1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1962 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 25
Finals Site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions Cincinnati (2nd title)
Runner-Up Ohio State (4th title game)
Semifinalists UCLA (1st Final Four)
Wake Forest (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach Ed Jucker (2nd title)
MOP Paul Hogue Cincinnati
Attendance 177,469
Top scorer Len Chappell Wake Forest
(134 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
«1961  1963»

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 in the United States. 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, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

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.

Contents

[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 First round 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 First round Villanova L 90-75
East n/a Yale Joe Vancisin First round Wake Forest L 92-82
Mideast
Mideast n/a Bowling Green Harold Anderson First round Butler L 56-55
Mideast n/a Butler Tony Hinkle Regional Third Place Western Kentucky W 87-86
Mideast n/a Detroit Robert Calihan First round 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 First round 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 First round 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 First round 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 First round 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. Joseph's 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  

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