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 == == Regionals == === Northeast - Burlington, Vermont === Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College Third Place - Assumption 94, Le Moyne 68 === South - Owensboro, Kentucky === Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Third Place - Belmont Abbey 70, Johnson C. Smith 59 === East - Staten Island, New York === Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College Third Place - Upsala 74, Drexel 69 === Mideast - Evansville, Indiana === Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College Third Place - Buffalo 53, Arkansas State 52 === Great Lakes - Wheaton, Illinois === Location: Alumni Gymnasium Host: Wheaton College Third Place - Milwaukee 109, Augustana 82 === Pacific Coast - Fresno, California === Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College Third Place - Trinity 72, San Francisco State 64 === Midwest - Galesburg, Illinois === Location: Memorial Gym Host: Knox College Third Place - South Dakota State 93, Wartburg 77 === Southwest - Kirksville, Missouri === Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Third Place - Lamar 88, Colorado College 67 *denotes each overtime played == National Finals - Evansville, Indiana == Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College 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) == See also == 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1960 NAIA Basketball Tournament == References == == Sources == 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1960 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com