# 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

The 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1959-60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville and Evansville's Ed Smallwood was the Most Outstanding Player.

## Regional participants

Outcome :
| Assumption | Third Place |
| Le Moyne | Fourth Place |
| St. Anselm | Runner-up |
| St. Michael's | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| Austin Peay | Runner-up |
| Belmont Abbey | Third Place |
| Johnson C. Smith | Fourth Place |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| American | Regional Champion |
| Drexel | Fourth Place |
| Fairfield | Runner-up |
| Upsala | Third Place |
Outcome :
| Arkansas State | Fourth Place |
| Buffalo | Third Place |
| Evansville | Regional Champion |
| Wabash | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Augustana (IL) | Fourth Place |
| Lincoln (MO) | Runner-up |
| Milwaukee | Third Place |
| Wheaton (IL) | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| Chapman | Regional Champion |
| Fresno State | Runner-up |
| San Francisco State | Fourth Place |
| Trinity (TX) | Third Place |
Outcome :
| Cornell (IA) | Regional Champion |
| Prairie View | Runner-up |
| South Dakota State | Third Place |
| Wartburg | Fourth Place |
Outcome :
| Abilene Christian | Runner-up |
| Colorado College | Fourth Place |
| Lamar | Third Place |
| Truman | Regional Campion |

## Regionals
### Northeast - Burlington, Vermont

Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 73 | | | |
| Assumption | Assumption | 50 | | | |
| Assumption | Assumption | 50 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 99 |
| | | | St. Anselm | St. Anselm | 95 |
| St. Anselm | St. Anselm | 108 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm | 95 |
| Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 75 | | | |
* Third Place - Assumption 94, Le Moyne 68

### South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 108 | | | |
| Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith | 80 | | | |
| Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith | 80 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 |
| | | | Austin Peay | Austin Peay | 69 |
| Austin Peay | Austin Peay | 74 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay | 69 |
| Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey | 63 | | | |
* Third Place - Belmont Abbey 70, Johnson C. Smith 59

### East - Staten Island, New York

Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | 56 | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 44 | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 44 | Fairfield | Fairfield | 74 |
| | | | American | American | 75 |
| American | American | 83 | American | American | 75 |
| Upsala | Upsala | 74 | | | |
* Third Place - Upsala 74, Drexel 69

### Mideast - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 |
| Evansville | Evansville | 91 | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 74 | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 74 | Evansville | Evansville | 89 |
| | | | Wabash | Wabash | 68 |
| Wabash | Wabash | 76 | Wabash | Wabash | 68 |
| Buffalo | Buffalo | 65 | | | |
* Third Place - Buffalo 53, Arkansas State 52

### Great Lakes - Wheaton, Illinois

Location: Alumni Gymnasium Host: Wheaton College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 82 | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 67 | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 67 | Wheaton | Wheaton | 78 |
| | | | Lincoln | Lincoln | 59 |
| Lincoln (MO) | Lincoln (MO) | 100 | Lincoln | Lincoln | 59 |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 92 | | | |
* Third Place - Milwaukee 109, Augustana 82

### Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 62 | | | |
| San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 49 | | | |
| San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 49 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 62 |
| | | | Chapman | Chapman | 70 |
| Chapman | Chapman | 73 | Chapman | Chapman | 70 |
| Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 52 | | | |
* Third Place - Trinity 72, San Francisco State 64

### Midwest - Galesburg, Illinois

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Knox College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Cornell (IA) | Cornell (IA) | 72 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 67 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 67 | Cornell | Cornell | 93 |
| | | | Prairie View | Prairie View | 79 |
| Prairie View | Prairie View | 78 | Prairie View | Prairie View | 79 |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 65 | | | |
* Third Place - South Dakota State 93, Wartburg 77

### Southwest - Kirksville, Missouri

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 |
| Truman | Truman | 82 | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 81 | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 81 | Truman | Truman | 79 |
| | | | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian | 76 |
| Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian | 109 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian | 76 |
| Colorado College | Colorado College | 65 | | | |
* Third Place - Lamar 88, Colorado College 67
*denotes each overtime played

## National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 9 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 9 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 9 | National semifinals Final Four March 10 | National semifinals Final Four March 10 | National semifinals Final Four March 10 | National Championship March 11 | National Championship March 11 | National Championship March 11 |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 55 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 99 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 99 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 69 | | | |
| | | | Evansville | Evansville | 76 | | | |
| American | American | 91 | Evansville | Evansville | 76 | | | |
| Evansville | Evansville | 101 | | | | | | |
| Evansville | Evansville | 101 | | | | Evansville | Evansville | 90 |
| | | | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 69 |
| Wheaton | Wheaton | 67 | | | | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 69 |
| Chapman | Chapman | 73 | | | | | | |
| Chapman | Chapman | 73 | Chapman | Chapman | 79 | | | |
| | | | Cornell | Cornell | 64 | | | |
| Cornell | Cornell | 83 | Cornell | Cornell | 64 | | | |
| Truman | Truman | 81 | | | | | | |
* Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 86, Cornell 76
*denotes each overtime played

## All-tournament team

* Gary Auten (Kentucky Wesleyan)
* Tom Cooke (Chapman)
* William Jones (American)
* Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
* Dale Wise (Evansville)