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1958-59 Standings

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National Champion: California
Final Four: California, Cincinnati, Louisville and West Virginia

Consensus Player of the Year: Oscar Robertson

AP First #1: Cincinnati ▪ AP Final #1: Kansas State

173 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 North Carolina State RT ACC 22 4 .846 12 2 .857 1 6
2 North Carolina* R ACC 20 5 .800 12 2 .857 1 9
3 Duke  ACC 13 12 .520 7 7 .500
4 Maryland  ACC 10 13 .435 7 7 .500
5 Virginia  ACC 11 14 .440 6 8 .429
6 Wake Forest  ACC 10 14 .417 5 9 .357
7 Clemson  ACC 8 16 .333 5 9 .357
8 South Carolina  ACC 4 20 .167 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
9 Kansas State* R Big 8 25 2 .926 14 0 1.000 1 1
10 Oklahoma  Big 8 15 10 .600 9 5 .643
11 Colorado  Big 8 14 10 .583 8 6 .571
12 Kansas  Big 8 11 14 .440 8 6 .571 7
13 Nebraska  Big 8 12 13 .480 5 9 .357
14 Oklahoma State  Big 8 11 14 .440 5 9 .357 20
15 Iowa State  Big 8 9 16 .360 4 10 .286
16 Missouri  Big 8 6 19 .240 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
17 Michigan State* R Big Ten 19 4 .826 12 2 .857 5 7
18 Michigan  Big Ten 15 7 .682 8 6 .571
19 Northwestern  Big Ten 15 7 .682 8 6 .571 6
20 Purdue  Big Ten 15 7 .682 8 6 .571 18
21 Illinois  Big Ten 12 10 .545 7 7 .500 18
22 Indiana  Big Ten 11 11 .500 7 7 .500 15
23 Ohio State  Big Ten 11 11 .500 7 7 .500
24 Iowa  Big Ten 10 12 .455 7 7 .500
25 Minnesota  Big Ten 8 14 .364 5 9 .357
26 Wisconsin  Big Ten 3 19 .136 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
27 New Mexico State* R BIAA 17 11 .607 7 3 .700
28 Arizona State R BIAA 17 9 .654 7 3 .700
29 Texas-El Paso R BIAA 14 9 .609 7 3 .700
30 West Texas A&M  BIAA 6 16 .273 5 5 .500
31 Hardin-Simmons  BIAA 14 12 .538 3 7 .300
32 Arizona  BIAA 4 22 .154 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
33 St. Bonaventure R Ind 20 3 .870 13 19
34 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 20 5 .800
35 Marquette*  Ind 23 6 .793 11 20
36 Seattle  Ind 21 6 .778 12 13
37 Idaho State*  Ind 21 7 .750
38 Navy*  Ind 18 6 .750
39 Boston University*  Ind 20 7 .741
40 Oklahoma City  Ind 20 7 .741 13 17
41 Providence  Ind 20 7 .741
42 Memphis  Ind 17 6 .739 18
43 Miami (FL)  Ind 18 7 .720
44 Villanova  Ind 18 7 .720 15
45 Portland*  Ind 19 8 .704 17
46 Niagara  Ind 15 7 .682
47 Butler  Ind 19 9 .679
48 Iona  Ind 14 7 .667
49 Boston College  Ind 17 9 .654
50 Louisville* F Ind 19 12 .613 17
51 Syracuse  Ind 14 9 .609
52 Army  Ind 14 10 .583
53 Seton Hall  Ind 13 10 .565
54 Holy Cross  Ind 14 11 .560
55 Penn State  Ind 11 9 .550
56 DePaul*  Ind 13 11 .542
57 Duquesne  Ind 13 11 .542
58 Dayton  Ind 14 12 .538 20
59 Montana State  Ind 12 13 .480
60 Notre Dame  Ind 12 13 .480 11
61 Xavier  Ind 12 13 .480 9
62 Loyola (IL)  Ind 11 13 .458
63 Detroit Mercy  Ind 11 14 .440
64 Gonzaga  Ind 11 15 .423
65 Pittsburgh  Ind 10 14 .417 18
66 Washington (MO)  Ind 9 13 .409
67 Loyola (LA)  Ind 10 16 .385
68 Colgate  Ind 7 12 .368
69 Florida State  Ind 8 15 .348
70 Georgetown  Ind 8 15 .348
71 Canisius  Ind 7 16 .304
72 Siena  Ind 3 16 .158
73 Washington & Lee  Ind 1 15 .063
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
74 Dartmouth* R Ivy 22 6 .786 13 1 .929
75 Princeton  Ivy 19 5 .792 13 1 .929
76 Yale  Ivy 10 13 .435 9 5 .643
77 Brown  Ivy 11 13 .458 6 8 .429
78 Pennsylvania  Ivy 12 14 .462 5 9 .357
79 Harvard  Ivy 10 15 .400 4 10 .286
80 Cornell  Ivy 8 15 .348 4 10 .286
81 Columbia  Ivy 3 21 .125 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
82 Bowling Green State* R MAC 18 8 .692 9 3 .750
83 Miami (OH)  MAC 14 11 .560 9 3 .750
84 Ohio  MAC 14 10 .583 6 6 .500
85 Marshall  MAC 12 12 .500 6 6 .500
86 Kent State  MAC 11 13 .458 6 6 .500
87 Toledo  MAC 11 13 .458 5 7 .417
88 Western Michigan  MAC 2 20 .091 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
89 Manhattan R Metro NY 15 6 .714 4 0 1.000
90 St. John's (NY)  Metro NY 20 6 .769 4 2 .667 7
91 Fordham  Metro NY 17 8 .680 2 2 .500
