1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1959 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Evansville Purple Aces (1st title)
Runner-up	Missouri State Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Carolina A&T Aggies (1st Final Four); Los Angeles State Golden Eagles (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Arad McCutchan (1st title)
MOP	Hugh Ahlering (Evansville)
Attendance	22,287
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1958	1960»

The 1959 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 1958–59 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, and Evansville's Hugh Ahlering was named Most Outstanding Player.

Tuskegee

Glen Ellyn

Garden City

Winooski

Brookings

Springfield

Los Angeles

Evansville

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1959 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Florida A&M	Runner-up
Lincoln (MO)	Third Place
North Carolina A&T	Regional Champion
Tuskegee	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Adelphi	Third Place
American	Regional Champion
Hofstra	Runner-up
Wesleyan (CT)	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Buffalo	Third Place
Le Moyne	Runner-up
St. Michaels	Regional Champion
Williams	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Belmont Abbey	Third Place
Evansville	Regional Champion
Southern Illinois	Fourth Place
Wittenberg	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Hope	Regional Champion
Loras	Fourth Place
Wabash	Third Place
Wheaton (IL)	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Abilene Christian	Third Place
Centenary (LA)	Runner-up
SW Missouri State	Regional Champion
Western Illinois	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Augustana (IL)	Fourth Place
Knox	Runner-up
South Dakota State	Regional Champion
Wartburg	Third Place


School	Outcome
Cal State Los Angeles	Regional Champion
Chapman	Runner-up
Sacramento State	Fourth Place
Willamette	Third Place

Regionals

South Central - Tuskegee, Alabama

Location: Logan Hall Host: Tuskegee Institute

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

North Carolina A&T	107

Tuskegee	87
		North Carolina A&T	98

		Florida A&M	75
Florida A&M	90

Lincoln (MO)	73

Third Place - Lincoln 88, Tuskegee 64

East - Garden City, New York

Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

American	80

Adelphi	73
		American	66

		Hofstra	65
Hofstra	67

Wesleyan (CT)	48

Third Place - Adelphi 69, Wesleyan 63

Northeast - Burlington, Vermont

Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

St. Michael's	53

Buffalo	51
		St. Michael's	71

		Le Moyne	70
Le Moyne	72

Williams	66

Third Place - Buffalo 78, Williams 53

Mideast - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6

Evansville	66

Belmont Abbey	54
		Evansville	56

		Wittenberg	50
Wittenberg	80

Southern Illinois	70

Third Place - Belmont Abbey 79, Southern Illinois 70

Great Lakes - Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Location: Glenbard High School Gym Host: Wheaton College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

Wheaton (IL)	102

Wabash	83
		Wheaton	76

		Hope	93
Hope	102

Loras	73

Third Place - Wabash 100, Loras 79

Southwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

SW Missouri State	87

Abilene Christian	67
		SW Missouri State	65

		Centenary	62
Centenary (LA)	84

Western Illinois	76

Third Place - Abilene Christian 85, Western Illinois 81*

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

South Dakota State	73

Augustana (IL)	56
		South Dakota State	106

		Knox	80
Knox	88

Wartburg	84

Third Place - Wartburg 69, Augustana 66*

Pacific Coast - Los Angeles, California

Location: Eagle's Nest Host: California State University, Los Angeles

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7

Cal State Los Angeles	83

Sacramento State	57
		Cal State Los Angeles	86

		Chapman	82
Chapman	73

Willamette	52

Third Place - Willamette 76, Sacramento State 57

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana