1961 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

none March 2026 1961 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament August 2023 1961 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri.jpg The Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted the championship game. March 25, 1961https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1961-03-25-cincinnati.html Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score (Men), March 25, 1961 Sports-Reference.com February 17, 2024 1960-61 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes 27-0 Big Ten 1 1 Fred Taylor 39 22 4 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats 27-3 MVC 2 2 Ed Jucker 38 23 9 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Jerry Lucas, Ohio Statehttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com February 17, 2024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 1960 1962 The 1961 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1960-61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1961, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the top-ranked and defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup. This was the first national championship game to feature two teams from the same state. The Bearcats upset the defending national champion Buckeyes to win their first national championship in program history. This marked the first of what is currently three consecutive losses in the national championship for Ohio State, as the Buckeyes would lose in the championship game again the next year in 1962, and in 2007. Participating teams Ohio State Buckeyes 1960-61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team Mideast Ohio State 56, Louisville 55 Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74 Final Four Ohio State 95, Saint Joseph's 69 Cincinnati Bearcats 1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Midwest Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46 Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46 Final Four Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70 Game summary Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1961-03-25-cincinnati.html Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 25, 1961 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee March 25, 1961 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri #2 Cincinnati Bearcats 70 Bob Wiesenhahn 17 Bob Wiesenhahn 9 #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 65 Jerry Lucas 27 Jerry Lucas 12 38-39 23-22 9-4 References NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Basketball competitions in Missouri Category:College sports tournaments in Missouri NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball