1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national collegiate basketball tournament that concluded the 1960–61 season, culminating in Cincinnati winning its first NCAA title.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
alsoKnownAs 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament NERFINISHED
attendance approximately 177,000
champion Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball NERFINISHED
championConference Missouri Valley Conference NERFINISHED
championTitleCount 1
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division NCAA University Division NERFINISHED
endDate 1961-03-25
finalCity Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED
finalDate 1961-03-25
finalFourCity Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED
finalFourVenue Municipal Auditorium NERFINISHED
finalScore 70–65
finalVenue Municipal Auditorium NERFINISHED
gender men's
headCoachOfChampion Ed Jucker NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayer Jerry Lucas NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball NERFINISHED
nextEdition 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED
notablePlayer Bob Wiesenhahn NERFINISHED
Jerry Lucas NERFINISHED
Paul Hogue NERFINISHED
Tom Thacker NERFINISHED
numberOfTeams 24
organizedBy National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED
previousEdition 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED
region East Regional NERFINISHED
Mideast Regional NERFINISHED
Midwest Regional NERFINISHED
West Regional NERFINISHED
runnerUp Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball NERFINISHED
runnerUpConference Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED
runnerUpTitleGameCount 3
season 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
semifinalist St. Joseph's Hawks men's basketball NERFINISHED
Utah Utes men's basketball NERFINISHED
sport basketball
startDate 1961-03-11
televisionBroadcaster Sports Network Incorporated NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceGameLoser Utah Utes men's basketball NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceGameScore 127–120
thirdPlaceGameWinner St. Joseph's Hawks men's basketball NERFINISHED
tournamentFormat single-elimination

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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship followedBy 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship