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.
| 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 25 | ||
| Finals site | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Champions | Cincinnati (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | Ohio State (4th title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | UCLA (1st Final Four) Wake Forest (1st Final Four) |
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| Winning coach | Ed Jucker (2nd title) | ||
| MOP | Paul Hogue Cincinnati | ||
| Attendance | 177,469 | ||
| Top scorer | Len Chappell Wake Forest (134 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
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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 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.
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.
The total attendance for the tournament was 177,469, a new record.[1]
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Locations[edit]
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| 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[edit]
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Massachusetts | 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 | Regional Runner-up | 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 | Bob Calihan | First round | Western Kentucky | L 90-81 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Runner-up | 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 | Regional Runner-up | 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 | Regional Runner-up | 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 |
Bracket[edit]
East region[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Seattle | 65* | ||||||||||||
| Oregan State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 88 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Utah State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Utah State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 73 | ||||||||||||
Final Four[edit]
| 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 | ||||||
| E | Wake Forest | 82 | |||||||
| W | UCLA | 80 | |||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
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