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1958-59 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary

Record: 119-102, .538 W-L% (8th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 8.04 (1st of 18)

SOS: 6.60 (1st of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Michigan State

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Michigan State)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 3 teams (Indiana, Michigan State and Northwestern)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Michigan State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Michigan State	12	2	.857	19	4	.826	82.0	71.5	16.5	6.0	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Michigan	8	6	.571	15	7	.682	81.4	75.7	9.2	3.5
2	Northwestern	8	6	.571	15	7	.682	80.5	75.8	11.9	7.2
2	Purdue	8	6	.571	15	7	.682	78.3	72.5	11.6	5.9
5	Illinois	7	7	.500	12	10	.545	82.5	78.9	10.0	6.4
5	Indiana	7	7	.500	11	11	.500	79.5	76.6	9.6	6.7
5	Ohio State	7	7	.500	11	11	.500	81.0	80.4	8.1	7.6
5	Iowa	7	7	.500	10	12	.455	75.7	76.6	6.5	7.4
9	Minnesota	5	9	.357	8	14	.364	67.0	68.6	5.1	6.6
10	Wisconsin	1	13	.071	3	19	.136	62.5	79.2	-8.0	8.6

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Ohio State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Iowa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purdue	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	-	-	-
Indiana	19	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	15	19	-	-	-
Michigan State	15	11	9	7	5	8	8	8	7	12	9	8	6	7
Illinois	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michigan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northwestern	10	6	12	6	8	11	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Michigan State	23	19	4	.826	12	2	11	0	6	3				32.3	80.5	.401					17.5	27.8	.629		65.6					16.9	82.0	71.5	16.51	6.03
2	Michigan	22	15	7	.682	8	6	9	2	6	4				31.7	83.4	.380					18.0	27.3	.660		53.5					16.8	81.4	75.7	9.17	3.53
3	Northwestern	22	15	7	.682	8	6	8	4	7	2				31.8	77.0	.413					16.8	26.5	.635		55.8					18.1	80.5	75.8	11.90	7.21
4	Purdue	22	15	7	.682	8	6	8	1	4	6				31.4	75.7	.414					15.5	25.4	.613		52.5					19.0	78.3	72.5	11.57	5.87
5	Illinois	22	12	10	.545	7	7	9	3	3	6				33.7	82.6	.408					15.0	23.5	.640		53.6					20.8	82.5	78.9	10.02	6.39
6	Indiana	22	11	11	.500	7	7	6	4	5	6				31.4	76.5	.410					16.8	24.7	.680		56.6					20.2	79.5	76.6	9.60	6.73
7	Iowa	22	10	12	.455	7	7	7	4	2	7				28.5	75.6	.378					18.6	27.4	.678		47.0					17.7	75.7	76.6	6.45	7.41
8	Ohio State	22	11	11	.500	7	7	8	3	3	7				31.0	79.3	.391					19.0	26.2	.724		50.3					19.6	81.0	80.4	8.14	7.59
9	Minnesota	22	8	14	.364	5	9	6	4	2	10				26.9	73.9	.364					13.2	20.4	.648		44.2					18.9	67.0	68.6	5.05	6.60
10	Wisconsin	22	3	19	.136	1	13	3	8	0	10				23.8	69.4	.343					15.0	26.3	.570		42.5					17.4	62.5	79.2	-8.03	8.65

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.