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The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball
Tournament involved 24 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 14,
1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas
City, Missouri. A total of 28 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 70-65 victory in the final game over state rival Ohio
State, coached by Fred Taylor. Jerry Lucas of Ohio
State was named the tournament's Most
Outstanding Player.
The national third place game, won by St. Joseph's over Utah by the score of 127-120
in four overtimes, tied the record for the longest game in NCAA
Division I tournament history, set in 1956
in a first-round game between Canisius and North Carolina State.
As of the regional finals of the 2009
tournament, no NCAA Division I tournament games since then have
gone to a fourth overtime period.[1]
Locations
Teams
Bracket
East
region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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St. Joseph's |
72 |
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Princeton |
67 |
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Princeton |
84 |
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George
Washington |
67 |
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St. Joseph's |
96 |
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Wake
Forest |
86 |
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St. Bonaventure |
86 |
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Rhode Island |
76 |
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St. Bonaventure |
73 |
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Wake Forest |
78 |
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Wake Forest |
97 |
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St.
John's |
74 |
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Mideast
region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Ohio State |
56 |
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Louisville |
55 |
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Louisville |
76 |
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Ohio
U |
70 |
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Ohio State |
87 |
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Kentucky |
74 |
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Kentucky |
71 |
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Morehead State |
64 |
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Morehead State |
71 |
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Xavier |
66 |
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Midwest
region
| |
Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Kansas State |
75 |
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Houston |
64 |
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Houston |
77 |
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Marquette |
61 |
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Kansas
State |
64 |
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Cincinnati |
69 |
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Cincinnati |
78 |
|
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Texas Tech |
55 |
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West
region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Utah |
91 |
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Loyola-CA |
75 |
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Utah |
88 |
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Arizona
State |
80 |
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Arizona State |
72 |
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Seattle |
70 |
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Arizona State |
86 |
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Southern California |
71 |
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Southern California |
81 |
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Oregon |
79 |
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Final
Four
| |
National Semifinals |
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National Championship Game |
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E |
St.
Joseph's |
69 |
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ME |
Ohio State |
95 |
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ME |
Ohio
State |
65* |
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MW |
Cincinnati |
70 |
|
MW |
Cincinnati |
82 |
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W |
Utah |
67 |
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See also
External
links
References
- ^
The Sports Network. "The Sports Network - Men's
College Basketball". Archived from the original on
2009-05-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241471807408278. Retrieved
2009-04-02.
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