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Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1960, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1961, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 70–65 victory in overtime over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[5][6]
Conference membership changes
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Conference winners and tournaments
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Conference standings
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1960–61 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall
|
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
PCT |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
PCT
|
No. 7 USC |
9 |
– |
3 |
|
.750 |
|
|
21 |
– |
8
|
|
.724
|
UCLA |
7 |
– |
5 |
|
.583 |
|
|
18 |
– |
8
|
|
.692
|
Washington |
6 |
– |
6 |
|
.500 |
|
|
13 |
– |
13
|
|
.500
|
California |
5 |
– |
7 |
|
.417 |
|
|
16 |
– |
10
|
|
.615
|
Stanford |
3 |
– |
9 |
|
.250 |
|
|
7 |
– |
17
|
|
.292
|
|
Rankings from AP Poll[11]
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|
|
|
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1960–61 Ivy League men's basketball standings
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Conf |
|
|
Overall
|
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
PCT |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
PCT
|
Princeton |
11 |
– |
3 |
|
.786 |
|
|
18 |
– |
8
|
|
.692
|
Pennsylvania |
10 |
– |
4 |
|
.714 |
|
|
16 |
– |
9
|
|
.640
|
Yale |
8 |
– |
6 |
|
.571 |
|
|
12 |
– |
12
|
|
.500
|
Brown |
8 |
– |
6 |
|
.571 |
|
|
11 |
– |
14
|
|
.440
|
Cornell |
7 |
– |
7 |
|
.500 |
|
|
14 |
– |
10
|
|
.583
|
Harvard |
4 |
– |
10 |
|
.286 |
|
|
11 |
– |
13
|
|
.458
|
Columbia |
4 |
– |
10 |
|
.286 |
|
|
8 |
– |
15
|
|
.348
|
Dartmouth |
4 |
– |
10 |
|
.286 |
|
|
5 |
– |
19
|
|
.208
|
|
Rankings from AP Poll
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|
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1960–61 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall
|
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
PCT |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
PCT
|
Utah |
12 |
– |
2 |
|
.857 |
|
|
23 |
– |
8
|
|
.742
|
Colorado State |
12 |
– |
2 |
|
.857 |
|
|
17 |
– |
9
|
|
.654
|
BYU |
9 |
– |
5 |
|
.643 |
|
|
15 |
– |
11
|
|
.577
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Montana |
7 |
– |
7 |
|
.500 |
|
|
14 |
– |
9
|
|
.609
|
Denver |
6 |
– |
8 |
|
.429 |
|
|
12 |
– |
14
|
|
.462
|
Utah State |
4 |
– |
10 |
|
.286 |
|
|
12 |
– |
14
|
|
.462
|
Wyoming |
3 |
– |
11 |
|
.214 |
|
|
7 |
– |
18
|
|
.280
|
New Mexico |
3 |
– |
11 |
|
.214 |
|
|
6 |
– |
17
|
|
.261
|
|
Rankings from AP Poll
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1960–61 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall
|
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
PCT |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
PCT
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Texas Tech |
11 |
– |
3 |
|
.786 |
|
|
15 |
– |
10
|
|
.600
|
Texas A&M |
10 |
– |
4 |
|
.714 |
|
|
16 |
– |
8
|
|
.667
|
Arkansas |
9 |
– |
5 |
|
.643 |
|
|
16 |
– |
7
|
|
.696
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Texas |
8 |
– |
6 |
|
.571 |
|
|
14 |
– |
10
|
|
.583
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Rice |
7 |
– |
7 |
|
.500 |
|
|
11 |
– |
12
|
|
.478
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SMU |
6 |
– |
8 |
|
.429 |
|
|
12 |
– |
12
|
|
.500
|
TCU |
3 |
– |
11 |
|
.214 |
|
|
5 |
– |
19
|
|
.208
|
Baylor |
2 |
– |
12 |
|
.143 |
|
|
4 |
– |
20
|
|
.167
|
|
Rankings from AP Poll
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University Division independents
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A total of 46 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Memphis State (20–3) had the best winning percentage (.870), while St. Bonaventure (24–4) and Providence (24–5) finished with the most wins.[17]
Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
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National Invitation tournament
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Semifinals & finals
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Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
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Major coach of the year awards
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
- ^ The Sports Network. "The Sports Network - Men's College Basketball". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ "Review of the Literature".
- ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1960-61 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "'Frank McGuire resigns as basketball coach at UNC". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 3, 1961. p. 28. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.