1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1956-57 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the first College Division men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College. Wheaton's Mel Peterson was named the Most Outstanding Player.
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Wheaton Thunder (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Lee Pfund (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Mel Peterson (Wheaton) | ||||
| Attendance | 13,000 | ||||
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Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest. This would be the only time such an occurrence would directly mar the tournament, and Jackson State themselves would return to the tournament in 1964.