1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1960


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=25
FinalFourArena=Cow Palace
FinalFourCity=San Francisco, California
Champions=Ohio State
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=California
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Cincinnati
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=NYU
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Fred Taylor
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Jerry Lucas
MOPTeam=Ohio State
Attendance=155,491
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Oscar Robertson
TopScorerTeam=Cincinnati
Points=122

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 San Francisco, California. 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

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Duke
RD1-score1=84
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Princeton
RD1-score2=60
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=West Virginia
RD1-score5=94
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Navy
RD1-score6=86
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=NYU
RD1-score7=78
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Connecticut
RD1-score8=59
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Duke
RD2-score1=58
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=St. Joseph's
RD2-score2=56
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=West Virginia
RD2-score3=81*
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=NYU
RD2-score4=82
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Duke
RD3-score1=59
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=NYU
RD3-score2=74

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Ohio U
RD1-score3=74
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Notre Dame
RD1-score4=66
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Western Kentucky
RD1-score7=107
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Miami-FL
RD1-score8=84
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Georgia Tech
RD2-score1=57
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Ohio U
RD2-score2=54
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Ohio St.
RD2-score3=98
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Western Kentucky
RD2-score4=79
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Georgia Tech
RD3-score1=69
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Ohio St.
RD3-score2=86

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=DePaul
RD1-score3=69
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Air Force
RD1-score4=63
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Cincinnati
RD2-score1=99
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=DePaul
RD2-score2=59
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Kansas
RD2-score3=90
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Texas
RD2-score4=81
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Cincinnati
RD3-score1=82
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Kansas
RD3-score2=71

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=California
RD1-score3=71
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Idaho St
RD1-score4=44
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Oregon
RD1-score5=68
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=New Mexico St.
RD1-score6=60
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Utah
RD1-score7=80
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Southern California
RD1-score8=73
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Santa Clara
RD2-score1=49
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=California
RD2-score2=69
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Oregon
RD2-score3=65
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Utah
RD2-score4=54
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=California
RD3-score1=70
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Oregon
RD3-score2=49

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=NYU
RD1-score1=54
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Ohio St.
RD1-score2=76
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Cincinnati
RD1-score3=69
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=California
RD1-score4=77
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Ohio St.
RD2-score1=75
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=California
RD2-score2=55

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1960.htm 1960 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.