1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1958


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=24
FinalFourArena=Freedom Hall
FinalFourCity=Louisville, Kentucky
Champions=Kentucky
TitleCount=4th
RunnerUp=Seattle
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Kansas State
FinalFourCount=3rd
Semifinal2=Temple
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Adolph Rupp
CoachCount=4th
MOP=Elgin Baylor
MOPTeam=Seattle
Attendance=176,878
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Elgin Baylor
TopScorerTeam=Seattle
Points=135

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 a 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

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Maryland
RD1-score3=86
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Boston College
RD1-score4=63
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Manhattan
RD1-score5=89
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=West Virginia
RD1-score6=84
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Dartmouth
RD1-score7=75
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Connecticut
RD1-score8=64
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Temple
RD2-score1=71
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Maryland
RD2-score2=67
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Manhattan
RD2-score3=62
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Dartmouth
RD2-score4=79
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Temple
RD3-score1=69
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Dartmouth
RD3-score2=50

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Miami-OH
RD1-score3=82
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Pittsburgh
RD1-score4=77
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Notre Dame
RD1-score5=94
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Tennessee Tech
RD1-score6=61
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kentucky
RD2-score1=94
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Miami-OH
RD2-score2=70
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Notre Dame
RD2-score3=94
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Indiana
RD2-score4=87
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Kentucky
RD3-score1=89
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Notre Dame
RD3-score2=56

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Oklahoma St.
RD1-score3=59
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Loyola-LA
RD1-score4=42
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Arkansas
RD2-score1=40
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Oklahoma St.
RD2-score2=65
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Kansas St.
RD2-score3=83
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Cincinnati
RD2-score4=80*
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Oklahoma St.
RD3-score1=57
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Kansas St.
RD3-score2=69

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Seattle
RD1-score3=88
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Wyoming
RD1-score4=51
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Idaho St.
RD1-score5=72
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Arizona St.
RD1-score6=68
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=San Francisco
RD2-score1=67
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Seattle
RD2-score2=69
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Idaho St.
RD2-score3=43
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=California
RD2-score4=54
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Seattle
RD3-score1=66
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=California
RD3-score2=62*

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Temple
RD1-score1=60
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Kentucky
RD1-score2=61
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Kansas St.
RD1-score3=51
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Seattle
RD1-score4=73
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kentucky
RD2-score1=84
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Seattle
RD2-score2=72

ee also

* 1958 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1958.htm 1958 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.