The 1958
NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a
single-elimination tournament
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to determine the national champion of men's
basketball
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in the
NCAA
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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
The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship univ ...
, and Ed Smallwood of the
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England.
UE offers more than 80 differ ...
was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
Regionals
Northeast -
Waltham, Massachusetts
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Location: Shapiro Gym Host:
Brandeis University
, mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = NECHE
, president = Ronald D. Liebowitz
, pro ...
*Third Place - Brandeis 71, RPI 69
South Central -
Grambling, Louisiana
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Grambling was designated a " ...
Location: Tiger Memorial Gym Host:
Grambling College
Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage ...
*Third Place - South Carolina State 80, Philander Smith 70
East -
Staten Island, New York
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Location: Sutter Gym Host:
Wagner College
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*Third Place - Buffalo 77, Philadelphia Textile 73
Mideast -
Evansville, Indiana
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Location:
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Roberts Municipal Stadium was a multi-purpose arena in Evansville, Indiana, for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seated up to 12,732 spectators and featured four locker rooms and a press room. On June 13, 1972, ...
Host:
Evansville College
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England.
UE offers more than 80 differ ...
*Third Place - Wabash 72, Austin Peay 69
Great Lakes -
Aurora, Illinois
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Location: Aurora East High School Gym Host:
Wheaton College
*Third Place - St. Norbert 76, Northern Illinois 70
Pacific Coast -
Santa Ana, California
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Location: Cook Gymnasium Host:
Chapman College
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*Third Place - Chico State 76, Linfield 62
Southwest -
Springfield, Missouri
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Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host:
Southwest Missouri State College
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*Third Place - Arkansas State 83, Centenary 70
Midwest -
Vermillion, South Dakota
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Location: South Dakota Armory Host:
University of South Dakota
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*Third Place - Wartburg 83, Gustavus Adolphus 73
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals -
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
Location:
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Roberts Municipal Stadium was a multi-purpose arena in Evansville, Indiana, for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seated up to 12,732 spectators and featured four locker rooms and a press room. On June 13, 1972, ...
Host:
Evansville College
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England.
UE offers more than 80 differ ...
*Third Place - Evansville 95, Wheaton 93
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
* Jim Browne (Saint Michael's)
* Jim Daniels (South Dakota)
*
Mel Peterson
Melvin Lowell Peterson (born March 23, 1938) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player.
Collegiate career
Mel attended Wheaton College. While at Wheaton College, Mel was selecte ...
(Wheaton)
*
Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
* Dick Zeitler (Saint Michael's)
See also
*
1958 NCAA University Division 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 w ...
*
1958 NAIA Basketball Tournament
The 1958 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City), Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 21st annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA basketball tournament feature ...
References
Sources
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship1958 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com
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