1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
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NCAA Division II men's tournaments | |
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«1958 | 1960» |
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.
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Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Florida A&M | Runner-up | |
Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
North Carolina A&T | Regional Champion | |
Tuskegee | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Adelphi | Third Place | |
American | Regional Champion | |
Hofstra | Runner-up | |
Wesleyan (CT) | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Buffalo | Third Place | |
Le Moyne | Runner-up | |
St. Michaels | Regional Champion | |
Williams | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Belmont Abbey | Third Place | |
Evansville | Regional Champion | |
Southern Illinois | Fourth Place | |
Wittenberg | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Hope | Regional Champion | |
Loras | Fourth Place | |
Wabash | Third Place | |
Wheaton (IL) | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Abilene Christian | Third Place | |
Centenary (LA) | Runner-up | |
SW Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
Western Illinois | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Augustana (IL) | Fourth Place | |
Knox | Runner-up | |
South Dakota State | Regional Champion | |
Wartburg | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Cal State Los Angeles | Regional Champion | |
Chapman | Runner-up | |
Sacramento State | Fourth Place | |
Willamette | Third Place |
Regionals
South Central - Tuskegee, Alabama
Location: Logan Hall Host: Tuskegee Institute
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 107 | ||||||||
Tuskegee | 87 | ||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 98 | ||||||||
Florida A&M | 75 | ||||||||
Florida A&M | 90 | ||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 73 |
- Third Place - Lincoln 88, Tuskegee 64
East - Garden City, New York
Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
American | 80 | ||||||||
Adelphi | 73 | ||||||||
American | 66 | ||||||||
Hofstra | 65 | ||||||||
Hofstra | 67 | ||||||||
Wesleyan (CT) | 48 |
- Third Place - Adelphi 69, Wesleyan 63
Northeast - Burlington, Vermont
Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
St. Michael's | 53 | ||||||||
Buffalo | 51 | ||||||||
St. Michael's | 71 | ||||||||
Le Moyne | 70 | ||||||||
Le Moyne | 72 | ||||||||
Williams | 66 |
- Third Place - Buffalo 78, Williams 53
Mideast - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6 | ||||||||
Evansville | 66 | ||||||||
Belmont Abbey | 54 | ||||||||
Evansville | 56 | ||||||||
Wittenberg | 50 | ||||||||
Wittenberg | 80 | ||||||||
Southern Illinois | 70 |
- Third Place - Belmont Abbey 79, Southern Illinois 70
Great Lakes - Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Location: Glenbard High School Gym Host: Wheaton College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
Wheaton (IL) | 102 | ||||||||
Wabash | 83 | ||||||||
Wheaton | 76 | ||||||||
Hope | 93 | ||||||||
Hope | 102 | ||||||||
Loras | 73 |
- Third Place - Wabash 100, Loras 79
Southwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 87 | ||||||||
Abilene Christian | 67 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 65 | ||||||||
Centenary | 62 | ||||||||
Centenary (LA) | 84 | ||||||||
Western Illinois | 76 |
- Third Place - Abilene Christian 85, Western Illinois 81*
Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota
Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 73 | ||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 56 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 106 | ||||||||
Knox | 80 | ||||||||
Knox | 88 | ||||||||
Wartburg | 84 |
- Third Place - Wartburg 69, Augustana 66*
Pacific Coast - Los Angeles, California
Location: Eagle's Nest Host: California State University, Los Angeles
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 83 | ||||||||
Sacramento State | 57 | ||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 86 | ||||||||
Chapman | 82 | ||||||||
Chapman | 73 | ||||||||
Willamette | 52 |
- Third Place - Willamette 76, Sacramento State 57
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 11 | National semifinals Final Four March 12 | National Championship March 13 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 87 | |||||||||||||
American | 70 | |||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 92 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 110 | |||||||||||||
St. Michael's | 63 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 82 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 83 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 67 | |||||||||||||
Hope | 74 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 76 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 72 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 59 | |||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 67 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 92 |
- 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
References
Sources
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
- 1959 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com
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