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1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

FieldValue
DivisionII
Year1960
ImageSize100px
Teams32
FinalFourCityEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsEvansville Purple Aces
TitleCount2nd
RunnerUpChapman Panthers
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
FinalFourCount2nd
Semifinal2Cornell (IA) Rams
FinalFourCount21st
CoachArad McCutchan
CoachCount2nd
MOPEd Smallwood
MOPTeamEvansville
Attendance27,836

The 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1959-60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville and Evansville's Ed Smallwood was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

SchoolOutcome
AssumptionThird Place
Le MoyneFourth Place
St. AnselmRunner-up
St. Michael'sRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Austin PeayRunner-up
Belmont AbbeyThird Place
Johnson C. SmithFourth Place
Kentucky WesleyanRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
AmericanRegional Champion
DrexelFourth Place
FairfieldRunner-up
UpsalaThird Place
SchoolOutcome
Arkansas StateFourth Place
BuffaloThird Place
EvansvilleRegional Champion
WabashRunner-up
SchoolOutcome
Augustana (IL)Fourth Place
Lincoln (MO)Runner-up
MilwaukeeThird Place
Wheaton (IL)Regional Champion
SchoolOutcome
ChapmanRegional Champion
Fresno StateRunner-up
San Francisco StateFourth Place
Trinity (TX)Third Place
SchoolOutcome
Cornell (IA)Regional Champion
Prairie ViewRunner-up
South Dakota StateThird Place
WartburgFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Abilene ChristianRunner-up
Colorado CollegeFourth Place
LamarThird Place
TrumanRegional Campion

Regionals

Northeast - [[Burlington, Vermont]]

Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College Round of 32 March 3 Sweet 16 March 4 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. Michael's | RD1-score1=73 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Assumption | RD1-score2=50 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=St. Anselm | RD1-score3=108 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Le Moyne | RD1-score4=75 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. Michael's | RD2-score1=99 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=St. Anselm | RD2-score2=95

  • Third Place - Assumption 94, Le Moyne 68

South - [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score1=108 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Johnson C. Smith | RD1-score2=80 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Austin Peay | RD1-score3=74 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Belmont Abbey | RD1-score4=63 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score1=83 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Austin Peay | RD2-score2=69

  • Third Place - Belmont Abbey 70, Johnson C. Smith 59

East - [[Staten Island, New York]]

Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Fairfield | RD1-score1=56 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Drexel | RD1-score2=44 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=American | RD1-score3=83 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Upsala | RD1-score4=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Fairfield | RD2-score1=74 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=American | RD2-score2=75

  • Third Place - Upsala 74, Drexel 69

Mideast - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College Round of 32 March 3 Sweet 16 March 4 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Evansville | RD1-score1=91 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Arkansas State | RD1-score2=74 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wabash | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Buffalo | RD1-score4=65 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Evansville | RD2-score1=89 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wabash | RD2-score2=68

  • Third Place - Buffalo 53, Arkansas State 52

Great Lakes - [[Wheaton, Illinois]]

Location: Alumni Gymnasium Host: Wheaton College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wheaton (IL) | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Augustana (IL) | RD1-score2=67 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Lincoln (MO) | RD1-score3=100 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Milwaukee | RD1-score4=92 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wheaton | RD2-score1=78 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Lincoln | RD2-score2=59

  • Third Place - Milwaukee 109, Augustana 82

Pacific Coast - [[Fresno, California]]

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Fresno State | RD1-score1=62 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=San Francisco State | RD1-score2=49 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Chapman | RD1-score3=73 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Trinity (TX) | RD1-score4=52 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Fresno State | RD2-score1=62 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Chapman | RD2-score2=70

  • Third Place - Trinity 72, San Francisco State 64

Midwest - [[Galesburg, Illinois]]

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Knox College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cornell (IA) | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Wartburg | RD1-score2=67 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Prairie View | RD1-score3=78 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=South Dakota State | RD1-score4=65 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cornell | RD2-score1=93 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Prairie View | RD2-score2=79

  • Third Place - South Dakota State 93, Wartburg 77

Southwest - [[Kirksville, Missouri]]

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Truman | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lamar | RD1-score2=81 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Abilene Christian | RD1-score3=109 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Colorado College | RD1-score4=65 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Truman | RD2-score1=79 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Abilene Christian | RD2-score2=76

  • Third Place - Lamar 88, Colorado College 67

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College Final Four March 10 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. Michael's | RD1-score1=55 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score2=99 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=American | RD1-score3=91 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Evansville | RD1-score4=101 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Wheaton | RD1-score5=67 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Chapman | RD1-score6=73 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Cornell | RD1-score7=83 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Truman | RD1-score8=81 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score1=69 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Evansville | RD2-score2=76 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Chapman | RD2-score3=79 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Cornell | RD2-score4=64 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Evansville | RD3-score1=90 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Chapman | RD3-score2=69

  • Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 86, Cornell 76

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

  • Gary Auten (Kentucky Wesleyan)
  • Tom Cooke (Chapman)
  • William Jones (American)
  • Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
  • Dale Wise (Evansville)

References

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