1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

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.

1960 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Teams25
Finals siteCow Palace
Daly City, California
ChampionsOhio State Buckeyes (1st title, 2nd title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-upCalifornia Golden Bears (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachFred Taylor (1st title)
MOPJerry Lucas (Ohio State)
Attendance155,491
Top scorerOscar Robertson Cincinnati
(122 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1959 1961»

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
RoundRegionSiteVenueHost
First Round East New York, New York Madison Square Garden St. John's
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Kentucky
Midwest Chicago, Illinois Alumni Hall DePaul
West Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State Coliseum Oregon State
West Provo, Utah Smith Fieldhouse Brigham Young
Regionals East Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum UNC Charlotte
Mideast Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville
Midwest Manhattan, Kansas Ahearn Field House Kansas State
West Seattle, Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Washington
Final Four San Francisco, California Cow Palace San Francisco

For the first and only time, the Cow Palace was the host venue, and the city of San Francisco the host city, of the Final Four, making them the 8th and 7th respectively. San Francisco was the first host city to only host the Final Four once, something 12 of the 30 host cities have done. The tournament featured two new venues. Chicago became a host city for the third straight year, but with its fourth venue in twenty-one years, Alumni Hall on the campus of DePaul University. And the state of Utah became a host for the first time, when the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse on the campus of Brigham Young University hosted games in the West regional quarterfinals. The 1960 tournament would be the only time for Alumni Hall to host games, and the last for the Cow Palace; it would be thirty years before the tournament would return to the Bay Area, and, if the schedule holds, the city of San Francisco will host games again in 2022–at the Chase Center.

Teams
RegionTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastConnecticutHugh GreerFirst roundNYUL 78–59
EastDukeVic BubasRegional Runner-upNYUL 74–59
EastNavyBen CarnevaleFirst roundWest VirginiaL 94–86
EastNYULou RossiniFourth PlaceCincinnatiL 95–71
EastPrincetonFranklin CapponFirst roundDukeL 84–60
EastSaint Joseph'sJack RamsayRegional Fourth PlaceWest VirginiaL 106–100
EastWest VirginiaFred SchausRegional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 106–100
Mideast
MideastGeorgia TechWhack HyderRegional Runner-upOhio StateL 86–69
MideastMiamiBruce HaleFirst roundWestern KentuckyL 107–84
MideastNotre DameJohn JordanFirst roundOhioL 74–66
MideastOhioJames SnyderRegional Fourth PlaceWestern KentuckyL 97–87
MideastOhio StateFred TaylorChampionCaliforniaW 75–55
MideastWestern KentuckyEd DiddleRegional Third PlaceOhioW 97–87
Midwest
MidwestAir ForceBob SpearFirst roundDePaulL 69–63
MidwestCincinnatiGeorge SmithThird PlaceNYUW 95–71
MidwestDePaulRay MeyerRegional Third PlaceTexasW 67–61
MidwestKansasDick HarpRegional Runner-upCincinnatiL 82–71
MidwestTexasHarold BradleyRegional Fourth PlaceDePaulL 67–61
West
WestCaliforniaPete NewellRunner UpOhio StateL 75–55
WestIdaho StateJohn EvansFirst roundCaliforniaL 71–44
WestNew Mexico StatePresley AskewFirst roundOregonL 68–60
WestOregonSteve BelkoRegional Runner-upCaliforniaL 70–49
WestSanta ClaraBob FeerickRegional Fourth PlaceUtahL 89–81
WestUSCForrest TwogoodFirst roundUtahL 80–73
WestUtahJack GardnerRegional 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

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National Third Place Game
National Third Place Game
   
MW Cincinnati 95
E NYU 71

Regional Third Place Games

See also

References
  1. "1960 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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