1958 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament

1958 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Evansville, Indiana
Champions South Dakota (1st title)
Runner-Up St. Michael's (1st title game)
Semifinalists Evansville (1st Final Four)
Wheaton (IL) (2nd Final Four)
Winning Coach Duane Clodfelter (South Dakota (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Ed Smallwood Evansville
Attendance 16,007
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1957  1959»

The 1958 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1957-58 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of South Dakota and Evansville's Ed Smallwood was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

School Outcome
Adelphi Runner-up
Brandeis Third Place
RPI Fourth Place
St. Michael's Regional Champion
School Outcome
Grambling Regional Champion
North Carolina A&T Runner-up
Philander Smith Fourth Place
South Carolina State Third Place
School Outcome
American Regional Champion
Buffalo Third Place
Philadelphia U Fourth Place
Wagner Runner-up
School Outcome
Akron Runner-up
Austin Peay Fourth Place
Evansville Regional Champion
Wabash Third Place
School Outcome
Hope Runner-up
Northern Illinois Third Place
St. Norbert Fourth Place
Wheaton (IL) Regional Champion
School Outcome
Cal State Chico Third Place
Chapman Regional Champion
Fresno State Runner-up
Linfield Fourth Place
School Outcome
Arkansas State Third Place
Centenary (LA) Fourth Place
Regis (CO) Runner-up
SW Missouri State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Gustavus Adolphus Fourth Place
Knox Runner-up
South Dakota Regional Champion
Wartburg Third Place

Regionals

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Adelphi 90
Brandeis 72
Adelphi 58
St. Michael's 97
St. Michael's 72
RPI 56
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Grambling 104
South Carolina State 79
Grambling 88
North Carolina A&T 73
North Carolina A&T 68
Philander Smith 64
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Wagner 94
Philadelphia U 77
Wagner 65
American 72
American 77
Buffalo 60
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Evansville* 70
Wabash 68
Evansville 82
Akron 70
Akron 76
Austin Peay 61
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Wheaton (IL) 68
St. Norbert 66
Wheaton 104
Hope 93
Hope 101
Northern Illinois 95
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Fresno State 69
Cal State Chico 56
Fresno State 49
Chapman 52
Chapman 78
Linfield 57
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
SW Missouri State 74
Centenary (LA) 69
SW Missouri State 73
Regis 65
Regis (CO) 48
Arkansas State 47
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
South Dakota 67
Wartburg 65
South Dakota 102
Knox 51
Knox 76
Gustavus Adolphus 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
St. Michael's 84
Grambling 76
St Michael's 78
Evansville 70
American 72
Evansville 82
St. Michael's 53
South Dakota 75
Wheaton 81
Chapman 64
Wheaton 60
South Dakota 64
SW Missouri State 58
South Dakota 63

*denotes each overtime played

See also

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