Held on November 23, 1959, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan.
All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet.
In total, 13 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.
[1] The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their eighth.
The individual championship was won by Al Lawrence, from Houston, with a time of 20:35.94.