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1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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

Regionals

Northeast - Burlington, Vermont

Location: Burlington Memorial Auditorium Host: Saint Michael's College

  • Third Place - Assumption 94, Le Moyne 68

South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

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

East - Staten Island, New York

Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College

  • Third Place - Upsala 74, Drexel 69

Mideast - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

  • Third Place - Buffalo 53, Arkansas State 52

Great Lakes - Wheaton, Illinois

Location: Alumni Gymnasium Host: Wheaton College

  • Third Place - Milwaukee 109, Augustana 82

Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College

  • Third Place - Trinity 72, San Francisco State 64

Midwest - Galesburg, Illinois

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Knox College

  • Third Place - South Dakota State 93, Wartburg 77

Southwest - Kirksville, Missouri

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

  • Third Place - Lamar 88, Colorado College 67

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National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

  • Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 86, Cornell 76

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

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

See also

References

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