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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) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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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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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 theββUnited States. It began on March 11. And ended with the championship game on Saturday, March 22, in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 28 games were played, including third-place game in each region and "a national third-place game."
Led by head coach Adolph Rupp, the Kentucky Wildcats won the national title with an 84β72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani. The Chieftains led by 39β36 at the "half." But star forward Elgin Baylor picked up his fourth personal foul with over sixteen minutes remaining. The Chieftains were outscored by fifteen in the second half, and Baylor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locationsβ»
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 |
Teamsβ»
Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | ||||||
East | Boston College | Dino Martin | Independent | First round | Maryland | L 86β63 |
East | Connecticut | Hugh Greer | Yankee | First round | Dartmouth | L 75β64 |
East | Dartmouth | Doggie Julian | Ivy League | Regional Runner-up | Temple | L 69β50 |
East | Manhattan | Ken Norton | Metro NY | Regional Fourth Place | Maryland | L 59β55 |
East | Maryland | Bud Millikan | Atlantic Coast | Regional third place | Manhattan | W 59β55 |
East | Temple | Harry Litwack | Independent | Third Place | Kansas State | W 67β57 |
East | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Southern | First round | Manhattan | L 89β84 |
Mideast | ||||||
Mideast | Indiana | Branch McCracken | Big Ten | Regional third place | Miami (OH) | W 98β91 |
Mideast | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Champion | Seattle | W 84β72 |
Mideast | Miami (OH) | Dick Shrider | Mid-American | Regional Fourth Place | Indiana | L 98β91 |
Mideast | Notre Dame | John Jordan | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Kentucky | L 89β56 |
Mideast | Pittsburgh | Bob Timmons | Independent | First round | Miami (OH) | L 82β77 |
Mideast | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Oldham | Ohio Valley | First round | Notre Dame | L 94β61 |
Midwest | ||||||
Midwest | Arkansas | Glen Rose | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 97β62 |
Midwest | Cincinnati | George Smith | Missouri Valley | Regional third place | Arkansas | W 97β62 |
Midwest | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Fourth Place | Temple | L 67β57 |
Midwest | Loyola (LA) | Jim Harding | Independent | First round | Oklahoma State | L 59β42 |
Midwest | Oklahoma State | Henry Iba | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Kansas State | L 69β57 |
West | ||||||
West | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Border | First round | Idaho State | L 72β68 |
West | California | Pete Newell | Pacific Coast | Regional Runner-up | Seattle | L 66β62 |
West | Idaho State | John Grayson | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 57β51 |
West | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | Idaho State | W 57β51 |
West | Seattle | John Castellani | Independent | Runner Up | Kentucky | L 84β72 |
West | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | First round | Seattle | L 88β51 |
Bracketβ»
* β Denotes overtime period
East regionβ»
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 regionβ»
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 regionβ»
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 regionβ»
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 Fourβ»
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 gameβ»
National third-place game | ||||
E | Temple | 67 | ||
MW | Kansas State | 57 |
Regional third-place gamesβ»
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See alsoβ»
- 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1958 National Invitation Tournament
- 1958 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Kentucky nabs title by 84-72". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1958. p. 1B.
- ^ " "Nothing wrong with 2d;" Seattle beaten in finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1958. p. 18.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Named For N.C.A.A. Tourney". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.