| Region | Team | Coach |
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| East | ||
| East | Dayton | Tom Blackburn |
| East | Duquesne | Dudey Moore |
| East | Illinois | Harry Combes |
| East | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp |
| East | NC State | Everett Case |
| East | Penn State | Elmer Gross |
| East | Princeton | Franklin Cappon |
| East | St. John's | Frank McGuire |
| West | ||
| West | Kansas | Phog Allen |
| West | New Mexico State | George McCarty |
| West | Oklahoma City | Doyle Parrack |
| West | Santa Clara | Bob Feerick |
| West | Saint Louis | Eddie Hickey |
| West | TCU | Buster Brannon |
| West | UCLA | John Wooden |
| West | Wyoming | Everett Shelton |
1952 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)
Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Winning Team highlighted in Green Box
Sweet 16March 21
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| Favorite | Team | Team | Score | Star Efforts |
| Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina | Kentucky | Penn State | 82-54 | |
| Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina | St. John's | North Carolina State | 60-49 | |
| Chicago Stadium | Illinois | Dayton | 80-61 | |
| Chicago Stadium | Duquesne | Princeton | 60-49 | |
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| Favorite | Team | Team | Score | Star Efforts |
| Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City | Kansas | Texas Christian | 68-64 | |
| Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City | St. Louis | New Mexico A&M | 62-53 | |
| Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Or | Santa Clara | UCLA | 68-59 | |
| Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Or | Wyoming | Oklahoma City | 54-48 | |
Elite 8March 22
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| Favorite | Team | Team | Score | Star Efforts |
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St. John's |
Kentucky | 64-57 | ||
| Illinois | Duquesne |
74-68 |
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| Favorite | Team | Team | Score | Star Efforts |
| Kansas | St. Louis | 74-55 | ||
| Santa Clara | Wyoming |
56-53 |
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St. John's |
Illinois |
61-59 |
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| Kansas | Santa Clara |
74-55 |
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Regional Third Place
East:
N.C. State 69, Penn State 60
Dayton 77, Princeton 61
West:
TCU 61, New Mexico A&M 44
Oklahoma City 55, UCLA 53
at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington-March 25 and 26
National Third Place
Illinois 67, Santa Clara 64
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| Favorite | Team | Team | Score | Star Efforts |
| Kansas | St. John's | 80-63 | ||
Top 10 Teams
| Rank | School | W-L | NCAA Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kentucky | 29-3 | L in Regionals |
| 2. | Illinois | 22-4 | 3rd Place |
| 3. | Kansas State | 19-5 | DNP |
| 4. | Duquense | 23-4 | DNP |
| 5. | St. Louis | 23-8 | L in Regionals |
| 6. | Washington | 25-6 | DNP |
| 7. | Iowa | 19-3 | DNP |
| 8. | Kansas | 28-3 | 1st Place |
| 9. | West Virginia | 23-4 | DNP |
| 10. | St. John's | 25-5 | 2nd Place |
All-America Team
| Pos | Name | Cl. | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Cliff Hagan | Jr. | Kentucky |
| C | Clyde Lovellette | Sr. | Kansas |
| C | Chuck Darling | Sr. | Iowa |
| G | Rod Fletcher | Sr. | Illinois |
| G | Dick Groat | Sr. | Duke |
All NCAA Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | Cl. | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Kerr | So. | Illinois |
| C | Clyde Lovellette (MVP) | Sr. | Kansas |
| C | Bob Zawoluk | Sr. | St. John's |
| G | Dean Kelley | Jr. | Kansas |
| G | Ron MacGilvray | Sr. | St. John's |
Kansas Regulars: C Clyde Lovellette, Sr; F Bob Kenney, Sr.; F Bill Lienhard, Sr.; G Bill Hougland, Sr.; G Dean Kelley, Jr.
Team Offense
Kentucky, 82.3
Team Defense
Oklahoma State, 45.5
Individual Scoring
| 1. Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | 28.4 |
| 2. Dick Groat | Duke | 26.0 |
| 3. Bob Pettit | LSU | 25.5 |
| 4. Chuck Darling | Iowa | 25.5 |
| 5. Frank Selvy | Furman | 24.6 |
Individual Rebounding
| 1. Bill Hannon | Army | 20.9 |
| 2. Walter Dukes | Duquense | 19.7 |
| 3. Ernie Beck | Penn | 19.0 |
Notes
- NIT 1st Place: La Salle def. Dayton 75-64 behind Tom Gola’s 22 points.
- Several teams were short-handed because players were activated for
the Korean War.
- Clyde Lovellette set a national career scoring record of 1,888 points, breaking the record of 1,886 set two days earlier by Duke’s Dick Groat, later a shortstop in Major League Baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals).