1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's basketball in the NCAA College Division, predecessor to today's NCAA Divisions II and III, as a culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of South Dakota, and Ed Smallwood of the University of Evansville was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
Champions | South Dakota Coyotes (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | St. Michael's Purple Knights (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Duane Clodfelter (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Ed Smallwood (Evansville) | ||||
Attendance | 16,007 | ||||
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Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Adelphi | Runner-up | |
Brandeis | Third Place | |
RPI | Fourth Place | |
St. Michael's | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Grambling | Regional Champion | |
North Carolina A&T | Runner-up | |
Philander Smith | Fourth Place | |
South Carolina State | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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American | Regional Champion | |
Buffalo | Third Place | |
Philadelphia Textile | Fourth Place | |
Wagner | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Akron | Runner-up | |
Austin Peay | Fourth Place | |
Evansville | Regional Champion | |
Wabash | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Hope | Runner-up | |
Northern Illinois | Third Place | |
St. Norbert | Fourth Place | |
Wheaton (IL) | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Chico State | Third Place | |
Chapman | Regional Champion | |
Fresno State | Runner-up | |
Linfield | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Arkansas State | Third Place | |
Centenary (LA) | Fourth Place | |
Regis (CO) | Runner-up | |
SW Missouri State | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Gustavus Adolphus | Fourth Place | |
Knox | Runner-up | |
South Dakota | Regional Champion | |
Wartburg | Third Place |
Regionals
Northeast - Waltham, Massachusetts
Location: Shapiro Gym Host: Brandeis University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Adelphi | 90 | ||||||||
Brandeis | 72 | ||||||||
Adelphi | 58 | ||||||||
St. Michael's | 97 | ||||||||
St. Michael's | 72 | ||||||||
RPI | 56 |
- Third Place - Brandeis 71, RPI 69
South Central - Grambling, Louisiana
Location: Tiger Memorial Gym Host: Grambling College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Grambling | 104 | ||||||||
South Carolina State | 79 | ||||||||
Grambling | 88 | ||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 73 | ||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 68 | ||||||||
Philander Smith | 64 |
- Third Place - South Carolina State 80, Philander Smith 70
East - Staten Island, New York
Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Wagner | 94 | ||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 77 | ||||||||
Wagner | 65 | ||||||||
American | 72 | ||||||||
American | 77 | ||||||||
Buffalo | 60 |
- Third Place - Buffalo 77, Philadelphia Textile 73
Mideast - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
Evansville* | 70 | ||||||||
Wabash | 68 | ||||||||
Evansville | 82 | ||||||||
Akron | 70 | ||||||||
Akron | 76 | ||||||||
Austin Peay | 61 |
- Third Place - Wabash 72, Austin Peay 69
Great Lakes - Aurora, Illinois
Location: Aurora East High School Gym Host: Wheaton College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Wheaton (IL) | 68 | ||||||||
St. Norbert | 66 | ||||||||
Wheaton | 104 | ||||||||
Hope | 93 | ||||||||
Hope | 101 | ||||||||
Northern Illinois | 95 |
- Third Place - St. Norbert 76, Northern Illinois 70
Pacific Coast - Santa Ana, California
Location: Cook Gymnasium Host: Chapman College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Fresno State | 69 | ||||||||
Chico State | 56 | ||||||||
Fresno State | 49 | ||||||||
Chapman | 52 | ||||||||
Chapman | 78 | ||||||||
Linfield | 57 |
- Third Place - Chico State 76, Linfield 62
Southwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 74 | ||||||||
Centenary (LA) | 69 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 73 | ||||||||
Regis | 65 | ||||||||
Regis (CO) | 48 | ||||||||
Arkansas State | 47 |
- Third Place - Arkansas State 83, Centenary 70
Midwest - Vermillion, South Dakota
Location: South Dakota Armory Host: University of South Dakota
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
South Dakota | 67 | ||||||||
Wartburg | 65 | ||||||||
South Dakota | 102 | ||||||||
Knox | 51 | ||||||||
Knox | 76 | ||||||||
Gustavus Adolphus | 65 |
- Third Place - Wartburg 83, Gustavus Adolphus 73
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National championship March 14 | ||||||||||||
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 |
- Third Place - Evansville 95, Wheaton 93
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jim Browne (Saint Michael's)
- Jim Daniels (South Dakota)
- Mel Peterson (Wheaton)
- Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
- Dick Zeitler (Saint Michael's)