1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in San Francisco, California. A total of 29 games were played.

Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75-55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Charlotte, North Carolina New York City, New York
Mideast Louisville, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Midwest Manhattan, Kansas Chicago, Illinois
West Seattle, Washington Corvallis, Oregon, Provo, Utah
Finals San Francisco, California

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a UConn Hugh Greer First round NYU L 78-59
East n/a Duke Vic Bubas Elite Eight NYU L 74-59
East n/a Navy Ben Carnevale First round West Virginia L 94-86
East n/a NYU Lou Rossini Fourth Place Cincinnati L 95-71
East n/a Princeton Franklin Cappon First round Duke L 84-60
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth Place West Virginia L 106-100
East n/a West Virginia Fred Schaus Regional Third Place Saint Joseph's W 106-100
Mideast
Mideast n/a Georgia Tech Wack Hyder Elite Eight Ohio State L 86-69
Mideast n/a Miami, Florida Bruce Hale First round Western Kentucky L 107-84
Mideast n/a Notre Dame John Jordan Round of 32 Ohio L 74-66
Mideast n/a Ohio James Snyder Regional Fourth Place Western Kentucky L 97-87
Mideast n/a Ohio State Fred Taylor Champion California W 75-55
Mideast n/a Western Kentucky Ed Diddle Regional Third Place Ohio W 97-87
Midwest
Midwest n/a Air Force Bob Spear First round DePaul L 69-63
Midwest n/a Cincinnati George Smith Third Place NYU W 95-71
Midwest n/a DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Third Place Texas W 67-61
Midwest n/a Kansas Dick Harp Elite Eight Cincinnati L 82-71
Midwest n/a Texas Harold Bradley Regional Fourth Place DePaul L 67-61
West
West n/a California Pete Newell Runner Up Ohio State L 75-55
West n/a Idaho State John Evans First round California L 71-44
West n/a New Mexico State Presley Askew First round Oregon L 68-60
West n/a Oregon Steve Belko Elite Eight California L 70-49
West n/a Santa Clara Bob Feerick Regional Fourth Place Utah L 89-81
West n/a USC Forrest Twogood First round Utah L 80-73
West n/a Utah Jack Gardner Regional Third Place Santa Clara W 89-81

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Duke 84  
   Princeton 60  
     Duke 58  
       St Josephs 56  
      
          
       Duke 59
     NYU 74
     West Virginia 94  
   Navy 86  
   West Virginia 81*
       NYU 82  
   NYU 78
     Connecticut 59  


[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Georgia Tech 57  
       Ohio U 54  
   Ohio U 74
     Notre Dame 66  
       Georgia Tech 69
     Ohio St 86
          
        
   Ohio St 98
       Western Kentucky 79  
   Western Kentucky 107
     Miami-FL 84  


[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Cincinnati 99  
       DePaul 59  
   DePaul 69
     Air Force 63  
       Cincinnati 82
     Kansas 71
          
        
   Kansas 90
       Texas 81  
      


[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Santa Clara 49  
       California 69  
   California 71
     Idaho St 44  
       California 70
     Oregon 49
     Oregon 68  
   New Mexico St 60  
   Oregon 65
       Utah 54  
   Utah 80
     Southern California 73  


[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   NYU 54  
   Ohio St 76  
       Ohio St 75
     California 55
   Cincinnati 69
   California 77  

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