Edition of USA college 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.
1958 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Shapiro Gym Host: Brandeis University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Adelphi
| 90
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| Brandeis
| 72
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| | Adelphi
| 58
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| | | St. Michael's
| 97
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| St. Michael's
| 72
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| RPI
| 56
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- Third Place - Brandeis 71, RPI 69
Location: Tiger Memorial Gym Host: Grambling College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Grambling
| 104
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| South Carolina State
| 79
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| | Grambling
| 88
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| | | North Carolina A&T
| 73
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| North Carolina A&T
| 68
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| Philander Smith
| 64
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- Third Place - South Carolina State 80, Philander Smith 70
Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Wagner
| 94
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 77
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| | Wagner
| 65
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| | | American
| 72
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| American
| 77
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| Buffalo
| 60
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- Third Place - Buffalo 77, Philadelphia Textile 73
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Evansville*
| 70
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| Wabash
| 68
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| | Evansville
| 82
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| | | Akron
| 70
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| Akron
| 76
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| Austin Peay
| 61
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- Third Place - Wabash 72, Austin Peay 69
Location: Aurora East High School Gym Host: Wheaton College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Wheaton (IL)
| 68
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| St. Norbert
| 66
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| | Wheaton
| 104
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| | | Hope
| 93
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| Hope
| 101
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| Northern Illinois
| 95
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- Third Place - St. Norbert 76, Northern Illinois 70
Location: Cook Gymnasium Host: Chapman College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Fresno State
| 69
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| Chico State
| 56
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| | Fresno State
| 49
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| | | Chapman
| 52
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| Chapman
| 78
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| Linfield
| 57
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- Third Place - Chico State 76, Linfield 62
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| SW Missouri State
| 74
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| Centenary (LA)
| 69
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| | SW Missouri State
| 73
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| | | Regis
| 65
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| Regis (CO)
| 48
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| Arkansas State
| 47
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- Third Place - Arkansas State 83, Centenary 70
Location: South Dakota Armory Host: University of South Dakota
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 7
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 8
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| South Dakota
| 67
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| Wartburg
| 65
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| | South Dakota
| 102
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| | | Knox
| 51
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| Knox
| 76
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| Gustavus Adolphus
| 65
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- Third Place - Wartburg 83, Gustavus Adolphus 73
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 12
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 13
| | | National championship
March 14
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| St. Michael's
| 84
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| Grambling
| 76
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| | St Michael's
| 78
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| | | Evansville
| 70
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| American
| 72
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| Evansville
| 82
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| | St. Michael's
| 53
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| | | South Dakota
| 75
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| Wheaton
| 81
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| Chapman
| 64
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| | Wheaton
| 60
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| | | South Dakota
| 64
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| SW Missouri State
| 58
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| South Dakota
| 63
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- 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)
See also
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