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1960 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

1960 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Teams 25
Finals site Cow Palace
Daly City, California
Champions Ohio State (1st title, 2nd title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-up California (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Fred Taylor (1st title)
MOP Jerry Lucas Ohio State
Attendance 155,491
Top scorer Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
(122 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1959 1961»

The 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Daly City, California (immediately south of San Francisco). A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75–55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

* – Denotes overtime period


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