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1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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Men's university basketball season

1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	None
NCAA Tournament	1957
Tournament dates	March 11, 1957 – March 23, 1957
National Championship	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels
Helms National Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels
Other champions	Bradley Braves (NIT)
Player of the Year (Helms)	Lennie Rosenbluth,North Carolina Tar Heels
←1955–56 1957–58 →

The1956–57 NCAA men's University Division basketball season began in December 1956. It progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1957, atMunicipal Auditorium inKansas City,Missouri. TheNorth Carolina Tar Heels won their first NCAA national championship with a 54–53 triple-overtime victory over theKansas Jayhawks.

Rule changes

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The width of the free throw lane (also known as the "key"), increased from 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.7 m).^[1]
When teams lined up along the key for a free throw, it became mandatory that the two spaces adjacent to the end line be occupied by opponents of the player shooting the free throw. Previously, one player from each team occupied the spaces adjacent to the end line, with a player from the home team occupying a space marked "H" and a player from the visiting team occupying a space marked "V."^[1]
Grasping the rim of the basket was deemed a form ofunsportsmanlike conduct.^[1]

Season headlines

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This was the first season in which NCAA basketball was split into two levels of play – theUniversity Division for 156 schools competing at the highest level of play and theCollege Division for 285 teams playing at lower levels with limited or no scholarships. It also was the first season in which the NCAA held more than one championship tournament — a 24-team tournament for the University Division and a 32-team tournament for the College Division. In1973, the University Division would be replaced byDivision I and the College Division byDivision II andDivision III.^[2]^[3]
The California Basketball Association was renamed the West Coast Athletic Conference. It would be renamed theWest Coast Conference in1989.
In the1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament,Forddy Anderson ofMichigan State andFrank McGuire ofNorth Carolina became the first head coaches to take two different teams to theNCAA tournament Final Four. Anderson had done it previously withBradley in1950 and McGuire withSt. John's in1952.^[4] McGuire also became the first head coach to take two different teams to the national championship game, having also done that with St. John's in1952.^[4]
In 1957, theHelms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected its national champions for the seasons from1900–01 through1918–19.^[5]

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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Main article:1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The top 20 from theAP Poll and theUP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.^[6]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Kansas
2	Louisville
3	North Carolina
4	Illinois
5	SMU
6	Dayton
7	Temple
8	San Francisco
9	Saint Louis
10	Western Kentucky State
11	West Virginia
12	Oklahoma City
13	Oregon State
14	Kentucky
15	Washington
16 (tie)	NC State
16 (tie)	St. John's
18	Kansas State
19	Vanderbilt
20	Wyoming

UP Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Kansas
2	Louisville
3	North Carolina
4	Illinois
5	SMU
6	Dayton
7	Temple
8	San Francisco
9	Saint Louis
10	Western Kentucky State
11	West Virginia
12	Oklahoma City
13	Oregon State
14	Kentucky
15	Washington
16 (tie)	NC State
16 (tie)	St. John's
18	Kansas State
19	Vanderbilt
20	Wyoming

Conference membership changes

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School	Former conference	New conference
Drake Bulldogs	Independent	Missouri Valley Conference
Texas Tech Red Raiders	Border Conference	NCAA University Division independent

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference	Regular season winner^[7]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	Lennie Rosenbluth,North Carolina^[8]	1957 ACC men's basketball tournament	Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina)	North Carolina
Big Seven Conference	Kansas	Gary Thompson,Iowa State^[9]	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Indiana &Michigan State	None Selected	No Tournament
Border Conference	Texas Western	None Selected	No Tournament
Ivy League	Yale	None Selected	No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference	NYU	None Selected	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH)	None Selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Saint Louis	None Selected	No Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) Conference	BYU	None Selected	No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference	Morehead State &Western Kentucky State	None Selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	California	None Selected	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	None Selected	No Tournament
Southern Conference	West Virginia	Rod Hundley,West Virginia^[10]	1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Arena (Richmond, Virginia)	West Virginia^[11]
Southwest Conference	SMU	None Selected	No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference	San Francisco	Mike Farmer,San Francisco^[12]	No Tournament
Western New York Little Three Conference	Canisius &St. Bonaventure		No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Connecticut	None selected	No Tournament

