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.
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Missouri State Bears (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Hugh Ahlering (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 22,287 | ||||
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