1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Regional participants

Regionals

South – [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]

Location: Memorial Health Building Host: Austin Peay State College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Belmont Abbey | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score2=62 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Austin Peay | RD1-score3=77 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Chattanooga | RD1-score4=69 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Belmont Abbey | RD2-score1=63 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Austin Peay | RD2-score2=70

• Third place – Kentucky Wesleyan 111, Chattanooga 80

East – [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score1=83 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Virginia Union | RD1-score2=80 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Albright | RD1-score3=85 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Fairfield | RD1-score4=67 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Mount St. Mary's | RD2-score1=82 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Albright | RD2-score2=76

• Third place – Virginia Union 70, Fairfield 66

Northeast – [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]

Location: Judd Gymnasia Host: Springfield College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Williams | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Rochester | RD1-score2=72 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Bates | RD1-score3=75 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Springfield | RD1-score4=63 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Williams | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Bates | RD2-score2=68

• Third place – Rochester 82, Springfield 68

Mideast – [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]]

Location: Chadwick Court Host: Wabash College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wittenberg | RD1-score1=43 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Youngstown State | RD1-score2=28 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wabash | RD1-score3=94 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=South Carolina State | RD1-score4=83 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wittenberg | RD2-score1=48 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wabash | RD2-score2=42

• Third place – Youngstown State 96, South Carolina State 82

Great Lakes – [[Chicago, Illinois]]

Location: Henry Crown Field House Host: University of Chicago Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Lincoln (MO) | RD1-score1=90 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Evansville | RD1-score2=77 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Chicago | RD1-score3=64 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=MacMurray | RD1-score4=59 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Lincoln | RD2-score1=42 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Chicago | RD2-score2=55

• Third place – Evansville 98, MacMurray 97*

Southwest – [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SE Missouri State | RD1-score1=99 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Colorado College | RD1-score2=68 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Southern Illinois | RD1-score3=96 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Trinity (TX) | RD1-score4=82 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=SE Missouri State | RD2-score1=88 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Southern Illinois | RD2-score2=84

• Third place – Trinity 75, Colorado College 58

Midwest – [[Brookings, South Dakota]]

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Prairie View | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Wisconsin–Superior | RD1-score2=68 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Dakota State | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Cornell (IA) | RD1-score4=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Prairie View | RD2-score1=84 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Dakota State | RD2-score2=88

• Third place – Cornell 83, Wisconsin–Superior 72

Pacific Coast – [[Santa Barbara, California]]

Location: Robertson Gymnasium Host: University of California, Santa Barbara Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Long Beach State | RD1-score1=70 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Chapman | RD1-score2=66 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UC Santa Barbara | RD1-score3=78 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Nevada | RD1-score4=57 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Long Beach State | RD2-score1=54 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UC Santa Barbara | RD2-score2=58

• Third place – Chapman 68, Nevada 63

*denotes each overtime played

National finals – [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College Final Four March 17 March 18 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Austin Peay | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score2=96 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Williams | RD1-score3=51 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wittenberg | RD1-score4=64 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Chicago | RD1-score5=41 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=SE Missouri State | RD1-score6=67 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=South Dakota State | RD1-score7=79 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UC Santa Barbara | RD1-score8=65 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Mount St. Mary's | RD2-score1=49 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wittenberg | RD2-score2=65 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=SE Missouri State | RD2-score3=81 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=South Dakota State | RD2-score4=69 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Wittenberg | RD3-score1=42 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=SE Missouri State | RD3-score2=38

• Third place – South Dakota State 77, Mount St. Mary's 76

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• George Fisher (Wittenberg)
• Don Jacobsen (South Dakota State)
• John O'Reilly (Mount Saint Mary's)
• Vivian Reed (Southeast Missouri State)
• Carl Ritter (Southeast Missouri State)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1961 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com