1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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The 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1961, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 71–59 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[5][6]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Ohio State
2 Cincinnati
3 Wake Forest
4 USC
5 Providence
6 Purdue
7 Duke
8 Kansas State
9 St. John's
10 Seattle
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Ohio State
2 Cincinnati
3 Kansas State
4 Providence
5 Duke
6 Purdue
7 USC
8 Arizona State
9 West Virginia
10 Wake Forest

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[7]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities UCLA None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Wake Forest Len Chappell,
Wake Forest[8]
1962 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wake Forest
Big Eight Conference Colorado None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Border Conference Arizona State No Tournament
Ivy League Yale None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference St. John's No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green State None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley & Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State None selected No Tournament
Skyline Conference Utah No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky & Mississippi State None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Rod Thorn, West Virginia[9] 1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)
West Virginia[10]
Southwest Conference SMU & Texas Tech Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Harry Dinnel, Pepperdine, & Steve Gray, Saint Mary's No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E Wake Forest 68
ME Ohio State 84
ME Ohio State 59
MW Cincinnati 71
MW Cincinnati 72
W UCLA 70
  • Third Place – Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Dayton 98
  Loyola-Chicago 82
  Dayton 73
  St. John's 67
  Duquesne 65
  St. John's 75
  • Third Place – Loyola-Chicago 95, Duquesne 84

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Len Chappell C/F Senior Wake Forest
Terry Dischinger F Senior Purdue
Jerry Lucas F/C Senior Ohio State
Billy McGill C Senior Utah
Chet Walker F Senior Bradley


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Jack Foley G/F Senior Holy Cross
John Havlicek F Senior Ohio State
Art Heyman F Junior Duke
Cotton Nash F Sophomore Kentucky
John Rudometkin F Senior USC
Rod Thorn G/F Junior West Virginia

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Hardin–Simmons Bill Scott Lou Henson

References

  1. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ sports-reference.com Matchup Finder
  4. ^ Smith Barrier, "Unusual West Coast Watch Factory -- They Don't Make Any, Just Win Them", 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, Published by College Athletics Publishing Service
  5. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  8. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  9. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  10. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09