1960 NCAA University Division 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.

1960 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament

Ohio State, champions
Season	1959–60
Teams	25
Finals site	Cow Palace Daly City, California
Champions	Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title, 2nd title game, 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	California Golden Bears (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Cincinnati Bearcats (2nd Final Four) NYU Violets (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Fred Taylor (1st title)
MOP	Jerry Lucas (Ohio State)
Attendance	155,491
Top scorer	Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati) (122 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1959 1961»

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

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

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	Yankee	First round	NYU	L 78–59
East	Duke	Vic Bubas	Atlantic Coast	Regional Runner-up	NYU	L 74–59
East	Navy	Ben Carnevale	Independent	First round	West Virginia	L 94–86
East	NYU	Lou Rossini	Metro NY	Fourth Place	Cincinnati	L 95–71
East	Princeton	Franklin Cappon	Ivy League	First round	Duke	L 84–60
East	Saint Joseph's	Jack Ramsay	Middle Atlantic	Regional Fourth Place	West Virginia	L 106–100
East	West Virginia	Fred Schaus	Southern	Regional third place	Saint Joseph's	W 106–100
Mideast
Mideast	Georgia Tech	Whack Hyder	Southeastern	Regional Runner-up	Ohio State	L 86–69
Mideast	Miami	Bruce Hale	Independent	First round	Western Kentucky	L 107–84
Mideast	Notre Dame	John Jordan	Independent	First round	Ohio	L 74–66
Mideast	Ohio	James Snyder	Mid-American	Regional Fourth Place	Western Kentucky	L 97–87
Mideast	Ohio State	Fred Taylor	Big Ten	Champion	California	W 75–55
Mideast	Western Kentucky	Ed Diddle	Ohio Valley	Regional third place	Ohio	W 97–87
Midwest
Midwest	Air Force	Bob Spear	Independent	First round	DePaul	L 69–63
Midwest	Cincinnati	George Smith	Missouri Valley	Third Place	NYU	W 95–71
Midwest	DePaul	Ray Meyer	Independent	Regional third place	Texas	W 67–61
Midwest	Kansas	Dick Harp	Big 8	Regional Runner-up	Cincinnati	L 82–71
Midwest	Texas	Harold Bradley	Southwest	Regional Fourth Place	DePaul	L 67–61
West
West	California	Pete Newell	AAWU	Runner Up	Ohio State	L 75–55
West	Idaho State	John Evans	Independent	First round	California	L 71–44
West	New Mexico State	Presley Askew	Border	First round	Oregon	L 68–60
West	Oregon	Steve Belko	Independent	Regional Runner-up	California	L 70–49
West	Santa Clara	Bob Feerick	West Coast Athletic	Regional Fourth Place	Utah	L 89–81
West	USC	Forrest Twogood	AAWU	First round	Utah	L 80–73
West	Utah	Jack Gardner	Mountain States	Regional third place	Santa Clara	W 89–81

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

	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

	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

	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 State	44
												California	70
												Oregon	49
		Oregon	68
		New Mexico State	60
							Oregon	65
							Utah	54
		Utah	80
		USC	73

Final Four

	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

National third-place game

	National third-place game
	MW	Cincinnati	95
	E	NYU	71

Regional third-place games

	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

• 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1960 National Invitation Tournament
• 1960 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament