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1958-59 Big Ten Conference Season Summary
Record: 119-102, .538 W-L% (8th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
Regular Season Champion: Michigan State
NCAA Tournament: 1 (Michigan State)
Ranked in First AP Poll: 3 (Indiana, Michigan State and Northwestern)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Michigan State)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 1 | Michigan State* R | 12 | 2 | .857 | 19 | 4 | .826 |
| 2 | Michigan | 8 | 6 | .571 | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 8 | 6 | .571 | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| 2 | Purdue | 8 | 6 | .571 | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| 5 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | .500 | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| 5 | Indiana | 7 | 7 | .500 | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 7 | 7 | .500 | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| 5 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | .500 | 10 | 12 | .455 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | 14 | .364 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 1 | 13 | .071 | 3 | 19 | .136 |
AP Poll Summary
| School | 12/9 | 12/16 | 12/23 | 12/30 | 1/6 | 1/13 | 1/20 | 1/27 | 2/3 | 2/10 | 2/17 | 2/24 | 3/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Illinois | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |||||||
| Purdue | 18 | 20 | 20 |
NCAA Tournament
Regional Semifinal
Michigan State won (74-69) versus Marquette (Mideast Regional)
Regional Final
Michigan State lost (88-81) versus Louisville (Mideast Regional)
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