1958_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament

1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college 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.

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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

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Teams

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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[4]
   
E Temple 67
MW Kansas State 57

Regional third-place games

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Kentucky nabs title by 84-72". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1958. p. 1B.
  2. [2]
    " "Nothing wrong with 2d;" Seattle beaten in finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1958. p. 18.
  3. [3]
    "Oklahoma State Named For N.C.A.A. Tourney". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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