# 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.

## Regional participants

Outcome :
| Adelphi | Runner-up |
| Brandeis | Third Place |
| RPI | Fourth Place |
| St. Michael's | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| Grambling | Regional Champion |
| North Carolina A&T | Runner-up |
| Philander Smith | Fourth Place |
| South Carolina State | Third Place |
Outcome :
| American | Regional Champion |
| Buffalo | Third Place |
| Philadelphia Textile | Fourth Place |
| Wagner | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Akron | Runner-up |
| Austin Peay | Fourth Place |
| Evansville | Regional Champion |
| Wabash | Third Place |
Outcome :
| Hope | Runner-up |
| Northern Illinois | Third Place |
| St. Norbert | Fourth Place |
| Wheaton (IL) | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| Chico State | Third Place |
| Chapman | Regional Champion |
| Fresno State | Runner-up |
| Linfield | Fourth Place |
Outcome :
| Arkansas State | Third Place |
| Centenary (LA) | Fourth Place |
| Regis (CO) | Runner-up |
| SW Missouri State | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Adelphi | Adelphi | 90 | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 72 | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 72 | Adelphi | Adelphi | 58 |
| | | | St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 97 |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 72 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 97 |
| RPI | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Grambling | Grambling | 104 | | | |
| South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 79 | | | |
| South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 79 | Grambling | Grambling | 88 |
| | | | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 73 |
| North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 68 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 73 |
| Philander Smith | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Wagner | Wagner | 94 | | | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Philadelphia Textile | 77 | | | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Philadelphia Textile | 77 | Wagner | Wagner | 65 |
| | | | American | American | 72 |
| American | American | 77 | American | American | 72 |
| Buffalo | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 7 |
| Evansville* | Evansville* | 70 | | | |
| Wabash | Wabash | 68 | | | |
| Wabash | Wabash | 68 | Evansville | Evansville | 82 |
| | | | Akron | Akron | 70 |
| Akron | Akron | 76 | Akron | Akron | 70 |
| Austin Peay | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 68 | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 66 | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 66 | Wheaton | Wheaton | 104 |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 93 |
| Hope | Hope | 101 | Hope | Hope | 93 |
| Northern Illinois | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 69 | | | |
| Chico State | Chico State | 56 | | | |
| Chico State | Chico State | 56 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 49 |
| | | | Chapman | Chapman | 52 |
| Chapman | Chapman | 78 | Chapman | Chapman | 52 |
| Linfield | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 74 | | | |
| Centenary (LA) | Centenary (LA) | 69 | | | |
| Centenary (LA) | Centenary (LA) | 69 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 73 |
| | | | Regis | Regis | 65 |
| Regis (CO) | Regis (CO) | 48 | Regis | Regis | 65 |
| Arkansas State | 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 semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | 67 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 65 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 65 | South Dakota | South Dakota | 102 |
| | | | Knox | Knox | 51 |
| Knox | Knox | 76 | Knox | Knox | 51 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 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 Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National championship March 14 | National championship March 14 | National championship March 14 |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 84 | | | | | | |
| Grambling | Grambling | 76 | | | | | | |
| Grambling | Grambling | 76 | St Michael's | St Michael's | 78 | | | |
| | | | Evansville | Evansville | 70 | | | |
| American | American | 72 | Evansville | Evansville | 70 | | | |
| Evansville | Evansville | 82 | | | | | | |
| Evansville | Evansville | 82 | | | | St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 53 |
| | | | | | | South Dakota | South Dakota | 75 |
| Wheaton | Wheaton | 81 | | | | | | | South Dakota | South Dakota | 75 |
| Chapman | Chapman | 64 | | | | | | |
| Chapman | Chapman | 64 | Wheaton | Wheaton | 60 | | | |
| | | | South Dakota | South Dakota | 64 | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 58 | South Dakota | South Dakota | 64 | | | |
| South Dakota | 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)