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.
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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.
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Round | Region | Site | Venue | Host |
First round |
East |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
St. John's |
Mideast |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Memorial Coliseum |
Kentucky |
Midwest |
Chicago, Illinois |
Alumni Hall |
DePaul |
West |
Corvallis, Oregon |
Oregon State Coliseum |
Oregon State |
West |
Provo, Utah |
Smith Fieldhouse |
Brigham Young |
Regionals |
East |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Charlotte Coliseum |
UNC Charlotte |
Mideast |
Louisville, Kentucky |
Freedom Hall |
Louisville |
Midwest |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Ahearn Field House |
Kansas State |
West |
Seattle, Washington |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
Washington |
Final Four |
San Francisco, California |
Cow Palace |
San Francisco |
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* – Denotes overtime period
East region
| Quarterfinals
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| Duke
| 84
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| Princeton
| 60
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| Duke
| 58
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| Saint Joseph's
| 56
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| Duke
| 59
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| NYU
| 74
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| West Virginia
| 94
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| Navy
| 86
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| West Virginia
| 81*
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| NYU
| 82
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| NYU
| 78
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| Connecticut
| 59
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Mideast region
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Georgia Tech
| 57
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| Ohio
| 54
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| Ohio
| 74
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| Notre Dame
| 66
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| Georgia Tech
| 69
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| Ohio State
| 86
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| Ohio State
| 98
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| Western Kentucky
| 79
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| Western Kentucky
| 107
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| Miami (FL)
| 84
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Midwest region
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Cincinnati
| 99
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| DePaul
| 59
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| DePaul
| 69
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| Air Force
| 63
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| Cincinnati
| 82
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| Kansas
| 71
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| Kansas
| 90
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| Texas
| 81
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West region
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Santa Clara
| 49
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| California
| 69
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| California
| 71
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| Idaho State
| 44
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| California
| 70
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| Oregon
| 49
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| Oregon
| 68
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| New Mexico State
| 60
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| Oregon
| 65
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| Utah
| 54
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| Utah
| 80
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| USC
| 73
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Final Four
| National Semifinals
| | | National Championship Game
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| NYU
| 54
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| Ohio State
| 76
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| Ohio State
| 75
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| California
| 55
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| MW
| Cincinnati
| 69
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| California
| 77
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National third-place game
| National third-place game
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| MW
| Cincinnati
| 95
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| NYU
| 71
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Regional third-place games
| East Regional third place
| | | | | | | | West Virginia
| 106
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| 100
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| Mideast Regional third place
| | | | | | | | Western Kentucky
| 97
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| 87
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| Midwest Regional third place
| | | | | | | | DePaul
| 67
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| 61
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| West Regional third place
| | | | | | | | Utah
| 89
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| 81
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