Edition of USA college 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 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.
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 [ edit ] Round Region Site Venue Host 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
Bracket [ edit ] * – Denotes overtime period
East region [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Cincinnati 99 DePaul 59 DePaul 69 Air Force 63 Cincinnati 82 Kansas 71 Kansas 90 Texas 81
West region [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] National third-place game MW Cincinnati 95 E NYU 71
Regional third-place games [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
1959–60 NCAA University Division championships
University Division only Single Championship