The 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1959, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The Ohio State Buckeyes won their first NCAA national championship with a 75–55 victory over the California Golden Bears.
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- The Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) began play. It was renamed the Pacific-8 Conference in 1968, the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978, and the Pac-12 Conference in 2011.
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[1][2]
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
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Conference standings
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1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
No. 2 California | 11 | – | 1 | | .917 | | | 28 | – | 2
| | .933 |
UCLA | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 14 | – | 12
| | .538 |
USC | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 16 | – | 11
| | .593 |
Stanford | 4 | – | 7 | | .364 | | | 11 | – | 14
| | .440 |
Washington | 2 | – | 9 | | .182 | | | 15 | – | 13
| | .536 |
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1959–60 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Texas | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 18 | – | 8
| | .692 |
Texas A&M | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 19 | – | 5
| | .792 |
SMU | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | | | 17 | – | 7
| | .708 |
Arkansas | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 12 | – | 11
| | .522 |
Texas Tech | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 10 | – | 14
| | .417 |
Baylor | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | | | 12 | – | 12
| | .500 |
TCU | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 7 | – | 17
| | .292 |
Rice | 1 | – | 13 | | .071 | | | 4 | – | 20
| | .167 |
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Saint Joseph's and Villanova both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
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NCAA tournament
Final Four
| National semifinals
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| 75
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| California
| 55
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| 69
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| 77
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| Cincinnati
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National Invitation tournament
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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