Edition of USA college basketball tournament
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.
1959 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Logan Hall Host: Tuskegee Institute
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| North Carolina A&T
| 107
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| Tuskegee
| 87
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| | North Carolina A&T
| 98
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| | | Florida A&M
| 75
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| Florida A&M
| 90
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| Lincoln (MO)
| 73
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- Third Place - Lincoln 88, Tuskegee 64
Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| American
| 80
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| Adelphi
| 73
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| | American
| 66
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| | | Hofstra
| 65
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| Hofstra
| 67
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| Wesleyan (CT)
| 48
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- Third Place - Adelphi 69, Wesleyan 63
Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| St. Michael's
| 53
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| Buffalo
| 51
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| | St. Michael's
| 71
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| | | Le Moyne
| 70
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| Le Moyne
| 72
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| Williams
| 66
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- Third Place - Buffalo 78, Williams 53
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 5
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 6
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| Evansville
| 66
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| Belmont Abbey
| 54
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| | Evansville
| 56
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| | | Wittenberg
| 50
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| Wittenberg
| 80
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| Southern Illinois
| 70
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- Third Place - Belmont Abbey 79, Southern Illinois 70
Location: Glenbard High School Gym Host: Wheaton College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Wheaton (IL)
| 102
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| Wabash
| 83
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| | Wheaton
| 76
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| | | Hope
| 93
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| Hope
| 102
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| Loras
| 73
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- Third Place - Wabash 100, Loras 79
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| SW Missouri State
| 87
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| Abilene Christian
| 67
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| | SW Missouri State
| 65
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| | | Centenary
| 62
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| Centenary (LA)
| 84
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| Western Illinois
| 76
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- Third Place - Abilene Christian 85, Western Illinois 81*
Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| South Dakota State
| 73
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| Augustana (IL)
| 56
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| | South Dakota State
| 106
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| | | Knox
| 80
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| Knox
| 88
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| Wartburg
| 84
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- Third Place - Wartburg 69, Augustana 66*
Location: Eagle's Nest Host: California State University, Los Angeles
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Cal State Los Angeles
| 83
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| Sacramento State
| 57
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| | Cal State Los Angeles
| 86
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| | | Chapman
| 82
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| Chapman
| 73
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| Willamette
| 52
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- Third Place - Willamette 76, Sacramento State 57
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 11
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 12
| | | National Championship
March 13
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| North Carolina A&T
| 87
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| American
| 70
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| | North Carolina A&T
| 92
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| | | Evansville
| 110
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| St. Michael's
| 63
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| Evansville
| 82
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| | Evansville
| 83
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| | | SW Missouri State
| 67
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| Hope
| 74
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| SW Missouri State
| 76
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| | SW Missouri State
| 72
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| | | Cal State Los Angeles
| 59
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| South Dakota State
| 67
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| Cal State Los Angeles
| 92
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- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 101, Cal State Los Angeles 84
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Hugh Ahlering (Evansville)
- Paul Benes (Hope)
- Joe Cotton (North Carolina A&T)
- Leo Hill (Cal State-Los Angeles)
- Jack Israel (Southwest Missouri State)
See also
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