92 New York University  Metro NY 15 8 .652 2 2 .500
93 St. Francis (NY)  Metro NY 5 18 .217 0 3 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
94 Saint Joseph's* R Mid-Atl 22 5 .815 7 0 1.000 12 14
95 La Salle  Mid-Atl 16 7 .696 5 2 .714
96 Muhlenburg  Mid-Atl 13 9 .591 8 6 .571
97 Bucknell  Mid-Atl 16 7 .696 6 5 .545
98 Lafayette  Mid-Atl 13 8 .619 7 6 .538
99 Gettysburg  Mid-Atl 13 13 .500 4 5 .444
100 Delaware  Mid-Atl 9 13 .409 4 6 .400
101 Rutgers  Mid-Atl 9 15 .375 3 5 .375
102 Temple  Mid-Atl 6 19 .240 4 7 .364
103 Lehigh  Mid-Atl 6 16 .273 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
104 Utah* R MSAC 21 7 .750 13 1 .929 16 18
105 Utah State  MSAC 19 7 .731 10 4 .714
106 Denver  MSAC 14 10 .583 10 4 .714
107 Brigham Young  MSAC 15 11 .577 8 6 .571
108 Montana  MSAC 10 14 .417 7 7 .500
109 Colorado State  MSAC 8 14 .364 6 8 .429
110 Wyoming  MSAC 4 22 .154 1 13 .071
111 New Mexico  MSAC 3 19 .136 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
112 Cincinnati* RF MVC 26 4 .867 13 1 .929 1 5
113 Bradley  MVC 25 4 .862 12 2 .857 4 4
114 Saint Louis  MVC 20 6 .769 10 4 .714 8 12
115 Wichita State  MVC 14 12 .538 7 7 .500
116 Houston  MVC 12 14 .462 6 8 .429
117 Drake  MVC 9 15 .375 4 10 .286
118 Tulsa  MVC 10 15 .400 2 12 .143
119 North Texas  MVC 6 18 .250 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
120 Eastern Kentucky* R OVC 16 6 .727 10 2 .833
121 Western Kentucky  OVC 16 10 .615 8 4 .667
122 Tennessee Tech  OVC 16 9 .640 7 5 .583
123 East Tennessee State  OVC 13 10 .565 5 7 .417
124 Morehead State  OVC 11 12 .478 5 7 .417
125 Middle Tennessee  OVC 9 17 .346 4 8 .333
126 Murray State  OVC 10 15 .400 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
127 California* RFN PCC 25 4 .862 14 2 .875 11 11
128 Washington  PCC 18 8 .692 11 5 .688 19
129 UCLA  PCC 16 9 .640 10 6 .625 19
130 Stanford  PCC 15 9 .625 10 6 .625
131 Southern California  PCC 15 11 .577 8 8 .500
132 Oregon State  PCC 13 13 .500 7 9 .438
133 Idaho  PCC 11 15 .423 6 10 .375
134 Washington State  PCC 10 16 .385 3 13 .188
135 Oregon  PCC 9 16 .360 3 13 .188
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
136 Mississippi State R SEC 24 1 .960 13 1 .929 3 3
137 Auburn  SEC 20 2 .909 12 2 .857 2 8
138 Kentucky*  SEC 24 3 .889 12 2 .857 1 2
139 Georgia Tech  SEC 17 9 .654 9 5 .643
140 Tennessee  SEC 14 8 .636 8 6 .571 5
141 Vanderbilt  SEC 14 10 .583 8 6 .571
142 Tulane  SEC 13 11 .542 6 8 .429
143 Alabama  SEC 10 12 .455 6 8 .429
144 Georgia  SEC 11 15 .423 5 9 .357
145 Louisiana State  SEC 10 15 .400 2 12 .143
146 Florida  SEC 8 15 .348 2 12 .143
147 Mississippi  SEC 7 17 .292 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
148 West Virginia* RTF Southern 29 5 .853 11 0 1.000 4 10
149 Virginia Tech  Southern 16 5 .762 10 2 .833
150 Citadel  Southern 15 5 .750 7 4 .636
151 William & Mary  Southern 13 11 .542 7 7 .500
152 Richmond  Southern 11 11 .500 6 8 .429
153 Furman  Southern 14 12 .538 5 7 .417
154 George Washington  Southern 14 11 .560 4 7 .364
155 Davidson  Southern 9 15 .375 2 8 .200
156 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 5 13 .278 2 11 .154
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
157 Texas Christian* R SWC 20 6 .769 12 2 .857 14 16
158 Southern Methodist  SWC 16 8 .667 10 4 .714 18
159 Texas Tech  SWC 15 9 .625 8 6 .571
160 Baylor  SWC 11 13 .458 7 7 .500
161 Texas A&M  SWC 15 9 .625 6 8 .429 19
162 Arkansas  SWC 9 14 .391 6 8 .429
163 Rice  SWC 11 13 .458 5 9 .357
164 Texas  SWC 4 20 .167 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
165 Saint Mary's (CA)* R WCC 19 6 .760 11 1 .917 14 15
166 Santa Clara  WCC 16 9 .640 9 3 .750
167 Pepperdine  WCC 16 8 .667 8 4 .667
168 Pacific  WCC 11 15 .423 6 6 .500
169 Loyola Marymount  WCC 8 15 .348 4 8 .333
170 San Francisco  WCC 6 20 .231 3 9 .250
171 San Jose State  WCC 5 19 .208 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
172 Connecticut* R Yankee 17 7 .708 8 2 .800
173 Rhode Island  Yankee 8 12 .400 5 5 .500