| Year: | 1958 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Finalfourarena: | Freedom Hall |
| Finalfourcity: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Champions: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Champgamecount: | 4th |
| Champffcount: | 5th |
| Runnerup: | Seattle Chieftains |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Finalfourcount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal2: | Temple Owls |
| Finalfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Adolph Rupp |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mop: | Elgin Baylor |
| Mopteam: | Seattle |
| Attendance: | 176,878 |
| Topscorer: | Elgin Baylor |
| Topscorerteam: | Seattle |
| Points: | 135 |
The 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 11, and ended with the championship game on Saturday, March 22, in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] [2] A total of 28 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
Led by head coach Adolph Rupp, the Kentucky Wildcats won the national title with an 84–72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani.[1] The Chieftains led by at the half, but star forward Elgin Baylor picked up his fourth personal foul with over sixteen minutes remaining.[1] The Chieftains were outscored by fifteen in the second half, and Baylor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[1] [2]
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | |
| Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall | ||
| Midwest | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Gallagher Hall | ||
| West | Berkeley, California | Men's Gym | ||
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | ||
| West | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | ||
| Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | ||
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | Independent | First round | Maryland | L 86–63 | ||
| East | First round | Dartmouth | L 75–64 | |||
| East | Regional Runner-up | Temple | L 69–50 | |||
| East | Regional Fourth Place | Maryland | L 59–55 | |||
| East | Regional third place | Manhattan | W 59–55 | |||
| East | Independent | Third Place | Kansas State | W 67–57 | ||
| East | First round | Manhattan | L 89–84 | |||
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | Regional third place | Miami (OH) | W 98–91 | |||
| Mideast | Champion | Seattle | W 84–72 | |||
| Mideast | Regional Fourth Place | Indiana | L 98–91 | |||
| Mideast | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Kentucky | L 89–56 | ||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Miami (OH) | L 82–77 | ||
| Mideast | First round | Notre Dame | L 94–61 | |||
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | Regional Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 97–62 | |||
| Midwest | Regional third place | Arkansas | W 97–62 | |||
| Midwest | Fourth Place | Temple | L 67–57 | |||
| Midwest | Independent | First round | Oklahoma State | L 59–42 | ||
| Midwest | Independent[3] | Regional Runner-up | Kansas State | L 69–57 | ||
| West | ||||||
| West | First round | Idaho State | L 72–68 | |||
| West | Regional Runner-up | Seattle | L 66–62 | |||
| West | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 57–51 | ||
| West | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | Idaho State | W 57–51 | ||
| West | Independent | Runner Up | Kentucky | L 84–72 | ||
| West | First round | Seattle | L 88–51 | |||
* – Denotes overtime period