1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
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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. The 20th annual edition of the tournament began on March 11, and ended with the championship game on Saturday, March 22, at Freedom Hall 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.
Louisville, Kentucky
5th Final Four)
| Season | 1957–58 | ||||
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| Teams | 24 | ||||
| Finals site | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (4th title, 4th title game, 5th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Seattle Chieftains (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Adolph Rupp (4th title) | ||||
| MOP | Elgin Baylor (Seattle) | ||||
| Attendance | 176,878 | ||||
| Top scorer | Elgin Baylor (Seattle) (135 points) | ||||
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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
| Round | Region | Site | Venue |
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| First round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden |
| Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall | |
| Midwest | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Gallagher Hall | |
| West | Berkeley, California | Men's Gym | |
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | |
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | |
| West | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | |
| Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | |
Teams
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
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