# 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 with the championship game on Saturday, March 22, in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 28 games were played, including a 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 84–72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani. 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. The Chieftains were outscored by fifteen in the second half, and Baylor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

## Locations

| Round | Region | Site | Venue |
| First round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden |
| First round | Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall |
| First round | Midwest | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Gallagher Hall |
| First round | West | Berkeley, California | Men's Gym |
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Regionals | Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum |
| Regionals | Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Regionals | West | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace |
| Final Four | Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall |

## Teams

| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
| East |||||||
| East | Boston College | Dino Martin | Independent | First round | Maryland | L 86–63 |
| East | Connecticut | Hugh Greer | Yankee | First round | Dartmouth | L 75–64 |
| East | Dartmouth | Doggie Julian | Ivy League | Regional Runner-up | Temple | L 69–50 |
| East | Manhattan | Ken Norton | Metro NY | Regional Fourth Place | Maryland | L 59–55 |
| East | Maryland | Bud Millikan | Atlantic Coast | Regional third place | Manhattan | W 59–55 |
| East | Temple | Harry Litwack | Independent | Third Place | Kansas State | W 67–57 |
| East | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Southern | First round | Manhattan | L 89–84 |
| Mideast |||||||
| Mideast | Indiana | Branch McCracken | Big Ten | Regional third place | Miami (OH) | W 98–91 |
| Mideast | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Champion | Seattle | W 84–72 |
| Mideast | Miami (OH) | Dick Shrider | Mid-American | Regional Fourth Place | Indiana | L 98–91 |
| Mideast | Notre Dame | John Jordan | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Kentucky | L 89–56 |
| Mideast | Pittsburgh | Bob Timmons | Independent | First round | Miami (OH) | L 82–77 |
| Mideast | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Oldham | Ohio Valley | First round | Notre Dame | L 94–61 |
| Midwest |||||||
| Midwest | Arkansas | Glen Rose | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 97–62 |
| Midwest | Cincinnati | George Smith | Missouri Valley | Regional third place | Arkansas | W 97–62 |
| Midwest | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Fourth Place | Temple | L 67–57 |
| Midwest | Loyola (LA) | Jim Harding | Independent | First round | Oklahoma State | L 59–42 |
| Midwest | Oklahoma State | Henry Iba | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Kansas State | L 69–57 |
| West |||||||
| West | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Border | First round | Idaho State | L 72–68 |
| West | California | Pete Newell | Pacific Coast | Regional Runner-up | Seattle | L 66–62 |
| West | Idaho State | John Grayson | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 57–51 |
| West | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | Idaho State | W 57–51 |
| West | Seattle | John Castellani | Independent | Runner Up | Kentucky | L 84–72 |
| West | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | First round | Seattle | L 88–51 |

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

### East region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Temple | 71 | | |
| | | Maryland | 67 | | |
| Maryland | 86 | Maryland | 67 | | |
| Boston College | 63 | | | | |
| Boston College | 63 | | | Temple | 69 |
| | | | | Dartmouth | 50 |
| Manhattan | 89 | | | | | Dartmouth | 50 |
| West Virginia | 84 | | | | |
| West Virginia | 84 | Manhattan | 62 | | |
| | | Dartmouth | 79 | | |
| Dartmouth | 75 | Dartmouth | 79 | | |
| Connecticut | 64 | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Kentucky | 94 | | |
| | | Miami (OH) | 70 | | |
| Miami (OH) | 82 | Miami (OH) | 70 | | |
| Pittsburgh | 77 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 77 | | | Kentucky | 89 |
| | | | | Notre Dame | 56 |
| Notre Dame | 94 | | | | | Notre Dame | 56 |
| Tennessee Tech | 61 | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 61 | Notre Dame | 94 | | |
| | | Indiana | 87 | | |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Arkansas | 40 | | |
| | | Oklahoma State | 65 | | |
| Oklahoma State | 59 | Oklahoma State | 65 | | |
| Loyola (LA) | 42 | | | | |
| Loyola (LA) | 42 | | | Oklahoma State | 57 |
| | | | | Kansas State | 69 |
| | | Kansas State | 83 | | |
| | | Cincinnati | 80* | | |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | San Francisco | 67 | | |
| | | Seattle | 69 | | |
| Seattle | 88 | Seattle | 69 | | |
| Wyoming | 51 | | | | |
| Wyoming | 51 | | | Seattle | 66 |
| | | | | California | 62* |
| Idaho State | 72 | | | | | California | 62* |
| Arizona State | 68 | | | | |
| Arizona State | 68 | Idaho State | 43 | | |
| | | California | 54 | | |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Finals | National Finals | National Finals |
| E | Temple | 60 | | | |
| ME | Kentucky | 61 | | | |
| ME | Kentucky | 61 | ME | Kentucky | 84 |
| | | | W | Seattle | 72 |
| MW | Kansas State | 51 | W | Seattle | 72 |
| W | Seattle | 73 | | | |

### National third-place game

| National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| E | Temple | 67 |
| MW | Kansas State | 57 |

### Regional third-place games

| East Regional third place | East Regional third place | East Regional third place |
| Maryland | Maryland | 59 |
| Manhattan | Manhattan | 55 |
| Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place |
| Indiana | Indiana | 98 |
| Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) | 91 |
| Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 97 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 62 |
| West Regional third place | West Regional third place | West Regional third place |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 57 |
| Idaho State | Idaho State | 51 |