Conference standings

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1956–57 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina†	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	0	1.000
Maryland	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Duke	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
No. 18 Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
NC State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	17	–	12	.586
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	6	–	19	.240
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

†1957 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll^[13]

1956–57 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas	11	–	1	.917	24	–	3	.889
Kansas State	8	–	4	.667	15	–	8	.652
Iowa State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	7	.696
Colorado	5	–	7	.417	14	–	9	.609
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	11	–	12	.478
Missouri	4	–	8	.333	10	–	13	.435
Oklahoma	3	–	9	.250	8	–	15	.348

Rankings fromAP Poll^[14]

1956–57 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	10	–	4	.714	14	–	8	.636
No. 11 Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	10	.615
Minnesota	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Michigan	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	14	–	8	.636
Iowa	4	–	10	.286	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	3	–	11	.214	5	–	17	.227
Northwestern	2	–	12	.143	6	–	16	.273

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Border Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Western	8	–	2	.800	14	–	8	.636
Hardin–Simmons	7	–	3	.700	17	–	9	.654
Arizona	5	–	5	.500	13	–	13	.500
Arizona State–Tempe	4	–	6	.400	10	–	15	.400
West Texas State	3	–	7	.300	6	–	14	.300
New Mexico A&M	3	–	7	.300	6	–	18	.250

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale	12	–	2	.857	18	–	8	.692
Dartmouth	10	–	4	.714	18	–	7	.720
Columbia	9	–	5	.643	18	–	6	.750
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	14	–	9	.609
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	12	–	9	.571
Brown	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
Pennsylvania	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269
Cornell	2	–	12	.143	4	–	19	.174

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
NYU	3	–	1	.750	8	–	13	.381
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	14	–	9	.609
Fordham	2	–	2	.500	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan	2	–	2	.500	5	–	9	.357
CCNY	3	–	4	.429	11	–	8	.579
St. Francis (NY)	1	–	2	.333	12	–	14	.462
Brooklyn	1	–	3	.250	11	–	7	.611

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (Ohio)	11	–	1	.917	17	–	8	.680
Marshall	8	–	4	.667	15	–	9	.625
Ohio	7	–	5	.583	15	–	8	.652
Bowling Green	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Western Michigan	4	–	8	.333	8	–	13	.381
Toledo	3	–	9	.250	5	–	19	.208
Kent State	2	–	10	.167	5	–	18	.217

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Saint Louis	12	–	2	.857	19	–	9	.679
No. 19 Bradley	9	–	5	.643	22	–	7	.759
No. 20 Oklahoma A&M	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
Wichita Municipal	8	–	6	.571	15	–	11	.577
Detroit	5	–	9	.357	11	–	15	.423
Houston	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Tulsa	5	–	9	.357	8	–	17	.320
Drake	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	11	–	3	.786	19	–	9	.679
Utah	10	–	4	.714	19	–	8	.704
Montana	9	–	5	.643	13	–	9	.591
Denver	8	–	6	.571	11	–	12	.478
Utah State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Colorado A&M	6	–	8	.429	9	–	16	.360
Wyoming	4	–	10	.286	6	–	19	.240
New Mexico	1	–	13	.071	5	–	21	.192

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	9	–	1	.900	19	–	8	.704
Western Kentucky State	9	–	1	.900	17	–	9	.654
Murray State	5	–	5	.500	11	–	13	.458
Eastern Kentucky State	4	–	6	.400	6	–	15	.286
Middle Tennessee		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee Tech	1	–	9	.100	9	–	11	.450

