1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox NCAA basketball tournament The 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 24 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 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, won the national title with a 70–65 victory in the final game over in-state rival and defending national champion Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The national third-place game, won by Saint Joseph's over Utah by the score of 127–120 in four overtimes, tied the record for the longest game in NCAA Division I tournament history, set in 1956 in a first-round game between Canisius and North Carolina State. As of the regional finals of the 2019 tournament, no NCAA Division I tournament games since then have gone to a fourth overtime period.[1] Saint Joseph's victory was later vacated because of the 1961 gambling scandal.[2]
Locations
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | |
| Mideast | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville | |
| Midwest | Houston, Texas | Delmar Fieldhouse | Houston | |
| West | Portland, Oregon | Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| Mideast | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville | |
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | Kansas | |
| West | Portland, Oregon | Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Final Four | Kansas City, Missouri | Municipal Auditorium | ||
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | George Washington | Bill Reinhart | Southern | First round | Princeton | L 84–67 |
| East | Princeton | Jake McCandless | Ivy League | Regional Fourth Place | St. Bonaventure | L 85–67 |
| East | Rhode Island | Ernie Calverley | Yankee | First round | St. Bonaventure | L 86–76 |
| East | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Donovan | Independent | Regional third place | Princeton | W 85–67 |
| East | St. John's | Joe Lapchick | Metro NY | First round | Wake Forest | L 97–74 |
| East | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Middle Atlantic | Third Place | Utah | W 127–120 (4OT) |
| East | Wake Forest | Bones McKinney | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | Saint Joseph's | L 96–86 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 87–74 |
| Mideast | Louisville | Peck Hickman | Independent | Regional third place | Morehead State | W 83–61 |
| Mideast | Morehead State | Robert Laughlin | Ohio Valley | Regional Fourth Place | Louisville | L 83–61 |
| Mideast | Ohio | James Snyder | Mid-American | First round | Louisville | L 76–70 |
| Mideast | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | Big Ten | Runner Up | Cincinnati | L 70–65 |
| Mideast | Xavier | Jim McCafferty | Independent | First round | Morehead State | L 71–66 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Missouri Valley | Champion | Ohio State | W 70–65 |
| Midwest | Houston | Guy Lewis | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Texas Tech | L 69–67 |
| Midwest | Kansas State | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 69–64 |
| Midwest | Marquette | Eddie Hickey | Independent | First round | Houston | L 77–61 |
| Midwest | Texas Tech | Polk Robison | Southwest | Regional third place | Houston | W 69–67 |
| West | ||||||
| West | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Border | Regional Runner-up | Utah | L 88–80 |
| West | Loyola (Los Angeles) | William Donovan | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | USC | W 69–67 |
| West | Oregon | Steve Belko | Independent | First round | USC | L 81–79 |
| West | Seattle | Vince Cazzetta | Independent | First round | Arizona State | L 72–70 |
| West | USC | Forrest Twogood | AAWU | Regional Fourth Place | Loyola (Los Angeles) | L 69–67 |
| West | Utah | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Fourth Place | Saint Joseph's | L 127–120 (4OT) |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
Mideast region
Midwest region
West region
Final Four
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* - denotes overtime
# - Saint Joseph's was later forced to vacate their appearance in the 1961 NCAA Tournament due to a gambling scandal involving a player on the team. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Saint Joseph's removing the wins from its own record.[3]
National Third Place Game
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Regional third place games
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See also
- 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1961 National Invitation Tournament
- 1961 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
References
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