# 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1962 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 12, 1962, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Louisville, Kentucky. 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, Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, played Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, in the final game. Cincinnati won the national title with a 71–59 victory over Ohio State. Paul Hogue of Cincinnati was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The total attendance for the tournament was 177,469, a new record.

## Locations

| Round | Region | Site | Venue |
| First Round | East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Palestra |
| First Round | Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum |
| First Round | Midwest | Dallas, Texas | SMU Coliseum |
| First Round | West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum |
| Regionals | East | College Park, Maryland | Cole Field House |
| Regionals | Mideast | Iowa City, Iowa | Iowa Field House |
| Regionals | Midwest | Manhattan, Kansas | Ahearn Field House |
| Regionals | West | Provo, Utah | Smith Fieldhouse |
| Final Four | Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall |

## Teams

| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
| East |||||||
| East | Massachusetts | Matt Zunic | Yankee | First round | NYU | L 70–50 |
| East | NYU | Lou Rossini | Metro NY | Regional third place | Saint Joseph's | W 94–85 |
| East | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Middle Atlantic | Regional Fourth Place | NYU | L 94–85 |
| East | Villanova | Jack Kraft | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Wake Forest | L 79–69 |
| East | Wake Forest | Bones McKinney | Atlantic Coast | Third Place | UCLA | W 82–80 |
| East | West Virginia | George King | Southern | First round | Villanova | L 90–75 |
| East | Yale | Joe Vancisin | Ivy League | First round | Wake Forest | L 92–82 |
| Mideast |||||||
| Mideast | Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | Mid-American | First round | Butler | L 56–55 |
| Mideast | Butler | Tony Hinkle | Independent | Regional third place | Western Kentucky | W 87–86 |
| Mideast | Detroit | Bob Calihan | Independent | First round | Western Kentucky | L 90–81 |
| Mideast | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 74–64 |
| Mideast | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | Big Ten | Runner Up | Cincinnati | L 71–59 |
| Mideast | Western Kentucky | Ed Diddle | Ohio Valley | Regional Fourth Place | Butler | L 87–86 |
| Midwest |||||||
| Midwest | Air Force | Bob Spear | Independent | First round | Texas Tech | L 68–66 |
| Midwest | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Missouri Valley | Champion | Ohio State | W 71–59 |
| Midwest | Colorado | Sox Walseth | Big 8 | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 73–46 |
| Midwest | Creighton | Red McManus | Independent | Regional third place | Texas Tech | W 63–61 |
| Midwest | Memphis State | Bob Vanatta | Independent | First round | Creighton | L 87–83 |
| Midwest | Texas Tech | Gene Gibson | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place | Creighton | L 63–61 |
| West |||||||
| West | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Border | First round | Utah State | L 78–73 |
| West | Oregon State | Slats Gill | Independent | Regional Runner-up | UCLA | L 88–69 |
| West | Pepperdine | Duck Dowell | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | Utah State | W 75–71 |
| West | Seattle | Vince Cazzetta | Independent | First round | Oregon State | L 69–65 |
| West | UCLA | John Wooden | AAWU | Fourth Place | Wake Forest | L 82–80 |
| West | Utah State | LaDell Andersen | Mountain States | Regional Fourth Place | Pepperdine | L 75–71 |

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

### East region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 85* | | |
| | | Wake Forest | 96 | | |
| Wake Forest | 92 | Wake Forest | 96 | | |
| Yale | 82* | | | | |
| Yale | 82* | | | Wake Forest | 79 |
| | | | | Villanova | 69 |
| NYU | 70 | | | | | Villanova | 69 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | | | | |
| Massachusetts | 50 | NYU | 76 | | |
| | | Villanova | 79 | | |
| Villanova | 90 | Villanova | 79 | | |
| West Virginia | 75 | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Kentucky | 81 | | |
| | | Butler | 60 | | |
| Butler | 56 | Butler | 60 | | |
| Bowling Green | 55 | | | | |
| Bowling Green | 55 | | | Kentucky | 64 |
| | | | | Ohio State | 74 |
| | | Ohio State | 93 | | |
| | | Western Kentucky | 73 | | |
| Western Kentucky | 90 | Western Kentucky | 73 | | |
| Detroit | 81 | | | | |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Colorado | 67 | | |
| | | Texas Tech | 60 | | |
| Texas Tech | 68 | Texas Tech | 60 | | |
| Air Force | 66 | | | | |
| Air Force | 66 | | | Colorado | 46 |
| | | | | Cincinnati | 73 |
| | | Cincinnati | 66 | | |
| | | Creighton | 46 | | |
| Creighton | 87 | Creighton | 46 | | |
| Memphis State | 83 | | | | |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Pepperdine | 67 | | |
| | | Oregon State | 69 | | |
| Oregon State | 69 | Oregon State | 69 | | |
| Seattle | 65* | | | | |
| Seattle | 65* | | | Oregon State | 69 |
| | | | | UCLA | 88 |
| | | UCLA | 73 | | |
| | | Utah State | 62 | | |
| Utah State | 78 | Utah State | 62 | | |
| Arizona State | 73 | | | | |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E | Wake Forest | 68 | | | |
| ME | Ohio State | 84 | | | |
| ME | Ohio State | 84 | ME | Ohio State | 59 |
| | | | MW | Cincinnati | 71 |
| MW | Cincinnati | 72 | MW | Cincinnati | 71 |
| W | UCLA | 70 | | | |

### National Third-Place Game

| National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game |
| E | Wake Forest | 82 |
| W | UCLA | 80 |

### Regional Third-Place Games

| East Regional third place | East Regional third place | East Regional third place |
| NYU | NYU | 94 |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 85 |
| Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place |
| Butler | Butler | 87 |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 86 |
| Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place |
| Creighton | Creighton | 63 |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 61 |
| West Regional third place | West Regional third place | West Regional third place |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 75 |
| Utah State | Utah State | 71 |