The 1956 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1955-56 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 23, 1956, at McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois. It featured the defending national champion San Francisco Dons of the California Basketball Association, and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

As of 2024, this remains Iowa's sole appearance in the national championship game.

• Far West
  • San Francisco 72, UCLA 61
  • San Francisco 92, Utah 77
• Final Four
  • San Francisco 86, SMU 68

• Midwest
  • Iowa 97, Morehead State 83
  • Iowa 89, Kentucky 77
• Final Four
  • Iowa 83, Temple 76

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