The 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of men's

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in the United States. It began on March 12, 1962, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in

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. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game, which was won by Wake Forest. For the second consecutive season,

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, coached by

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, played

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, coached by Fred Taylor, in the final game. Cincinnati won the national title with a 71–59 victory over Ohio State.

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of Cincinnati was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The total attendance for the tournament was 177,469, a new record.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

Locations

The tournament returned to Louisville's Freedom Hall for its second two-year run as host of the Final Four. The 1962 tournament was the first in the 14-year history of the tournament in which all the host venues were either on campus or, in the case of Freedom Hall, the primary off-campus home venue. This would be the case seven times over the following 10 years. Only one new venue was used for this tournament. For the first time ever, the state of Maryland and the

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hosted games, at Cole Field House on the campus of

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. The tournament would be played there 10 times, most famously hosting the

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and

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Final Fours. All nine arenas used would see action again in future tournaments.

Teams

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Mideast region

Midwest region

West region

Final Four

National Third-Place Game

Regional Third-Place Games

References

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