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1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

The 1961 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 1960-61 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Wittenberg University and South Dakota State's Don Jacobson was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

Regionals

South – Clarksville, Tennessee

Location: Memorial Health Building Host: Austin Peay State College

  • Third place – Kentucky Wesleyan 111, Chattanooga 80

East – Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College

  • Third place – Virginia Union 70, Fairfield 66

Northeast – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Judd Gymnasia Host: Springfield College

  • Third place – Rochester 82, Springfield 68

Mideast – Crawfordsville, Indiana

Location: Chadwick Court Host: Wabash College

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

Great Lakes – Chicago, Illinois

Location: Henry Crown Field House Host: University of Chicago

  • Third place – Evansville 98, MacMurray 97*

Southwest – Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College

  • Third place – Trinity 75, Colorado College 58

Midwest – Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College

  • Third place – Cornell 83, Wisconsin–Superior 72

Pacific Coast – Santa Barbara, California

Location: Robertson Gymnasium Host: University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Third place – Chapman 68, Nevada 63

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

National finals – Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

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

<nowiki>*</nowiki>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)

See also

References

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