1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1961 Cincinnati bearcats basketball champions 1961.jpg 250 Cincinnati Bearcats, champions, celebrating 24 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Cincinnati Bearcats 1st 1st 3rd Ohio State Buckeyes 3rd 6th Saint Joseph's Hawks (Vacated) 1st Utah Redskins 2nd Ed Jucker 1st Jerry Lucas Ohio State 169,520 Billy McGill Utah 119 The 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. The 23rd annual edition of the tournament began on March 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, won the national title with a 70–65 victory in the final game over in-state rival and defending national champion Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The national third-place game, won by Saint Joseph's over 1960 men Utah Utes Utah by the score of 127–120 in four overtimes, tied the record for the longest game in NCAA Division I tournament history, set in 1956 in a first-round game between Canisius and North Carolina State. As of the regional finals of the 2019 tournament, no NCAA Division I tournament games since then have gone to a fourth overtime period.The Sports Network - Men's College Basketball The Sports Network http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/mmad/2009/stat.aspx?f=teams_records https://web.archive.org/web/20110526000053/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask%2Fmmad%2F2009%2Fstat.aspx%3Ff%3Dteams_records 2011-05-26 dead 2009-04-02 Saint Joseph's victory was later vacated because of the 1961 gambling scandal.http://www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/compliance/gambling/literature.html Review of the Literature Locations thumb|Ohio State players after losing the final v Cincinnati Round Region Site Venue Host(s) First RoundEastNew York, New YorkMadison Square Garden MideastLouisville, KentuckyFreedom HallLouisville MidwestHouston, TexasDelmar FieldhouseHouston WestPortland, OregonMemorial Coliseum Regionals EastCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum MideastLouisville, KentuckyFreedom HallLouisvilleMidwestLawrence, KansasAllen FieldhouseKansas WestPortland, OregonMemorial Coliseum Final FourKansas City, MissouriMunicipal Auditorium Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East George Washington Bill Reinhart Southern First roundPrincetonL 84–67 East Princeton Jake McCandless Ivy League Regional Fourth PlaceSt. BonaventureL 85–67 East Rhode Island Ernie Calverley Yankee First roundSt. BonaventureL 86–76 East St. Bonaventure Eddie Donovan Independent Regional third placePrincetonW 85–67 East St. John's Joe Lapchick Metro NY First roundWake ForestL 97–74 East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Third PlaceUtahW 127–120 (4OT) East Wake Forest Bones McKinney Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-upSaint Joseph'sL 96–86 Mideast Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional Runner-upOhio StateL 87–74 Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman Independent Regional third placeMorehead StateW 83–61 Mideast Morehead State Robert Laughlin Ohio Valley Regional Fourth PlaceLouisvilleL 83–61 Mideast Ohio James Snyder Mid-American First roundLouisvilleL 76–70 Mideast Ohio State Fred Taylor Big Ten Runner UpCincinnatiL 70–65 Mideast Xavier Jim McCafferty Independent First roundMorehead StateL 71–66 Midwest Midwest Cincinnati Ed Jucker Missouri Valley ChampionOhio StateW 70–65 Midwest Houston Guy Lewis Independent Regional Fourth PlaceTexas TechL 69–67 Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Big 8 Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 69–64 Midwest Marquette Eddie Hickey Independent First roundHoustonL 77–61 Midwest Texas Tech Polk Robison Southwest Regional third placeHoustonW 69–67 West West Arizona State Ned Wulk Border Regional Runner-upUtahL 88–80 West Loyola (Los Angeles) William Donovan West Coast Athletic Regional third placeUSCW 69–67 West Oregon Steve Belko Independent First round USCL 81–79 West Seattle Vince Cazzetta Independent First roundArizona StateL 72–70 West USC Forrest Twogood AAWU Regional Fourth PlaceLoyola (Los Angeles)L 69–67 West Utah Jack Gardner Mountain States Fourth PlaceSaint Joseph'sL 127–120 (4OT) Bracket * – Denotes overtime period East region 1 y   Princeton 84   George Washington 67   St. Bonaventure 86   Rhode Island 76   Wake Forest 97   St. John's 74   Saint Joseph's# 72   Princeton 67   St. Bonaventure 73   Wake Forest 78   Saint Joseph's# 96   Wake Forest 86 Mideast region 1 y   Louisville 76   Ohio 70   Morehead State 71   Xavier 66   Ohio State 56   Louisville 55   Kentucky 71   Morehead State 64   Ohio State 87   Kentucky 74 Midwest region 1 y   Houston 77   Marquette 61   Kansas State 75   Houston 64   Cincinnati 78   Texas Tech 55   Kansas State 64   Cincinnati 69 West region 1 y   Arizona State 72   Seattle 70   USC 81   Oregon 79   Utah 91   Loyola (Los Angeles) 75   Arizona State 86   USC 71   Utah 88   Arizona State 80 Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game E Saint Joseph's# 69 ME Ohio State 95 MW Cincinnati 82 W Utah 67 ME Ohio State 65* MW Cincinnati 70 * - denotes overtime # - Saint Joseph's was later forced to vacate their appearance in the 1961 NCAA Tournament due to a gambling scandal involving a player on the team. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Saint Joseph's removing the wins from its own record. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/10/19/what-led-vacated-final-fours-past/92372758/ Wolfson, Andrew What led to vacated Final Fours in the past? Courier Journal October 19, 2016 May 17, 2024 National Third Place Game National Third Place Gamehttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1954 1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket October 14, 2011 E Saint Joseph's# 127 W Utah 120**** Regional third place games auto East Regional third place St. Bonaventure 85 Princeton 67 Mideast Regional third place Louisville 83 Morehead State 61 auto Midwest Regional third place Texas Tech 69 Houston 67 West Regional third place Loyola (Los Angeles) 69 USC 67 See also 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1961 National Invitation Tournament 1961 NAIA basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa NCAA University Division basketball tournament NCAA University Division basketball tournament Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon Category:Basketball in Houston