1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1958 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season 1957–58
Teams24
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
Winning coach Adolph Rupp (4th title)
MOP Elgin Baylor (Seattle)
Attendance176,878
Top scorerElgin Baylor (Seattle)
(135 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
« 1957 1959 »

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.

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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

RoundRegionSiteVenue
First roundEast New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Stillwater, Oklahoma Gallagher Hall
West Berkeley, California Men's Gym
RegionalsEast 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

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East Boston College Dino Martin IndependentFirst 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 IndependentThird 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 IndependentRegional Runner-up Kentucky L 89–56
Mideast Pittsburgh Bob Timmons IndependentFirst 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 IndependentFirst 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 IndependentRegional 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 IndependentRunner 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
         
 Temple71
 Maryland 67
 Maryland86
 Boston College 63
 Temple69
 Dartmouth 50
 Manhattan89
West Virginia 84
 Manhattan 62
 Dartmouth79
 Dartmouth75
 Connecticut 64

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Kentucky94
 Miami (OH) 70
 Miami (OH)82
 Pittsburgh 77
 Kentucky89
 Notre Dame 56
 Notre Dame94
 Tennessee Tech 61
 Notre Dame94
 Indiana 87

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Arkansas 40
 Oklahoma State65
 Oklahoma State59
 Loyola (LA) 42
 Oklahoma State 57
 Kansas State69
 Kansas State83
 Cincinnati 80*

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 San Francisco 67
 Seattle69
 Seattle88
 Wyoming 51
 Seattle66
 California 62*
 Idaho State72
 Arizona State 68
 Idaho State 43
 California54

Final Four

National Semifinals National Finals
      
E Temple 60
ME Kentucky61
ME Kentucky84
W Seattle 72
MW Kansas State 51
W Seattle73

National third-place game

National third-place game [4]
   
E Temple67
MW Kansas State 57

Regional third-place games

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kentucky nabs title by 84-72". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1958. p. 1B.
  2. 1 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.
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