1956 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

East
New York City, New York		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Connecticut 84 Manhattan 75		Connecticut 59		Temple 60		Temple
New York City, New York
Temple 74 Holy Cross 72		Temple 65
New York City, New York
West Virginia 59 Dartmouth 61		Dartmouth 58		Canisius 58
New York City, New York
North Carolina State 78 Canisius 79		Canisius 66

Midwest
		Iowa City, Iowa
		Iowa 97		Iowa 89		Iowa
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Marshall 92 Morehead State 107		Morehead State 83
		Kentucky 84		Kentucky 77
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Wayne State, Michigan 72 DePaul 63		Wayne State, Michigan 64

West
		Lawrence, Kansas
		Houston 74		Southern Methodist 84		Southern Methodist
Wichita, Kansas
Southern Methodist 68 Texas Tech 67		Southern Methodist 89
		Kansas State 93		Oklahoma City 63
Wichita, Kansas
Oklahoma City 97 Memphis 81		Oklahoma City 97

Far West
		Corvallis, Oregon
		Utah 81		Utah 77		San Francisco
Seattle, Washington
Idaho State 66 Seattle 68		Seattle 72
		San Francisco 72		San Francisco 92
		UCLA 61

Final Four
Evanston, Illinois
Temple 76 Iowa 83		Iowa 71		San Francisco
Southern Methodist 68 San Francisco 86		San Francisco 83

National Third Place Game
(0) Temple 90 (0) Southern Methodist 81		Temple

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Kansas State 89 (0) Houston 70		Kansas State

Regional Third Place Game
(0) UCLA 94 (0) Seattle 70		UCLA

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Dartmouth 85 (0) Connecticut 64		Dartmouth

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Morehead State 95 (0) Wayne State, Michigan 84		Morehead State

Final Poll Results3/6/1956

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