louisville | W 98-85 |
| Midwest | n/a | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Regional Fourth Place | TCU | L 71-65 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 85-75 |
| Midwest | n/a | Portland | Al Negratti | First round | DePaul | L 57-56 |
| Midwest | n/a | TCU | Buster Brannon | Regional Third Place | DePaul | W 71-65 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | California | Pete Newell | Champion | West Virginia | W 71-70 |
| West | n/a | Idaho State | John Grayson | Regional Third Place | Utah | W 71-65 |
| West | n/a | New Mexico State | Presley Askew | First round | Idaho State | L 62-61 |
| West | n/a | Saint Mary's | James Weaver | Regional Runner-up | California | L 66-46 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Regional Fourth Place | Idaho State | L 71-65 |
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