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
Season1957–58
Teams24
Finals siteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky Wildcats (4th title, 4th title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-upSeattle Chieftains (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (4th title)
MOPElgin Baylor (Seattle)
Attendance176,878
Top scorerElgin 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
RoundRegionSiteVenue
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

The city of Louisville became the sixth host site, and Freedom Hall the seventh host venue, of the Final Four. The two-year-old building was the off-campus home to the Louisville Cardinals until the opening of the KFC Yum! Center in 2010. The tournament saw two other new venues. The tournament came to Charlotte for the first time at the Charlotte Coliseum. The tournament would be played at the building a dozen more times. The tournament also came to the East Bay area for the first time, playing at the Men's Gym (soon to be renamed Harmon Gym) on the campus of the University of California. This would be the only time the tournament would be held on the Cal campus, as well as on the campus of Oklahoma State University, with future games in Oklahoma held in either Tulsa, Oklahoma City or Norman.

Teams
RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastBoston CollegeDino MartinIndependentFirst roundMarylandL 86–63
EastConnecticutHugh GreerYankeeFirst roundDartmouthL 75–64
EastDartmouthDoggie JulianIvy LeagueRegional Runner-upTempleL 69–50
EastManhattanKen NortonMetro NYRegional Fourth PlaceMarylandL 59–55
EastMarylandBud MillikanAtlantic CoastRegional Third PlaceManhattanW 59–55
EastTempleHarry LitwackIndependentThird PlaceKansas StateW 67–57
EastWest VirginiaFred SchausSouthernFirst roundManhattanL 89–84
Mideast
MideastIndianaBranch McCrackenBig TenRegional Third PlaceMiami (OH)W 98–91
MideastKentuckyAdolph RuppSoutheasternChampionSeattleW 84–72
MideastMiami (OH)Dick ShriderMid-AmericanRegional Fourth PlaceIndianaL 98–91
MideastNotre DameJohn JordanIndependentRegional Runner-upKentuckyL 89–56
MideastPittsburghBob TimmonsIndependentFirst roundMiami (OH)L 82–77
MideastTennessee TechJohnny OldhamOhio ValleyFirst roundNotre DameL 94–61
Midwest
MidwestArkansasGlen RoseSouthwestRegional Fourth PlaceCincinnatiL 97–62
MidwestCincinnatiGeorge SmithMissouri ValleyRegional Third PlaceArkansasW 97–62
MidwestKansas StateTex WinterBig 8Fourth PlaceTempleL 67–57
MidwestLoyola (LA)Jim HardingIndependentFirst roundOklahoma StateL 59–42
MidwestOklahoma StateHenry IbaBig 8Regional Runner-upKansas StateL 69–57
West
WestArizona StateNed WulkBorderFirst roundIdaho StateL 72–68
WestCaliforniaPete NewellPacific CoastRegional Runner-upSeattleL 66–62
WestIdaho StateJohn GraysonIndependentRegional Fourth PlaceSan FranciscoL 57–51
WestSan FranciscoPhil WoolpertWest Coast AthleticRegional Third PlaceIdaho StateW 57–51
WestSeattleJohn CastellaniIndependentRunner UpKentuckyL 84–72
WestWyomingEverett SheltonMountain StatesFirst roundSeattleL 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[3]
   
E Temple 67
MW Kansas State 57

Regional Third Place Games

See also

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. "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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