1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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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.[1] It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 at the Cow Palace 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.[2]

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.[3]

Locations

Round Region Site Venue Host
First round East New York, New York Madison Square Garden
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
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

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Teams

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Connecticut Hugh Greer Yankee First round NYU L 78–59
East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-up NYU L 74–59
East Navy Ben Carnevale Independent First round West Virginia L 94–86
East NYU Lou Rossini Metro NY Fourth Place Cincinnati L 95–71
East Princeton Franklin Cappon Ivy League First round Duke L 84–60
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional Fourth Place West Virginia L 106–100
East West Virginia Fred Schaus Southern Regional third place Saint Joseph's W 106–100
Mideast
Mideast Georgia Tech Whack Hyder Southeastern Regional Runner-up Ohio State L 86–69
Mideast Miami Bruce Hale Independent First round Western Kentucky L 107–84
Mideast Notre Dame John Jordan Independent First round Ohio L 74–66
Mideast Ohio James Snyder Mid-American Regional Fourth Place Western Kentucky L 97–87
Mideast Ohio State Fred Taylor Big Ten Champion California W 75–55
Mideast Western Kentucky Ed Diddle Ohio Valley Regional third place Ohio W 97–87
Midwest
Midwest Air Force Bob Spear Independent First round DePaul L 69–63
Midwest Cincinnati George Smith Missouri Valley Third Place NYU W 95–71
Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Regional third place Texas W 67–61
Midwest Kansas Dick Harp Big 8 Regional Runner-up Cincinnati L 82–71
Midwest Texas Harold Bradley Southwest Regional Fourth Place DePaul L 67–61
West
West California Pete Newell AAWU Runner Up Ohio State L 75–55
West Idaho State John Evans Independent First round California L 71–44
West New Mexico State Presley Askew Border First round Oregon L 68–60
West Oregon Steve Belko Independent Regional Runner-up California L 70–49
West Santa Clara Bob Feerick West Coast Athletic Regional Fourth Place Utah L 89–81
West USC Forrest Twogood AAWU First round Utah L 80–73
West Utah Jack Gardner Mountain States Regional third place Santa Clara W 89–81

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

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Mideast region

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Midwest region

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West region

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Final Four

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National third-place game

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Regional third-place games

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See also

References

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