# 1957 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1957 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of six major All-American teams. To earn 'consensus' status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and the International News Service.

## 1957 Consensus All-America team

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 | Southern Methodist |
| 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 |

## Individual All-America teams

| All-America Team |
| All-America Team | First team | First team | Second team | Second team | Third team | Third team |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | Jim Ashmore | Mississippi State |
| Associated Press | Chet Forte | Columbia | Frank Howard | Ohio State | Archie Dees | Indiana |
| Associated Press | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | Bill Ebben | Detroit |
| Associated Press | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | Larry Friend | California |
| Associated Press | Gary Thompson | Iowa State | Grady Wallace | South Carolina | Guy Rodgers | Temple |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Chet Forte | Columbia | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Frank Howard | Ohio State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Guy Rodgers | Temple | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Gary Thompson | Iowa State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| NABC | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | Bruno Boin | Washington |
| NABC | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | George Bon Salle | Illinois | Archie Dees | Indiana |
| NABC | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | Chet Forte | Columbia | Frank Howard | Ohio State |
| NABC | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Guy Rodgers | Temple | Ron Kramer | Michigan |
| NABC | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | Gary Thompson | Iowa State | Dick O'Neal | Texas Christian |
| UPI | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | Jim Ashmore | Mississippi State |
| UPI | Chet Forte | Columbia | Joe Gibbon | Mississippi | Johnny Cox | Kentucky |
| UPI | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | Archie Dees | Indiana |
| UPI | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Gary Thompson | Iowa State | Frank Howard | Ohio State |
| UPI | Grady Wallace | South Carolina | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | Guy Rodgers | Temple |
| NEA | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Frank Howard | Ohio State | Chet Forte | Columbia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Guy Rodgers | Temple | Jimmy Smith | Steubenville | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | Bennie Swain | Texas Southern | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Elgin Baylor | Seattle | Chet Forte | Columbia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist | Guy Rodgers | Temple | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Gary Thompson | Iowa State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Grady Wallace | South Carolina | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | No third team | No third team | No third team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Harold Alcorn, Saint Louis
* Dick Banton, UCLA
* Larry Beck, Washington State
* Bruno Boin, Washington
* Bill Bond, Stanford
* Barney Cable, Bradley
* Vinnie Cohen, Syracuse
* Boo Ellis, Niagara
* Dick Gaines, Seton Hall
* Dave Gambee, Oregon State
* Joe Gibbon, Mississippi
* Johnny Green, Michigan State
* Vernon Hatton, Kentucky
* Don Hennon, Pittsburgh
* Johnny Lee, Yale
* Lee Marshall, Washington and Lee
* Don Medsker, Iowa State
* Mike Moran, Marquette
* Jack Murdock, Wake Forest
* Hank Nowak, Canisius
* Jack Parr, Kansas State
* Hub Reed, Oklahoma City
* Dave Ricketts, Duquesne
* Al Rochelle, Vanderbilt
* Lloyd Sharrar, West Virginia
* Doug Smart, Washington
* Win Wilfong, Memphis State