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 California	14	–	2	.875	21	–	5	.808
No. 14 UCLA	13	–	3	.813	22	–	4	.846
Washington	13	–	3	.813	17	–	9	.654
USC	9	–	7	.563	16	–	12	.571
Stanford	7	–	9	.438	11	–	15	.423
Oregon State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	4	–	12	.250	10	–	16	.385
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Oregon	2	–	14	.125	4	–	21	.160

Rankings fromAP Poll^[15]

1956–57 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	23	–	5	.821
No. 8 Vanderbilt	11	–	4	.733	17	–	5	.773
Georgia Tech	12	–	5	.706	18	–	8	.692
No. 15 Mississippi State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Tulane	9	–	5	.643	15	–	9	.625
Auburn	8	–	7	.533	13	–	8	.619
Alabama	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Florida	6	–	8	.429	14	–	10	.583
Tennessee	5	–	9	.357	13	–	9	.591
Ole Miss	4	–	11	.267	9	–	12	.429
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	8	–	16	.333
LSU	1	–	13	.071	6	–	19	.240

Rankings fromAP Poll^[16]

1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 West Virginia †	12	–	0	1.000	25	–	5	.833
Washington and Lee	10	–	3	.769	20	–	7	.741
Virginia Tech	12	–	5	.706	14	–	8	.636
Furman	7	–	5	.583	10	–	17	.370
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	9	–	18	.333
The Citadel	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
Davidson	4	–	8	.333	7	–	20	.259
George Washington	3	–	9	.250	3	–	21	.125
VMI	1	–	13	.071	4	–	22	.154

†Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 SMU	11	–	1	.917	22	–	4	.846
Rice	8	–	4	.667	16	–	8	.667
TCU	6	–	6	.500	14	–	10	.583
Baylor	6	–	6	.500	9	–	15	.375
Arkansas	5	–	7	.417	11	–	12	.478
Texas	3	–	9	.250	11	–	13	.458
Texas A&M	3	–	9	.250	7	–	17	.292

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Francisco	12	–	2	.857	21	–	7	.750
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Saint Mary's	10	–	4	.714	17	–	9	.654
Fresno State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
San Jose State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	12	.520
Loyola (Calif.)	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Pacific	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346
Pepperdine	2	–	12	.143	7	–	18	.280

Rankings fromAP Poll^[17]

1956–57 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Canisius	3	–	1	.750	22	–	6	.786
St. Bonaventure	3	–	1	.750	17	–	7	.708
Niagara	0	–	4	.000	12	–	13	.480

Rankings fromAP Poll

1956–57 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	8	–	0	1.000	17	–	8	.680
Rhode Island	6	–	3	.667	11	–	11	.500
Vermont	3	–	2	.600	15	–	5	.750
Massachusetts	4	–	4	.500	13	–	11	.542
Maine	2	–	6	.250	6	–	14	.300
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	3	–	16	.158

University Division independents

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A total of 44 college teams played asUniversity Division independents. Among them,Seattle (22–3) had the bestwinning percentage (.880) andMemphis State (24–6) finished with the most wins.^[18]

Although it played in theNCAA College Division as a non-major team during the season,Idaho State (25–4)^[18] played as an independent and finished the season ranked No. 16 in the finalAP Poll.^[19]

1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Seattle		–		–	22	–	3	.880
Lafayette		–		–	22	–	5	.815
No. 6 Louisville		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 12 Memphis State		–		–	24	–	6	.800
Syracuse		–		–	18	–	7	.720
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Xavier		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Saint Joseph's		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Duquesne		–		–	16	–	7	.696
Temple		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Dayton		–		–	19	–	9	.679
No. 9 Oklahoma City		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Bucknell		–		–	16	–	8	.667
La Salle		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Muhlenberg		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Navy		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Iona		–		–	12	–	7	.632
Seton Hall		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Cincinnati		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Penn State		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Portland		–		–	18	–	12	.600
Pittsburgh		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Colgate		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Loyola (Ill.)		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Kentucky Wesleyan		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Washington University		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Loyola (La.)		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Boston College		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Texas Tech		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Georgetown		–		–	11	–	11	.500
Miami (Fla.)		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Saint Francis (Pa.)		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Holy Cross		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Lehigh		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Butler		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Valparaiso		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Gonzaga		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Marquette		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Villanova		–		–	10	–	15	.400
DePaul		–		–	8	–	14	.364
Army		–		–	7	–	13	.350
Rutgers		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Florida State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Siena		–		–	5	–	15	.250

