1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 11, and ended with the championship game on Saturday, March 22, in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1][2] A total of 28 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

1958 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament

Season	1957–58
Teams	24
Finals site	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky Wildcats (4th title, 4th title game, 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	Seattle Chieftains (1st title game, 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Kansas State Wildcats (3rd Final Four) Temple Owls (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (4th title)
MOP	Elgin Baylor (Seattle)
Attendance	176,878
Top scorer	Elgin Baylor (Seattle) (135 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1957 1959»

Led by head coach Adolph Rupp, the Kentucky Wildcats won the national title with an 84–72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani.^[1] The Chieftains led by 39–36 at the half, but star forward Elgin Baylor picked up his fourth personal foul with over sixteen minutes remaining.^[1] The Chieftains were outscored by fifteen in the second half, and Baylor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.^[1][2]

Locations

Round	Region	Site	Venue
First round	East	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden
	Mideast	Evanston, Illinois	McGaw Memorial Hall
	Midwest	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Gallagher Hall
	West	Berkeley, California	Men's Gym
Regionals	East	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum
	Mideast	Lexington, Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum
	Midwest	Lawrence, Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse
	West	San Francisco, California	Cow Palace
Final Four		Louisville, Kentucky	Freedom Hall

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	Boston College	Dino Martin	Independent	First round	Maryland	L 86–63
East	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	Yankee	First round	Dartmouth	L 75–64
East	Dartmouth	Doggie Julian	Ivy League	Regional Runner-up	Temple	L 69–50
East	Manhattan	Ken Norton	Metro NY	Regional Fourth Place	Maryland	L 59–55
East	Maryland	Bud Millikan	Atlantic Coast	Regional third place	Manhattan	W 59–55
East	Temple	Harry Litwack	Independent	Third Place	Kansas State	W 67–57
East	West Virginia	Fred Schaus	Southern	First round	Manhattan	L 89–84
Mideast
Mideast	Indiana	Branch McCracken	Big Ten	Regional third place	Miami (OH)	W 98–91
Mideast	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Southeastern	Champion	Seattle	W 84–72
Mideast	Miami (OH)	Dick Shrider	Mid-American	Regional Fourth Place	Indiana	L 98–91
Mideast	Notre Dame	John Jordan	Independent	Regional Runner-up	Kentucky	L 89–56
Mideast	Pittsburgh	Bob Timmons	Independent	First round	Miami (OH)	L 82–77
Mideast	Tennessee Tech	Johnny Oldham	Ohio Valley	First round	Notre Dame	L 94–61
Midwest
Midwest	Arkansas	Glen Rose	Southwest	Regional Fourth Place	Cincinnati	L 97–62
Midwest	Cincinnati	George Smith	Missouri Valley	Regional third place	Arkansas	W 97–62
Midwest	Kansas State	Tex Winter	Big 8	Fourth Place	Temple	L 67–57
Midwest	Loyola (LA)	Jim Harding	Independent	First round	Oklahoma State	L 59–42
Midwest	Oklahoma State	Henry Iba	Independent[3]	Regional Runner-up	Kansas State	L 69–57
West
West	Arizona State	Ned Wulk	Border	First round	Idaho State	L 72–68
West	California	Pete Newell	Pacific Coast	Regional Runner-up	Seattle	L 66–62
West	Idaho State	John Grayson	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	San Francisco	L 57–51
West	San Francisco	Phil Woolpert	West Coast Athletic	Regional third place	Idaho State	W 57–51
West	Seattle	John Castellani	Independent	Runner Up	Kentucky	L 84–72
West	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Mountain States	First round	Seattle	L 88–51

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							Temple	71
							Maryland	67
		Maryland	86
		Boston College	63
												Temple	69
												Dartmouth	50
		Manhattan	89
		West Virginia	84
							Manhattan	62
							Dartmouth	79
		Dartmouth	75
		Connecticut	64

Mideast region

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							Kentucky	94
							Miami (OH)	70
		Miami (OH)	82
		Pittsburgh	77
												Kentucky	89
												Notre Dame	56
		Notre Dame	94
		Tennessee Tech	61
							Notre Dame	94
							Indiana	87

Midwest region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Arkansas

40

Oklahoma State

65

Oklahoma State

59

Loyola (LA)

42

Oklahoma State

57

Kansas State

69

Kansas State

83

Cincinnati

80*

West region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

San Francisco

67

Seattle

69

Seattle

88

Wyoming

51

Seattle

66

California

62*

Idaho State

72

Arizona State

68

Idaho State

43

California

54

Final Four

	National Semifinals					National Finals
	E	Temple	60
	ME	Kentucky	61
						ME	Kentucky	84
						W	Seattle	72
	MW	Kansas State	51
	W	Seattle	73

National third-place game

	National third-place game[4]
	E	Temple	67
	MW	Kansas State	57

Regional third-place games

East Regional third place       Maryland 59 Manhattan 55

Mideast Regional third place       Indiana 98 Miami (OH) 91

Midwest Regional third place       Cincinnati 97 Arkansas 62

West Regional third place       San Francisco 57 Idaho State 51

See also

• 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1958 National Invitation Tournament
• 1958 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Kentucky nabs title by 84-72". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1958. p. 1B.
2. " "Nothing wrong with 2d;" Seattle beaten in finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1958. p. 18.
3. "Oklahoma State Named For N.C.A.A. Tourney". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
4. "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.