The 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in
single-elimination
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play to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA Division I
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college basketball
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in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the
championship game on March 19 at the
Cow Palace
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in
Daly City, California
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(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
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, coached by
Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75–55 victory in the final game over
California
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, coached by
Pete Newell
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.
Jerry Lucas
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of Ohio State was named the tournament's
Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
Teams
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
Mideast region
Midwest region
West region
Final Four
National third-place game
Regional third-place games
See also
*
1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
*
1960 National Invitation Tournament
The 1960 National Invitation Tournament was the 1960 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.
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1960 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
References
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Ncaa
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NCAA University Division basketball tournament
NCAA University Division basketball tournament
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