1950's

1950: 

Eastern Regional & National Championship: 

Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Western Regional: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)


1951: 

Eastern 1st Round: Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, NC)

North Carolina State University

Eastern 1st Round and Regional: 

Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Western 1st Round and Regional: 

Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)

National Championship: Williams Arena(Minneapolis)

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities


1952(1st year of four separate regionals): 

East Regional I: Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, NC)

North Carolina State University

East Regional II: Chicago Stadium(Chicago)

West Regional I: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)

West Regional II: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

Final Four: Hec Edmundson Pavillion(Seattle)

University of Washington


1953: 

East 1st Round: The Palestra(Philadelphia)

University of Pennsylvania

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum(Fort Wayne, IN)

West 1st Round: Hec Edmundson Pavillion(Seattle)

University of Washington 

Old Pavillion(Palo Alto, CA)

Stanford University

East Regional I: Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, NC)

North Carolina State University

East Regional II: Chicago Stadium(Chicago)

West Regional I: Ahearn Field House(Manhattan, KS)

Kansas State University

West Regional II: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

Final Four: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)


1954: 

East 1st Round: Memorial Auditorium(Buffalo, NY)

Duke Indoor Stadium(Durham, NC)

Duke University

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum(Fort Wayne, IN)

West 1st Round: Robertson Field House(Peoria, IL)

Bradley University

West 1st Round and West Regional II: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

East Regional I: The Palestra(Philadelphia)

University of Pennsylvania

East Regional II: Iowa Field House(Iowa City)

University of Iowa

West Regional I: Gallagher Hall(Stillwater, OK)

Oklahoma A&M College

Final Four: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)


1955: 

East 1st Round: Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Memorial Coliseum(Lexington, KY)

University of Kentucky

West 1st Round: Thunderbird Coliseum(El Reno, OK)

Oklahoma City University

Cow Palace(San Francisco)

East Regional I: The Palestra(Philadelphia)

University of Pennsylvania

East Regional II: McGaw Hall(Evanston, IL)

Northwestern University

West Regional I: Ahearn Field House(Manhattan, KS)

Kansas State University

West Regional II: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

Final Four: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)


1956(1st year of four separate regional names):

East 1st Round: Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Midwest 1st Round: 

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum(Fort Wayne, IN)

West 1st Round: Levitt Arena(Wichita)

Wichita University

Far West 1st Round: Hec Edmundson Pavillion(Seattle)

University of Washington

East Regional: The Palestra(Philadelphia)

University of Pennsylvania

Midwest Regional: Iowa Field House(Iowa City)

University of Iowa

West Regional: Allen Field House(Lawrence,KS)

University of Kansas

Far West Regional: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

Final Four: McGaw Hall(Evanston, IL)

Northwestern University

 

1957: 

East 1st Round: Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Mideast 1st Round: St. John Arena(Columbus, OH)

Ohio State University

Midwest 1st Round: Capitol Hill High School Arena(Oklahoma City)

Oklahoma City University

West 1st Round: ISU Gymnasium(Pocatello, ID)

Idaho State University

East Regional: The Palestra(Philadelphia)

University of Pennsylvania

Mideast Regional: Memorial Coliseum(Lexington, KY)

University of Kentucky

Midwest Regional: Moody Coliseum(Dallas)

Southern Methodist University

West Regional: Gill Coliseum(Corvallis, OR)

Oregon State University

Final Four: Municipal Auditorium(Kansas City, MO)


1958: 

East 1st Round: Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Mideast 1st Round: McGaw Hall(Evanston, IL)

Northwestern University

Midwest 1st Round: Gallagher Hall(Stillwater, OK)

Oklahoma State University

West 1st Round: Harmon Arena(Berkeley, CA)

University of California, Berkeley

East Regional: Charlotte Coliseum I(Charlotte)

Mideast Regional: Memorial Coliseum(Lexington, KY)

University of Kentucky

Midwest Regional: Allen Field House(Lawrence, KS)

University of Kansas

West Regional: Cow Palace(San Francisco)

Final Four: Freedom Hall(Louisville, KY)

University of Louisville


1959: 

East 1st Round: Madison Square Garden III(New York City)

Mideast 1st Round: Memorial Coliseum(Lexington, KY)

University of Kentucky

Midwest 1st Round: 

Pacific International Livestock Pavillion(Porland, OR)

University of Portland

West 1st Round: Las Cruces High School Gym(Las Cruces, NM)

New Mexico A&M University

East Regional: Charlotte Coliseum I (Charlotte)

Mideast Regional: McGaw Hall(Evanston, IL)

Northwestern University

Midwest Regional: Allen Field House(Lawrence, KS)

University of Kansas

West Regional: Cow Palace(San Francisco)

Final Four: Freedom Hall(Louisville, KY)

University of Louisville


Source: 2002 NCAA Final Four Record Book