1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played.

Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, won the national title with a 70-65 victory in the final game over Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor. 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
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Houston, Texas
West Portland, Oregon
Finals Kansas City, Missouri

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a George Washington Bill Reinhart First round Princeton L 84-67
East n/a Princeton Jake McCandless Regional Fourth Place St. Bonaventure L 85-67
East n/a Rhode Island Ernie Calverley First round St. Bonaventure L 86-76
East n/a St. Bonaventure Eddie Donovan Regional Third Place Princeton W 85-67
East n/a St. John's Joe Lapchick First round Wake Forest L 97-74
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Third Place Utah W 127-120 (4OT)
East n/a Wake Forest Bones McKinney Elite Eight Saint Joseph's L 96-86
Mideast
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Elite Eight Ohio State L 87-74
Mideast n/a Louisville Peck Hickman Regional Third Place Morehead State W 83-61
Mideast n/a Morehead State Robert Laughlin Regional Fourth Place Louisville L 83-61
Mideast n/a Ohio James Snyder First round Louisville L 76-70
Mideast n/a Ohio State Fred Taylor Runner Up Cincinnati L 70-65
Mideast n/a Xavier Jim McCafferty First round Morehead State L 71-66
Midwest
Midwest n/a Cincinnati Ed Jucker Champion Ohio State W 70-65
Midwest n/a Houston Guy Lewis Regional Fourth Place Texas Tech L 69-67
Midwest n/a Kansas State Tex Winter Elite Eight Cincinnati L 69-64
Midwest n/a Marquette Eddie Hickey First round Houston L 77-61
Midwest n/a Texas Tech Polk Robison Regional Third Place Houston W 69-67
West
West n/a Arizona State Ned Wulk Elite Eight Utah L 88-80
West n/a Loyola, Los Angeles William Donovan Regional Third Place USC W 69-67
West n/a Oregon Steve Belko USC]] L 81-79
West n/a Seattle Vince Cazzetta First round Arizona State L 72-70
West n/a USC Forrest Twogood Regional Fourth Place Loyola, Los Angeles L 69-67
West n/a Utah Jack Gardner Fourth Place Saint Joseph's L 127-120 (4OT)

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     St Josephs 72  
       Princeton 67  
   Princeton 84
     George Washington 67  
       St Josephs 96
     Wake Forest 86
     St Bonaventure 86  
   Rhode Island 76  
   St Bonaventure 73
       Wake Forest 78  
   Wake Forest 97
     St Johns 74  


[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Ohio State 56  
       Louisville 55  
   Louisville 76
     Ohio U 70  
       Ohio State 87
     Kentucky 74
          
        
   Kentucky 71
       Morehead State 64  
   Morehead State 71
     Xavier 66  


[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Kansas State 75  
       Houston 64  
   Houston 77
     Marquette 61  
       Kansas State 64
     Cincinnati 69
          
        
   Cincinnati 78
       Texas Tech 55  
      


[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Utah 91  
       Loyola-CA 75  
      
          
       Utah 88
     Arizona State 80
     Arizona State 72  
   Seattle 70  
   Arizona State 86
       Southern California 71  
   Southern California 81
     Oregon 79  


[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   St Josephs 69  
   Ohio State 95  
       Ohio State 65*
     Cincinnati 70
   Cincinnati 82
   Utah 67  

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