1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1960 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament

Ohio State, champions
Season	1959–60
Teams	25
Finals site	Cow Palace Daly City, California
Champions	Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title, 2nd title game, 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	California Golden Bears (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Cincinnati Bearcats (2nd Final Four) NYU Violets (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Fred Taylor (1st title)
MOP	Jerry Lucas (Ohio State)
Attendance	155,491
Top scorer	Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati) (122 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1959 1961»

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. 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.

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.