1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1960 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Teams 25
Finals site Cow Palace
Daly City, California
Champions Ohio State (1st title, 2nd title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-up California (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Fred Taylor (1st title)
MOP Jerry Lucas Ohio State
Attendance 155,491
Top scorer Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
(122 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1959 1961»

The 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Daly City, California (immediately south of San Francisco). A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

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.

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 Daly City, California

Teams

Region Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Connecticut Hugh Greer First roundNYUL 78–59
East Duke Vic Bubas Regional Runner-upNYUL 74–59
East Navy Ben Carnevale First roundWest VirginiaL 94–86
East NYU Lou Rossini Fourth PlaceCincinnatiL 95–71
East Princeton Franklin Cappon First roundDukeL 84–60
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth PlaceWest VirginiaL 106–100
East West Virginia Fred Schaus Regional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 106–100
Mideast
Mideast Georgia Tech Whack Hyder Regional Runner-upOhio StateL 86–69
Mideast Miami (FL) Bruce Hale First roundWestern KentuckyL 107–84
Mideast Notre Dame John Jordan First round OhioL 74–66
Mideast Ohio James Snyder Regional Fourth PlaceWestern KentuckyL 97–87
Mideast Ohio State Fred Taylor ChampionCaliforniaW 75–55
Mideast Western Kentucky Ed Diddle Regional Third PlaceOhioW 97–87
Midwest
Midwest Air Force Bob Spear First roundDePaulL 69–63
Midwest Cincinnati George Smith Third PlaceNYUW 95–71
Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Third PlaceTexasW 67–61
Midwest Kansas Dick Harp Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 82–71
Midwest Texas Harold Bradley Regional Fourth PlaceDePaulL 67–61
West
West California Pete Newell Runner UpOhio StateL 75–55
West Idaho State John Evans First roundCaliforniaL 71–44
West New Mexico State Presley Askew First roundOregonL 68–60
West Oregon Steve Belko Regional Runner-upCaliforniaL 70–49
West Santa Clara Bob Feerick Regional Fourth PlaceUtahL 89–81
West USC Forrest Twogood First roundUtahL 80–73
West Utah Jack Gardner Regional Third PlaceSanta ClaraW 89–81

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
    Duke 84  
  Princeton 60  
    Duke 58  
      Saint Joseph's 56  
     
         
      Duke 59
    NYU 74
    West Virginia 94  
  Navy 86  
  West Virginia 81*
      NYU 82  
  NYU 78
    Connecticut 59  

Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
       
    Georgia Tech 57  
      Ohio 54  
  Ohio 74
    Notre Dame 66  
      Georgia Tech 69
    Ohio State 86
         
       
  Ohio State 98
      Western Kentucky 79  
  Western Kentucky 107
    Miami (FL) 84  

Midwest region

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

West region

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

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E NYU 54
ME Ohio State 76
ME Ohio State 75
W California 55
MW Cincinnati 69
W California 77

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [1]
   
MW Cincinnati 95
E NYU 71

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
West Virginia 106
Saint Joseph's 100

Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Western Kentucky 97
Ohio 87

Midwest Regional Third Place
   
DePaul 67
Texas 61

West Regional Third Place
   
Utah 89
Santa Clara 81

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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