1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1960 None March 14 25, 1961 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats Providence Friars Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Buckeyes The 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1960, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1961, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 70–65 victory in overtime over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Season headlines A gambling scandal rocked the NCAA University Division and resulted in the arrests of 37 students from 22 different colleges and universities. In the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament national third-place game, Saint Joseph's defeated 1960 men Utah Utes Utah 127–120 in four overtimes, tying the record for the longest game in NCAA tournament history, set in 1956 in a first-round game between Canisius and North Carolina State.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 The Saint Joseph's victory later was vacated because of the gambling scandal.http://www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/compliance/gambling/literature.html Review of the Literature On March 25, 1961, two teams from Ohio, Cincinnati and Ohio State, met in the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball championship game, the first time two teams from the same U.S. state had played one another for the NCAA championship. Cincinnati defeated Ohio State 70–65 in overtime.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 11 Ed Jucker of Cincinnati became the first head coach to win the NCAA championship his first year at a school.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 Season outlook Pre-season polls 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 836 Associated PressRankingTeam1Ohio State2Bradley3Detroit4Indiana5North Carolina6St. Bonaventure7St. John's8Duke9Louisville10NC State11Auburn12Maryland13UCLA14Utah State15Georgia Tech16(tie)KansasWichita18Utah19Illinois20(tie)Kansas StateKentucky UPI CoachesRankingTeam1Ohio State2Bradley3Indiana4Kansas5North Carolina6(tie)St. BonaventureUtah State8Cincinnati9Detroit10St. John's11Kansas State12Georgia Tech13Providence14Providence15Utah16Duke17California18Washington19Western Kentucky State20Dayton Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Houston Houston Cougars Missouri Valley Conference NCAA University Division independent Siena Siena Saints NCAA University Division independent non-University Division Washington University Washington University Bears NCAA University Division independent non-University Division Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerAthletic Association of Western Universities USC None selected No TournamentAtlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Len Chappell,Wake Forest2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf 2016-03-03 , retrieved 2009-02-14 1961 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, North Carolina) Wake ForestBig Eight Conference Kansas State None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Arizona State & New Mexico State No TournamentIvy League Princeton None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference St. John's No TournamentMid-American Conference Ohio None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No TournamentOhio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky State, Morehead State, & Western Kentucky State None selected No TournamentSkyline Conference Colorado State & Utah No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Mississippi State None selected No TournamentSouthern Conference West Virginia Jeff Cohen, William and Mary2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110723151437/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 July 23, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09 1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Arena(Richmond, Virginia) George Washington2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163611/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 September 30, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference Texas Tech Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M No TournamentWest Coast Athletic Conference Loyola (Calif.) Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's No TournamentYankee Conference Rhode Island None selected No Tournament Conference standings University Division independents A total of 46 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, 1960 Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (20–3) had the best winning percentage (.870), while 1960 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure (24–4) and 1960 Providence Friars Providence (24–5) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1961.html Sports Reference 1960-61 Men's Independent Season Summary August 12, 2024 Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerMost Valuable PlayerPhiladelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Bruce Drysdale, Temple Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5. Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament Final Four National semifinals National finals Third place E St. Joseph's 69 ME Ohio State 95 MW Cincinnati 82 W Utah 67 ME Ohio State 65 MW Cincinnati 70OT E St. Joseph's 127 4OT W Utah 120 National Invitation tournament 1961 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   Saint Louis 67   Dayton 60   Holy Cross 83   Providence 90   Saint Louis 59   Providence 62   Dayton 67   Holy Cross 85 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1961 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Terry Dischinger F Junior Purdue Roger Kaiser G Senior Georgia Tech Jerry Lucas F/C Junior Ohio State Tom Stith G/F Senior St. Bonaventure Chet Walker F Junior Bradley + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Walt Bellamy C Senior Indiana Frank Burgess G Senior Gonzaga Tony Jackson G Senior St. John's Billy McGill C Junior Utah Larry Siegfried G Senior Ohio State Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Associated Press Player of the Year:Jerry Lucas, Ohio State UPI Player of the Year: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Sporting News Player of the Year: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Major coach of the year awards Henry Iba Award: Fred Taylor, Ohio State NABC Coach of the Year: Fred Taylor, Ohio State UPI Coach of the Year: Fred Taylor, Ohio State Other major awards Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Bruce Drysdale, Temple NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Tony Jackson, St. John's Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArizonaFred EnkeBruce LarsonBaylorBill HendersonBill MenefeeColumbiaArchie OldmanKenneth HunterJack RohanHoly CrossRoy LeenigFrank OftringKent StateBill BertkaRobert F. DollLoyola (Calif.)Bill DonovanJohn ArndtNorth CarolinaFrank McGuireDean Smith McGuire resigned to become head coach of the Philadelphia Warriors. Thirty-year-old assistant Smith was elevated to the head coaching spot.'Frank McGuire resigns as basketball coach at UNC https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76818570/asheville-citizen-times/ Asheville Citizen-Times August 3, 1961 28 Newspapers.com May 1, 2021 PrincetonFranklin CapponJake McCandlessSt. BonaventureEddie DonovanLarry WeiseTexas TechPolk RobinsonGene GibsonTexas WesternHarold DavisDon HaskinsUtah StateH. Cecil BakerLaDell AndersonVanderbiltBob PolkRoy SkinnerVillanovaAlexander SeveranceJack Kraft References 2