1960 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

none March 2026 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament August 2023 1960 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg Cow Palace (front).jpg Cow Palace in Daly City, California, hosted the championship game. March 19, 1960https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1960-03-19-california.html Ohio State vs. California Box Score (Men), March 19, 1960 Sports-Reference.com February 17, 2024 1959-60 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes 24-3 Big Ten 3 3 Fred Taylor 37 38 University of California, Berkeley California Golden Bears 28-1 AAWU 2 1 Pete Newell 19 36 Cow Palace Daly City, California 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 1959 1961 The 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1959-60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. It featured the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the defending national champion California Golden Bears of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. Ohio State defeated the defending national champions by 20 points, clinching their first basketball national championship in program history. Participating teams Ohio State Buckeyes 1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team Mideast Ohio State 98, Western Kentucky 79 Ohio State 86, Georgia Tech 69 Final Four Ohio State 76, NYU 54 California Golden Bears 1959-60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team West California 71, Idaho State 44 California 69, Santa Clara 49 California 70, Oregon 49 Final Four California 77, Cincinnati 69 Game summary Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1960-03-19-california.html Ohio State vs. California Box Score, March 19, 1960 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee March 19, 1960 Cow Palace, Daly City, California #3 Ohio State Buckeyes 75 Jerry Lucas 16 Jerry Lucas 10 #2 California Golden Bears 55 Dick Doughty 11 Dick Doughty 6 37-19 38-36 Aftermath After the loss to the Buckeyes in the title game, the Golden Bears entered a slump in which they would not return to the NCAA tournament until 1990. This remains the last title game appearance for California. 1960 marked a high point for Ohio State in basketball, as while the team would make the Final Four and the championship in the years since, they would fail to win another title. The Buckeyes would return to the national championship game the next year and in 1962 as the number-one ranked team in the nation both times, but they would be upended by in-state foe Cincinnati in both games. The Buckeyes also returned to the national championship in 2007, also as the number-one ranked team in the nation, but they would lose to Florida, bringing their record in the championship game to 1–4. References NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Basketball competitions in California Category:College sports tournaments in California NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball