1958 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
1958 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament| Teams |
32 |
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| Finals Site |
Evansville, Indiana |
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| Champions |
South Dakota (1st title) |
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| Runner-Up |
St. Michael's (1st title game) |
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| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach |
Duane Clodfelter (1st title) |
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| MOP |
Ed Smallwood Evansville |
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| Attendance |
16,007 |
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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
Regionals
Location: Shapiro Gym
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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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
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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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)
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