1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1958 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Season 195758
Teams 24
Finals site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions Kentucky (4th title, 4th title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-up Seattle (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Adolph Rupp (4th title)
MOP Elgin Baylor Seattle
Attendance 176,878
Top scorer Elgin Baylor Seattle
(135 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1957 1959»

The 1958 NCAA Men's Division I 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, 1958, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with an 84-72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani. Elgin Baylor of Seattle was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Charlotte, North Carolina New York City, New York
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Evanston, Illinois
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Stillwater, Oklahoma
West San Francisco, California Berkeley, California
Finals Louisville, Kentucky

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Boston College Dino Martin First roundMarylandL 86-63
East n/a Connecticut Hugh Greer First roundDartmouthL 75-64
East n/a Dartmouth Doggie Julian Regional Runner-upTempleL 69-50
East n/a Manhattan Ken Norton Regional Fourth PlaceMarylandL 59-55
East n/a Maryland Bud Millikan Regional Third PlaceManhattanW 59-55
East n/a Temple Harry Litwack Third PlaceKansas StateW 67-57
East n/a West Virginia Fred Schaus First roundManhattanL 89-84
Mideast
Mideast n/a Indiana Branch McCracken Regional Third PlaceMiami, OhioW 98-91
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp ChampionSeattleW 84-72
Mideast n/a Miami, Ohio Dick Shrider Regional Fourth PlaceIndianaL 98-91
Mideast n/a Notre Dame John Jordan Regional Runner-upKentuckyL 89-56
Mideast n/a Pittsburgh Bob Timmons First roundMiami, OhioL 82-77
Mideast n/a Tennessee Tech Johnny Oldham First roundNotre DameL 94-61
Midwest
Midwest n/a Arkansas Glen Rose Regional Fourth PlaceCincinnatiL 97-62
Midwest n/a Cincinnati George Smith Regional Third PlaceArkansasW 97-62
Midwest n/a Kansas State Tex Winter Fourth PlaceTempleL 67-57
Midwest n/a Loyola, Louisiana Jim Harding First roundOklahoma StateL 59-42
Midwest n/a Oklahoma State Henry Iba Regional Runner-upKansas StateL 69-57
West
West n/a Arizona State Ned Wulk First roundIdaho StateL 72-68
West n/a California Pete Newell Regional Runner-upSeattleL 66-62
West n/a Idaho State John Grayson Regional Fourth PlaceSan FranciscoL 57-51
West n/a San Francisco Phil Woolpert Regional Third PlaceIdaho StateW 57-51
West n/a Seattle John Castellani Runner UpKentuckyL 84-72
West n/a Wyoming Everett Shelton First 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 St. 65  
   Oklahoma St. 59
     Loyola-LA 42  
       Oklahoma St. 57
     Kansas St. 69
          
        
   Kansas St. 83
       Cincinnati 80*  
      

West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     San Francisco 67  
       Seattle 69  
   Seattle 88
     Wyoming 51  
       Seattle 66
     California 62*
     Idaho St. 72  
   Arizona St. 68  
   Idaho St. 43
       California 54  
      

Final Four

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

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [1]
   
E Temple 67
MW Kansas St. 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 St. 51

See also

References

  1. "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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