Season 1957–58 Dates 11 Mar 1958 – 22 Mar 1958 Attendance 176,878 | MOP Elgin Baylor Seattle Teams 24 Finals site Freedom Hall | |
Champions Kentucky (4th title, 4th title game,
5th Final Four) Runner-up Seattle (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists Kansas State (3rd Final Four)
Temple (2nd Final Four) Winning coach Adolph Rupp (4th title) Champion Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Similar 1973 NCAA Men's Div, 1977 NCAA Men's Div, 1981 NCAA Men's Div | ||
The 1958 NCAA Men's Division I 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, 1958, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with an 84-72 victory in the final game over Seattle, coached by John Castellani. Elgin Baylor of Seattle was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
References
1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA