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.

South Central - Tuskegee, Alabama
Location: Logan Hall Host: Tuskegee Institute


 * Third Place - Lincoln 88, Tuskegee 64

East - Garden City, New York
Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi College


 * Third Place - Adelphi 69, Wesleyan 63

Northeast - Burlington, Vermont
Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College


 * Third Place - Buffalo 78, Williams 53

Mideast - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College


 * Third Place - Belmont Abbey 79, Southern Illinois 70

Great Lakes - Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Location: Glenbard High School Gym Host: Wheaton College


 * Third Place - Wabash 100, Loras 79

Southwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State College


 * Third Place - Abilene Christian 85, Western Illinois 81*

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota
Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College


 * Third Place - Wartburg 69, Augustana 66*

Pacific Coast - Los Angeles, California
Location: Eagle's Nest Host: California State University, Los Angeles


 * Third Place - Willamette 76, Sacramento State 57

* denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College


 * Third Place - North Carolina A&T 101, Cal State Los Angeles 84

* denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

 * Hugh Ahlering (Evansville)
 * Paul Benes (Hope)
 * Joe Cotton (North Carolina A&T)
 * Leo Hill (Cal State-Los Angeles)
 * Jack Israel (Southwest Missouri State)