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1959 NCAA College Division 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.

Regional participants

Regionals

South Central - Tuskegee, Alabama

Location: Logan Hall Host: Tuskegee Institute

  • Third Place - Lincoln 88, Tuskegee 64

East - Garden City, New York

Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi College

  • Third Place - Adelphi 69, Wesleyan 63

Northeast - Burlington, Vermont

Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College

  • Third Place - Buffalo 78, Williams 53

Mideast - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

  • Third Place - Belmont Abbey 79, Southern Illinois 70

Great Lakes - Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Location: Glenbard High School Gym Host: Wheaton College

  • Third Place - Wabash 100, Loras 79

Southwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College

  • Third Place - Abilene Christian 85, Western Illinois 81*

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College

  • Third Place - Wartburg 69, Augustana 66*

Pacific Coast - Los Angeles, California

Location: Eagle's Nest Host: California State University, Los Angeles

  • Third Place - Willamette 76, Sacramento State 57

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

  • Third Place - North Carolina A&T 101, Cal State Los Angeles 84

<nowiki>*</nowiki>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

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