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| Season | 1954–55 | ||||
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| Teams | 24 | ||||
| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | San Francisco Dons (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | La Salle Explorers (2nd title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Phil Woolpert (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Bill Russell (San Francisco) | ||||
| Attendance | 116,983 | ||||
| Top scorer | Bill Russell (San Francisco) (118 points) | ||||
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The 1955 NCAA basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
San Francisco, coached by Phil Woolpert, won the national title with a 77–63 victory in the final game over La Salle, coached by Ken Loeffler. Bill Russell of San Francisco was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.