# 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.
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 | |
| First round | Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky |
| First round | Midwest | Chicago, Illinois | Alumni Hall | DePaul |
| First round | West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum | Oregon State |
| First round | West | Provo, Utah | Smith Fieldhouse | Brigham Young |
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| Regionals | Mideast | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville |
| Regionals | Midwest | Manhattan, Kansas | Ahearn Field House | Kansas State |
| Regionals | West | Seattle, Washington | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington |
| Final Four | Final Four | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | |

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Duke | 84 | | | | |
| Princeton | 60 | | | | |
| Princeton | 60 | Duke | 58 | | |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 56 | | |
| | | | | Duke | 59 |
| | | | | NYU | 74 |
| West Virginia | 94 | | | | | NYU | 74 |
| Navy | 86 | | | | |
| Navy | 86 | West Virginia | 81* | | |
| | | NYU | 82 | | |
| NYU | 78 | NYU | 82 | | |
| Connecticut | 59 | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Georgia Tech | 57 | | |
| | | Ohio | 54 | | |
| Ohio | 74 | Ohio | 54 | | |
| Notre Dame | 66 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 66 | | | Georgia Tech | 69 |
| | | | | Ohio State | 86 |
| | | Ohio State | 98 | | |
| | | Western Kentucky | 79 | | |
| Western Kentucky | 107 | Western Kentucky | 79 | | |
| Miami (FL) | 84 | | | | |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Cincinnati | 99 | | |
| | | DePaul | 59 | | |
| DePaul | 69 | DePaul | 59 | | |
| Air Force | 63 | | | | |
| Air Force | 63 | | | Cincinnati | 82 |
| | | | | Kansas | 71 |
| | | Kansas | 90 | | |
| | | Texas | 81 | | |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Santa Clara | 49 | | |
| | | California | 69 | | |
| California | 71 | California | 69 | | |
| Idaho State | 44 | | | | |
| Idaho State | 44 | | | California | 70 |
| | | | | Oregon | 49 |
| Oregon | 68 | | | | | Oregon | 49 |
| New Mexico State | 60 | | | | |
| New Mexico State | 60 | Oregon | 65 | | |
| | | Utah | 54 | | |
| Utah | 80 | Utah | 54 | | |
| USC | 73 | | | | |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E | NYU | 54 | | | |
| ME | Ohio State | 76 | | | |
| ME | Ohio State | 76 | ME | Ohio State | 75 |
| | | | W | California | 55 |
| MW | Cincinnati | 69 | W | California | 55 |
| W | California | 77 | | | |

### National third-place game

| National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| MW | Cincinnati | 95 |
| E | NYU | 71 |

### Regional third-place games

| East Regional third place | East Regional third place | East Regional third place |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 106 |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 100 |
| Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 97 |
| Ohio | Ohio | 87 |
| Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place |
| DePaul | DePaul | 67 |
| Texas | Texas | 61 |
| West Regional third place | West Regional third place | West Regional third place |
| Utah | Utah | 89 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 81 |