1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1962, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played.
Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, won the national title with a 71-59 victory in the final game over Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor. Paul Hogue of Cincinnati was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Contents
Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | College Park, Maryland | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mideast | Iowa City, Iowa | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Midwest | Manhattan, Kansas | Dallas, Texas |
| West | Provo, Utah | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Finals | Louisville, Kentucky |
Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | UMass | Matt Zunic | Round of 32 | NYU | L 70-50 |
| East | n/a | NYU | Lou Rossini | Regional Third Place | Saint Joseph's | W 94-85 |
| East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Regional Fourth Place | NYU | L 94-85 |
| East | n/a | Villanova | Jack Kraft | Elite Eight | Wake Forest | L 79-69 |
| East | n/a | Wake Forest | Bones McKinney | Third Place | UCLA | W 82-80 |
| East | n/a | West Virginia | George King | Round of 32 | Villanova | L 90-75 |
| East | n/a | Yale | Joe Vancisin | Round of 32 | Wake Forest | L 92-82 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | Round of 32 | Butler | L 56-55 |
| Mideast | n/a | Butler | Tony Hinkle | Regional Third Place | Western Kentucky | W 87-86 |
| Mideast | n/a | Detroit | Robert Calihan | Round of 32 | Western Kentucky | L 90-81 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Elite Eight | Ohio State | L 74-64 |
| Mideast | n/a | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | Runner Up | Cincinnati | L 71-59 |
| Mideast | n/a | Western Kentucky | Ed Diddle | Regional Fourth Place | Butler | L 87-86 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Air Force | Bob Spear | Round of 32 | Texas Tech | L 68-66 |
| Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Champion | Ohio State | W 71-59 |
| Midwest | n/a | Colorado | Sox Walseth | Elite Eight | Cincinnati | L 73-46 |
| Midwest | n/a | Creighton | Red McManus | Regional Third Place | Texas Tech | W 63-61 |
| Midwest | n/a | Memphis State | Bob Vanatta | Round of 32 | Creighton | L 87-83 |
| Midwest | n/a | Texas Tech | Gene Gibson | Regional Fourth Place | Creighton | L 63-61 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Round of 32 | Utah State | L 78-73 |
| West | n/a | Oregon State | Slats Gill | Elite Eight | UCLA | L 88-69 |
| West | n/a | Pepperdine | Duck Dowell | Regional Third Place | Utah State | W 75-71 |
| West | n/a | Seattle | Vince Cazzetta | Round of 32 | Oregon State | L 69-65 |
| West | n/a | UCLA | John Wooden | Fourth Place | Wake Forest | L 82-80 |
| West | n/a | Utah State | Ladell Andersen | Regional Fourth Place | Pepperdine | L 75-71 |
Bracket
East region
Mideast region
Midwest region
West region
Final Four
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External links
- [1962 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- [HoopsTournament.Net], source for much of the information on this page.
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