# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1951

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1951 fue el duodécimo que se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Llegaron 16 equipos a la fase final, disputándose el partido por el campeonato en el Williams Arena en Minneapolis, Minnesota. Por primera vez eran 16 equipos en la fase final.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Kentucky, consiguiendo su tercer título, derrotando en la final a la Universidad Estatal de Kansas.

## Equipos

| Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| Este |||||
| Columbia | Lou Rossini | Sweet Sixteen | Illinois | P 79-71 |
| Connecticut | Hugh Greer | Sweet Sixteen | St. John's | P 63-52 |
| Illinois | Harry Combes | 3.er puesto | Oklahoma A&M | G 61-46 |
| Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | CAMPEÓN | Kansas State | G 68-58 |
| Louisville | Peck Hickman | Sweet Sixteen | Kentucky | P 79-68 |
| NC State | Everett Case | 4º puesto Regional | St. John's | P 71-59 |
| St. John's | Frank McGuire | 3.er puesto Regional | NC State | G 71-59 |
| Villanova | Alex Severance | Sweet Sixteen | NC State | P 67-62 |
| Este |||||
| Arizona | Fred Enke | Sweet Sixteen | Kansas State | P 61-59 |
| BYU | Stan Watts | 4º puesto Regional | Washington | P 80-67 |
| Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Finalista | Kentucky | P 68-58 |
| Montana State | Brick Breeden | Sweet Sixteen | Oklahoma A&M | P 50-46 |
| Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | 4º puesto | Illinois | P 61-46 |
| San José State | Walt McPherson | Sweet Sixteen | BYU | P 68-61 |
| Texas A&M | John Floyd | Sweet Sixteen | Washington | P 62-40 |
| Washington | Tippy Dye | 3.er puesto Regional | BYU | G 80-67 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.
| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | | | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| | Illinois | 79 | | | | | | | |
| | Columbia | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | Columbia | 71 | | | | Illinois | 84 | | |
| | | | | | | N.C. State | 70 | | |
| | N.C. State | 67 | | | | N.C. State | 70 | | |
| | Villanova | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | Villanova | 62 | | | | | | Illinois | 74 |
| EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | Illinois | 74 |
| EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | EAST REGION | Kentucky | 76 |
| | Kentucky | 79 | | | | | | | | Kentucky | 76 | |
| | Louisville | 68 | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 68 | | | | Kentucky | 59 | | |
| | | | | | | St John's | 43 | | |
| | St John's | 63 | | | | St John's | 43 | | |
| | Connecticut | 52 | | | | | | | |
| | Connecticut | 52 | | | | | | | | | Kentucky | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kansas State | 58 |
| | Kansas State | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | Kansas State | 58 |
| | Arizona | 59 | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 59 | | | | Kansas State | 64 | | |
| | | | | | | BYU | 54 | | |
| | BYU | 68 | | | | BYU | 54 | | |
| | San Jose State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| | San Jose State | 61 | | | | | | Kansas State | 68 |
| WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | Kansas State | 68 |
| WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | WEST REGION | Oklahoma A&M | 44 |
| | Oklahoma A&M | 50 | | | | | | | | Oklahoma A&M | 44 | |
| | Montana State | 46 | | | | | | | |
| | Montana State | 46 | | | | Oklahoma A&M | 61 | | |
| | | | | | | Washington | 57 | | |
| | Washington | 62 | | | | Washington | 57 | | |
| | Texas A&M | 40 | | | | | | | |

### Partido por el 3.er puesto nacional

| National Third Place | National Third Place | National Third Place |
| Illinois | Illinois | 61 |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 46 |

### 3.er puesto Regional

| 3.er puesto East Regional  St John's  71  N.C. State  59 | 3.er puesto West Regional  Washington  80  BYU  67 |

## Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1951
* Kentucky Wildcats 3.er título