| 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 23 | ||
| Finals Site | Freedom
Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Champions | California (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | West Virginia (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Cincinnati
(1st Final Four) Louisville (1st Final Four) |
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| Winning Coach | Pete Newell (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Jerry West West Virginia | ||
| Attendance | 161,809 | ||
| Top scorer | Jerry West West Virginia (160 points) |
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NCAA Men's
Division I Tournaments
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The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 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 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
California, coached by Pete Newell, won the national title with a 71-70 victory in the final game over West Virginia, coached by Fred Schaus. Jerry West of West Virginia was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| East | Charlotte, North Carolina | New York City, New York |
| Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Portland, Oregon |
| West | San Francisco, California | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Finals | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Boston University | Matt Zunic | Elite Eight | West Virginia | L 86-82 |
| East | n/a | UConn | Hugh Greer | First round | Boston | L 60-58 |
| East | n/a | Dartmouth | Doggie Julian | First round | West Virginia | L 82-68 |
| East | n/a | Navy | Ben Carnevale | Regional Third Place | Saint Joseph's | W 70-56 |
| East | n/a | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | First round | Navy | L 76-63 |
| East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Regional Fourth Place | Navy | L 70-56 |
| East | n/a | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Runner Up | California | L 71-70 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | First round | Marquette | L 89-71 |
| Mideast | n/a | Eastern Kentucky | Paul McBrayer | First round | Louisville | L 77-63 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Third Place | Marquette | W 98-69 |
| Mideast | n/a | Louisville | Peck Hickman | Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 98-85 |
| Mideast | n/a | Marquette | Eddie Hickey | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 98-69 |
| Mideast | n/a | Michigan State | Forddy Anderson | Elite Eight | Louisville | L 88-81 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | George Smith | Third Place | Louisville | W 98-85 |
| Midwest | n/a | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Regional Fourth Place | TCU | L 71-65 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Elite Eight | Cincinnati | L 85-75 |
| Midwest | n/a | Portland | Al Negratti | First round | DePaul | L 57-56 |
| Midwest | n/a | TCU | Buster Brannon | Regional Third Place | DePaul | W 71-65 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | California | Pete Newell | Champion | West Virginia | W 71-70 |
| West | n/a | Idaho State | John Grayson | Regional Third Place | Utah | W 71-65 |
| West | n/a | New Mexico State | Presley Askew | First round | Idaho State | L 62-61 |
| West | n/a | Saint Mary's | James Weaver | Elite Eight | California | L 66-46 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Regional Fourth Place | Idaho State | L 71-65 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| St. Joseph's | 92 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 95 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 68 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Navy | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Navy | 76 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 63 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Louisville | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Louisville | 77 | ||||||||||||
| E Kentucky | 63 | ||||||||||||
| Louisville | 88 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan St. | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan St. | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 89 | ||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Kansas St. | 102 | ||||||||||||
| DePaul | 70 | ||||||||||||
| DePaul | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Portland | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas St. | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 85 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 77 | ||||||||||||
| TCU | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Idaho St. | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Idaho St. | 62 | ||||||||||||
| New Mexico St. | 61 | ||||||||||||
| St Mary's | 46 | ||||||||||||
| California | 66 | ||||||||||||
| California | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 53 | ||||||||||||
| National Semifinals | National Finals | |||||||
| E | West Virginia | 94 | ||||||
| ME | Louisville | 79 | ||||||
| E | West Virginia | 70 | ||||||
| W | California | 71 | ||||||
| MW | Cincinnati | 58 | ||||||
| W | California | 64 | ||||||
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