1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1958 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	South Dakota Coyotes (1st title)
Runner-up	St. Michael's Purple Knights (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Evansville Purple Aces (1st Final Four); Wheaton Thunder (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Duane Clodfelter (1st title)
MOP	Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
Attendance	16,007
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1957	1959»

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.

Grambling

Aurora

Staten Island

Waltham

Vermillion

Springfield

Santa Ana

Evansville

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1958 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Adelphi	Runner-up
Brandeis	Third Place
RPI	Fourth Place
St. Michael's	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Grambling	Regional Champion
North Carolina A&T	Runner-up
Philander Smith	Fourth Place
South Carolina State	Third Place


School	Outcome
American	Regional Champion
Buffalo	Third Place
Philadelphia Textile	Fourth Place
Wagner	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Akron	Runner-up
Austin Peay	Fourth Place
Evansville	Regional Champion
Wabash	Third Place


School	Outcome
Hope	Runner-up
Northern Illinois	Third Place
St. Norbert	Fourth Place
Wheaton (IL)	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Chico State	Third Place
Chapman	Regional Champion
Fresno State	Runner-up
Linfield	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Arkansas State	Third Place
Centenary (LA)	Fourth Place
Regis (CO)	Runner-up
SW Missouri State	Regional Champion


School	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 final Sweet 16 March 8

Adelphi	90

Brandeis	72
		Adelphi	58

		St. Michael's	97
St. Michael's	72

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

Grambling	104

South Carolina State	79
		Grambling	88

		North Carolina A&T	73
North Carolina A&T	68

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

Wagner	94

Philadelphia Textile	77
		Wagner	65

		American	72
American	77

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 final Sweet 16 March 7

Evansville*	70

Wabash	68
		Evansville	82

		Akron	70
Akron	76

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

Wheaton (IL)	68

St. Norbert	66
		Wheaton	104

		Hope	93
Hope	101

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

Fresno State	69

Chico State	56
		Fresno State	49

		Chapman	52
Chapman	78

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

SW Missouri State	74

Centenary (LA)	69
		SW Missouri State	73

		Regis	65
Regis (CO)	48

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 final Sweet 16 March 8

South Dakota	67

Wartburg	65
		South Dakota	102

		Knox	51
Knox	76

Gustavus Adolphus	65

Third Place - Wartburg 83, Gustavus Adolphus 73

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana