1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
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Teams | 25 | ||||
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Finals site | Cow Palace Daly City, California |
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Champions | Ohio State (1st title, 2nd title game, 5th Final Four) |
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Runner-up | California (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four) |
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Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Fred Taylor (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Jerry Lucas (Ohio State) | ||||
Attendance | 155,491 | ||||
Top scorer | Oscar Robertson Cincinnati (122 points) |
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The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
Contents
Locations
Region | Site | Other Locations |
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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 | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | ||||||
East | n/a | Connecticut | Hugh Greer | First round | NYU | L 78-59 |
East | n/a | Duke | Vic Bubas | Regional Runner-up | NYU | L 74-59 |
East | n/a | Navy | Ben Carnevale | First round | West Virginia | L 94-86 |
East | n/a | NYU | Lou Rossini | Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 95-71 |
East | n/a | Princeton | Franklin Cappon | First round | Duke | L 84-60 |
East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Regional Fourth Place | West Virginia | L 106-100 |
East | n/a | West Virginia | Fred Schaus | Regional Third Place | Saint Joseph's | W 106-100 |
Mideast | ||||||
Mideast | n/a | Georgia Tech | Whack Hyder | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 86-69 |
Mideast | n/a | Miami, Florida | Bruce Hale | First round | Western Kentucky | L 107-84 |
Mideast | n/a | Notre Dame | John Jordan | Round of 32 | Ohio | L 74-66 |
Mideast | n/a | Ohio | James Snyder | Regional Fourth Place | Western Kentucky | L 97-87 |
Mideast | n/a | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | Champion | California | W 75-55 |
Mideast | n/a | Western Kentucky | Ed Diddle | Regional Third Place | Ohio | W 97-87 |
Midwest | ||||||
Midwest | n/a | Air Force | Bob Spear | First round | DePaul | L 69-63 |
Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | George Smith | Third Place | NYU | W 95-71 |
Midwest | n/a | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Regional Third Place | Texas | W 67-61 |
Midwest | n/a | Kansas | Dick Harp | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 82-71 |
Midwest | n/a | Texas | Harold Bradley | Regional Fourth Place | DePaul | L 67-61 |
West | ||||||
West | n/a | California | Pete Newell | Runner Up | Ohio State | L 75-55 |
West | n/a | Idaho State | John Evans | First round | California | L 71-44 |
West | n/a | New Mexico State | Presley Askew | First round | Oregon | L 68-60 |
West | n/a | Oregon | Steve Belko | Regional Runner-up | California | L 70-49 |
West | n/a | Santa Clara | Bob Feerick | Regional Fourth Place | Utah | L 89-81 |
West | n/a | USC | Forrest Twogood | First round | Utah | L 80-73 |
West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Regional Third Place | Santa Clara | W 89-81 |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Duke | 84 | ||||||||||||
Princeton | 60 | ||||||||||||
Duke | 58 | ||||||||||||
St. 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 St. | 86 | ||||||||||||
Ohio St. | 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 St | 44 | ||||||||||||
California | 70 | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 49 | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 68 | ||||||||||||
New Mexico St. | 60 | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 65 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 54 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 80 | ||||||||||||
Southern California | 73 |
Final Four
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E | NYU | 54 | |||||||
ME | Ohio St. | 76 | |||||||
ME | Ohio St. | 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
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See also
References
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