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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
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
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
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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
References
1959–60 NCAA University Division championships
University Division only Single Championship