1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1962 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 25
Finals site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions Cincinnati (2nd title, 2nd title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-up Ohio State (4th title game,
7th Final Four)
Semifinalists
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 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, which was won by Wake Forest.

For the second consecutive season, Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker, played Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, in the final game. Cincinnati won the national title with a 71–59 victory over Ohio State. Paul Hogue of Cincinnati was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The total attendance for the tournament was 177,469, a new record.[1]

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

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Massachusetts Matt Zunic First roundNYUL 70-50
East n/a NYU Lou Rossini Regional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 94-85
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth PlaceNYUL 94-85
East n/a Villanova Jack Kraft Regional Runner-upWake ForestL 79-69
East n/a Wake Forest Bones McKinney Third PlaceUCLAW 82-80
East n/a West Virginia George King First roundVillanovaL 90-75
East n/a Yale Joe Vancisin First roundWake ForestL 92-82
Mideast
Mideast n/a Bowling Green Harold Anderson First roundButlerL 56-55
Mideast n/a Butler Tony Hinkle Regional Third PlaceWestern KentuckyW 87-86
Mideast n/a Detroit Bob Calihan First roundWestern KentuckyL 90-81
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Runner-upOhio StateL 74-64
Mideast n/a Ohio State Fred Taylor Runner UpCincinnatiL 71-59
Mideast n/a Western Kentucky Ed Diddle Regional Fourth PlaceButlerL 87-86
Midwest
Midwest n/a Air Force Bob Spear First roundTexas TechL 68-66
Midwest n/a Cincinnati Ed Jucker ChampionOhio StateW 71-59
Midwest n/a Colorado Sox Walseth Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 73-46
Midwest n/a Creighton Red McManus Regional Third PlaceTexas TechW 63-61
Midwest n/a Memphis State Bob Vanatta First roundCreightonL 87-83
Midwest n/a Texas Tech Gene Gibson Regional Fourth PlaceCreightonL 63-61
West
West n/a Arizona State Ned Wulk First roundUtah StateL 78-73
West n/a Oregon State Slats Gill Regional Runner-upUCLAL 88-69
West n/a Pepperdine Duck Dowell Regional Third PlaceUtah StateW 75-71
West n/a Seattle Vince Cazzetta First roundOregon StateL 69-65
West n/a UCLA John Wooden Fourth PlaceWake ForestL 82-80
West n/a Utah State LaDell Andersen Regional Fourth PlacePepperdineL 75-71

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period


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  

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  

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  

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  

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Wake Forest 68
ME Ohio State 84
ME Ohio State 59
MW Cincinnati 71
MW Cincinnati 72
W UCLA 70

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [2]
   
E Wake Forest 82
W UCLA 80

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
NYU 94
St Joseph's 85

Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Butler 87
Western Kentucky 86

Midwest Regional Third Place
   
Creighton 63
Texas Tech 61

West Regional Third Place
   
Pepperdine 75
Utah St. 71

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith Barrier, "Unusual West Coast Watch Factory -- They Don't Make Any, Just Win Them", 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, Published by College Athletics Publishing Service
  2. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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