1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1962


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=25
FinalFourArena=Freedom Hall
FinalFourCity=Louisville, Kentucky
Champions=Cincinnati
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Ohio State
GameCount=4th
Semifinal1=UCLA
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Wake Forest
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Ed Jucker
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=Paul Hogue
MOPTeam=Cincinnati
Attendance=177,469
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Len Chappell
TopScorerTeam=Wake Forest
Points=134

The 1962 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 12, 1962, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 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 71-59 victory in the final game over Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor. Paul Hogue of Cincinnati was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Wake Forest
RD1-score3=92
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Yale
RD1-score4=82*
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=NYU
RD1-score5=70
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Massachusetts
RD1-score6=50
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Villanova
RD1-score7=90
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=West Virginia
RD1-score8=75
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=St. Joseph's
RD2-score1=85*
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Wake Forest
RD2-score2=96
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=NYU
RD2-score3=76
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Villanova
RD2-score4=79
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Wake Forest
RD3-score1=79
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Villanova
RD3-score2=69

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Butler
RD1-score3=56
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Bowling Green
RD1-score4=55
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Western Kentucky
RD1-score7=90
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Detroit
RD1-score8=81
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kentucky
RD2-score1=81
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Butler
RD2-score2=60
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Ohio State
RD2-score3=93
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Western Kentucky
RD2-score4=73
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Kentucky
RD3-score1=64
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Ohio State
RD3-score2=74

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Texas Tech
RD1-score3=68
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Air Force
RD1-score4=66
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Creighton
RD1-score7=87
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Memphis State
RD1-score8=83
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Colorado
RD2-score1=67
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Texas Tech
RD2-score2=60
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Cincinnati
RD2-score3=66
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Creighton
RD2-score4=46
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Colorado
RD3-score1=46
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Cincinnati
RD3-score2=73

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Oregon State
RD1-score3=69
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Seattle
RD1-score4=65*
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Utah State
RD1-score7=78
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Arizona State
RD1-score8=73
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Pepperdine
RD2-score1=67
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Oregon State
RD2-score2=69
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=UCLA
RD2-score3=73
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Utah State
RD2-score4=62
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Oregon State
RD3-score1=69
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=UCLA
RD3-score2=88

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Wake Forest
RD1-score1=68
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Ohio State
RD1-score2=84
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Cincinnati
RD1-score3=72
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=UCLA
RD1-score4=70
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Ohio State
RD2-score1=59
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Cincinnati
RD2-score2=71

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1962.htm 1962 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.