The 1953 Bracket

East Region

	First round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight					Final Four
							LSU	89
							Lebanon Valley	76
		Lebanon Valley	80
		Fordham	67
												LSU	81
											Holy Cross	73
							Wake Forest	71
							Holy Cross	79
		Holy Cross	87
		Navy	74
																	LSU	67
																	Indiana	80
							Pennsylvania	57
							Notre Dame	69
		Notre Dame	72
		E Kentucky	57
												Notre Dame	66
											Indiana	79
							Indiana	82
							DePaul	80
		DePaul	74
		Miami-OH	72

 

West Region

	First round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight					Final Four
							Oklahoma A&M	71
							TCU	54
												Oklahoma A&M	55
											Kansas	61
							Kansas	73
							Oklahoma City	65
																	Kansas	79
																	Washington	53
							Washington	92
							Seattle	70
		Seattle	88
		Idaho State	77
												Washington	74
											Santa Clara	62
							Wyoming	52
							Santa Clara	67
		Santa Clara	81
		Hardin-Simmons	56

 

National Championship

	National Championship Game
		Indiana	69
		Kansas	68