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 SchoolOutcomeFlorida A&MRunner-upLincoln (MO)Third PlaceNorth Carolina A&TRegional ChampionTuskegeeFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAdelphiThird PlaceAmericanRegional ChampionHofstraRunner-upWesleyan (CT)Fourth Place SchoolOutcomeBuffaloThird PlaceLe MoyneRunner-upSt. MichaelsRegional ChampionWilliamsFourth Place SchoolOutcomeBelmont AbbeyThird PlaceEvansvilleRegional ChampionSouthern IllinoisFourth PlaceWittenbergRunner-up SchoolOutcomeHopeRegional ChampionLorasFourth PlaceWabashThird PlaceWheaton (IL)Runner-up SchoolOutcomeAbilene ChristianThird PlaceCentenary (LA)Runner-upSW Missouri StateRegional ChampionWestern IllinoisFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAugustana (IL)Fourth PlaceKnoxRunner-upSouth Dakota StateRegional ChampionWartburgThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal State Los AngelesRegional ChampionChapmanRunner-upSacramento StateFourth PlaceWillametteThird Place
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
*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
*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 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1959 NAIA Basketball Tournament
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