The Sports Almanac

1962 NCAA Basketball Tournament



CINCINNATI BEARCATS

1962 NCAA Champions


EAST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
EAST REGION CHAMPIONS

St. Joseph's Hawks
85
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
96 OT


Wake Forest Demon Deacons
92 OT
Yale Bulldogs
82









Wake Forest Demon Deacons
79
Villanova Wildcats
69
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
New York University Violets
70
Massachusetts Minutemen
50








New York University Violets
76
Villanova Wildcats
79
Third Place Game
St. Joseph's Hawks
85
New York University Violets
94
Third Place Winner
New York Univeristy Violets




Villanova Wildcats
90
West Virginia Mountaineers
75




MIDEAST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS REGIONAL SEMIFINALS REGIONAL FINAL MIDEAST REGION CHAMPIONS

Kentucky Wildcats
81
Butler Bulldogs
60


Butler Bulldogs
56
Bowling Green Falcons
55









Kentucky Wildcats
64
Ohio State Buckeyes
74
Ohio State Buckeyes









Ohio State Buckeyes
93
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
73
Third Place Game
Butler Bulldogs
87
Western Kentucky HIlltoppers
86
Third Place Winner
Butler Bulldogs
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
90
Detroit Titans
81




MIDWEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS REGIONAL SEMIFINALS REGIONAL FINAL MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Colorado Buffaloes
67
Texas Tech Red Raiders
60


Texas Tech Red Raiders
68
Air Force Fighting Falcons
66









Colorado Buffaloes
46
Cincinnati Bearcats
73
Cincinnati Bearcats









Cincinnati Bearcats
66
Creighton Bluejays
46
Third Place Game
Texas Tech Red Raiders
61
Creighton Bluejays
63
Third Place Winner
Creighton Bluejays
Creighton Bluejays
87
Memphis State Tigers
83




WEST REGION
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS REGIONAL SEMIFINALS REGIONAL FINAL WEST REGION CHAMPIONS

Pepperdine Waves
67
Oregon State Beavers
69


Oregon State Beavers
69 OT
Seattle Redhawks
65









Oregon State Beavers
69
UCLA Bruins
88
UCLA Bruins









UCLA Bruins
73
Utah State Aggies
62
Third Place Game
Pepperdine Waves
75
Utah State Aggies
71
Third Place Winner
Pepperdine Waves
Utah State Aggies
78
Arizona State Sun Devils
73





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 68
Ohio State Buckeyes 84



Ohio State Buckeyes 59
Cincinnati Bearcats 71
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
Cincinnati Bearcats 72
UCLA Bruins 70
Third Place Game
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
82
UCLA Bruins
80
Third Place Winner
Wake Forest Demon Deacons