Rankings fromAP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	La Salle,St. Joseph's, &Temple	Guy Rodgers, Temple

La Salle, Saint Joseph's, and Temple all finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Player	School	PPG	Player	School	REB%	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	FT%
Points per game			Rebound Percentage			Field goal percentage			Free throw percentage
Grady Wallace	South Carolina	31.2	Elgin Baylor	Seattle	.235	Bailey Howell	Mississippi St.	56.8	Ernie Wiggins	Wake Forest	87.7
Joe Gibbon	Mississippi	30.0	Boo Ellis	Niagara	.234	Alvin Innis	St. Francis (NY)	56.1	Jackie Murdock	Wake Forest	87.5
Elgin Baylor	Seattle	29.7	Charlie Tyra	Louisville	.229	Dennis Roth	Muhlenberg	54.4	Bob Seitz	NC State	87.2
Wilt Chamberlain	Kansas	29.6	Wilt Chamberlain	Kansas	.227	Bob Holtsma	William & Mary	54.2	Dave Ricketts	Duquesne	86.2
Chet Forte	Columbia	28.9	Gene Guarilia	George Washington	.218	Boo Ellis	Niagara	53.7	Bobby Plump	Butler	86.0

Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main articles:1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Frank McGuire brought theACC its first national championship as his undefeatedNorth Carolina Tar Heels defeatedWilt Chamberlain and the Kansas Jayhawks in what is considered one of the best games in NCAA history – a 54–53 triple–overtime thriller. Chamberlain was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four

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Played atMunicipal Auditorium inKansas City, Missouri

National semifinals			National championship game

E	North Carolina	74^(3OT)

ME	Michigan St.	70
			E	North Carolina	54^(3OT)

			MW	Kansas	53
MW	Kansas	80

W	San Francisco	56	National third-place game


			ME	Michigan State	60

			W	San Francisco	67

National Invitation tournament

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Main article:1957 National Invitation Tournament

Bradley won its first NIT title, defeating Memphis State in a one-point contest. Memphis State'sWin Wilfong won the MVP in a losing cause as he poured in 89 points in the Tigers' four games, including 31 in the final.^[20]

NIT Semifinals and Final

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Played atMadison Square Garden inNew York City

Semifinals		Final

St. Bonaventure	78

Memphis State	80
		Memphis State	83

		Bradley	84
Bradley	94

Temple	66	Third place


		St. Bonaventure	50

		Temple	67

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Wilt Chamberlain ofKansas

Guy Rodgers ofTemple

Main article:1957 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Wilt Chamberlain	C	Sophomore	Kansas
Chet Forte	G	Senior	Columbia
Rod Hundley	G/F	Senior	West Virginia
Jim Krebs	F/C	Senior	SMU
Lennie Rosenbluth	F	Senior	North Carolina
Charlie Tyra	C	Senior	Louisville

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Elgin Baylor	F	Sophomore	Seattle
Frank Howard	F	Junior	Ohio State
Guy Rodgers	G	Junior	Temple
Gary Thompson	G	Senior	Iowa State
Grady Wallace	F	Senior	South Carolina

Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	New Coach
Arizona State	Bill Kajikawa	Ned Wulk
Loyola (LA)	Jim McCafferty	Jim Harding
Texas A&M	Ken Loeffler	Bob Rogers
Virginia	Evan Male	Billy McCann
Washington & Lee	Billy McCann	Weenie Miller
West Texas A&M	Gus Miller	Borden Price
Xavier	Ned Wulk	Jim McCafferty

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v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons
Pre-regulation	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06
IAAUS /NCAA pre-Tournament era	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38
NCAA Tournament era	1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26