1958 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

The 1958 NCAA tournament finished with Kentucky earning its fourth national title. The Wildcats got by Seattle and Elgin Baylor in the final, 84-72.

Baylor picked up Most Outstanding Player honors. Kansas State and Temple also made the Final Four.

1958 NCAA tournament: Bracket

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1958 NCAA tournament: Scores

• First Round
  • East Region
    • Maryland 86, Boston College 63
    • Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84
    • Dartmouth 75, UConn 64
  • Mideast Region
    • Miami (Ohio) 82, Pitt 77
    • Notre Dame 94, Tennessee Tech 61
  • Midwest Region
    • Oklahoma State 59, Loyola (LA) 42
  • West Region
    • Seattle 88, Wyoming 51
    • Idaho State 72, Arizona State 68
• Regional Semifinals
  • East Region
    • Temple 71, Maryland 67
    • Dartmouth 79, Manhattan 62
  • Mideast Region
    • Kentucky 94, Miami (Ohio) 70
    • Notre Dame 94, Indiana 87
  • Midwest Region
    • Oklahoma State 65, Arkansas 40
    • Kansas State 83, Cincinnati 80 (OT)
  • West Region
    • Seattle 69, San Francisco 67
    • California 54, Idaho State 43
• Regional Finals
  • East Region
    • Temple 69, Dartmouth 50
  • Mideast Region
    • Kentucky 89, Notre Dame 56
  • Midwest Region
    • Kansas State 69, Oklahoma State 57
  • West Region
    • Seattle 66, California 62 (OT)
• Regional Third Place Games
  • East Region
    • Maryland 59, Manhattan 55
  • Mideast Region
    • Indiana 98, Miami (Ohio) 91
  • Midwest Region
    • Cincinnati 97, Arkansas 62
  • West Region
    • San Francisco 57, Idaho State 51
• Final Four (Louisville, Kentucky)
  • National semifinals
    • Kentucky 61, Temple 60
    • Seattle 73, Kansas State 51
  • National Third Place Game
    • Temple 67, Kansas State 57
  • National championship
    • Kentucky 84, Seattle 72

1958 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Individual scoring

• Wayne Embry, Miami (Ohio) (3) — 27.7 points per game
• Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson scored 56 points against Arkansas to set a record at the time for most points scored in an NCAA tournament game. This was first surpassed by Princeton's Bill Bradley in 1965 (58 points).

Individual rebounding

• Elgin Baylor, Seattle (5) — 18.2 rebounds per game

Team stats

• Notre Dame set a record for rebounds in a game with 86 against Tennessee Tech, finishing a record plus-42 on the glass.