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.
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Bracket
[edit] East region
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| St Josephs | 85* | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 92 | ||||||||||||
| Yale | 82* | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | 69 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 50 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | 90 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 75 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Mideast region
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Butler | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Butler | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Detroit | 81 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Midwest region
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Colorado | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Air Force | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Creighton | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Creighton | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 83 | ||||||||||||
[edit] West region
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Seattle | 65* | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 88 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Utah State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Utah State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 73 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Final Four
| National Semifinals | National Finals | |||||||
| Wake Forest | 68 | |||||||
| Ohio State | 84 | |||||||
| Ohio State | 59 | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 71 | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 72 | |||||||
| UCLA | 70 | |||||||
[edit] 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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