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1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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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

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Ohio State
2 Bradley
3 Detroit
4 Indiana
5 North Carolina
6 St. Bonaventure
7 St. John's
8 Duke
9 Louisville
10 NC State
11 Auburn
12 Maryland
13 UCLA
14 Utah State
15 Georgia Tech
16
(tie)
Kansas
Wichita
18 Utah
19 Illinois
20
(tie)
Kansas State
Kentucky
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Ohio State
2 Bradley
3 Indiana
4 Kansas
5 North Carolina
6
(tie)
St. Bonaventure
Utah State
8 Cincinnati
9 Detroit
10 St. John's
11 Kansas State
12 Georgia Tech
13 Providence
14 Providence
15 Utah
16 Duke
17 California
18 Washington
19 Western Kentucky State
20 Dayton

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Houston Cougars Missouri Valley Conference NCAA University Division independent

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[5]
Conference 
 player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities USC None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Len Chappell,
Wake Forest[6]
1961 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wake Forest
Big Eight Conference Kansas State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Border Conference Arizona State & New Mexico State No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference St. John's No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky State, Morehead State, & Western Kentucky State None selected No Tournament
Skyline Conference Colorado State & Utah No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Jeff Cohen, William and Mary[7] 1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)
George Washington[8]
Southwest Conference Texas Tech Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Loyola (Calif.) Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's No Tournament
Yankee Conference Rhode Island None selected No Tournament

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference 
 player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Philadelphia Big 5 St. Joseph's None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E St. Joseph's 69
ME Ohio State 95
ME Ohio State 65
MW Cincinnati 70OT
MW Cincinnati 82
W Utah 67
  • Third Place – St. Joseph's 127, Utah 120 (4OT)

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Saint Louis 67
  Dayton 60
  Saint Louis 59
  Providence 62
  Holy Cross 83
  Providence 90
  • Third Place – Holy Cross 85, Dayton 67

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

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

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Arizona Fred Enke Bruce Larson
Baylor Bill Henderson Bill Menefee
Holy Cross Roy Leenig Frank Oftring
North Carolina Frank McGuire Dean Smith McGuire resigned to become head coach of the Philadelphia Warriors. 30 year-old assistant Smith was elevated to the head coaching spot.[9]
Texas Western Harold Davis Don Haskins

References

  1. ^ The Sports Network. "The Sports Network - Men's College Basketball". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "Review of the Literature".
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  7. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  8. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  9. ^ "'Frank McGuire resigns as basketball coach at UNC". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 3, 1961. p. 28. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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