| Year: | 1960 |
| Teams: | 25 |
| Finalfourarena: | Cow Palace |
| Finalfourcity: | Daly City, California |
| Champions: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 2nd |
| Champffcount: | 5th |
| Runnerup: | California Golden Bears |
| Gamecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerffcount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Finalfourcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | NYU Violets |
| Finalfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Fred Taylor |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Jerry Lucas |
| Mopteam: | Ohio State |
| Attendance: | 155,491 |
| Topscorer: | Oscar Robertson |
| Topscorerteam: | Cincinnati |
| Points: | 122 |
The 1960 NCAA University Division 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.[1] It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California (immediately south of San Francisco). A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.[2]
Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75–55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[3]
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | Host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | St. John's | |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky | ||
| Midwest | Chicago, Illinois | Alumni Hall | DePaul | ||
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum | Oregon State | ||
| West | Provo, Utah | Smith Fieldhouse | Brigham Young | ||
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | UNC Charlotte | |
| Mideast | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville | ||
| Midwest | Manhattan, Kansas | Ahearn Field House | Kansas State | ||
| West | Seattle, Washington | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | ||
| Final Four | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | San Francisco | ||
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | First round | NYU | L 78–59 | |||
| East | Regional Runner-up | NYU | L 74–59 | |||
| East | Independent | First round | West Virginia | L 94–86 | ||
| East | Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 95–71 | |||
| East | First round | Duke | L 84–60 | |||
| East | Regional Fourth Place | West Virginia | L 106–100 | |||
| East | Regional third place | Saint Joseph's | W 106–100 | |||
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 86–69 | |||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Western Kentucky | L 107–84 | ||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Ohio | L 74–66 | ||
| Mideast | Regional Fourth Place | Western Kentucky | L 97–87 | |||
| Mideast | Champion | California | W 75–55 | |||
| Mideast | Regional third place | Ohio | W 97–87 | |||
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | Independent | First round | DePaul | L 69–63 | ||
| Midwest | Third Place | NYU | W 95–71 | |||
| Midwest | Independent | Regional third place | Texas | W 67–61 | ||
| Midwest | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 82–71 | |||
| Midwest | Regional Fourth Place | DePaul | L 67–61 | |||
| West | ||||||
| West | Runner Up | Ohio State | L 75–55 | |||
| West | Independent | First round | California | L 71–44 | ||
| West | First round | Oregon | L 68–60 | |||
| West | Independent | Regional Runner-up | California | L 70–49 | ||
| West | Regional Fourth Place | Utah | L 89–81 | |||
| West | AAWU | First round | Utah | L 80–73 | ||
| West | Regional third place | Santa Clara | W 89–81 | |||
* – Denotes overtime period