1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions; MVC champions
National Championship Game, ; W 70–65 OT vs. Ohio State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach	Ed Jucker (1st season);
Assistant coach	Tay Baker
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the NCAA tournament, defeating in-state foe and defending national champion Ohio State 70–65 in the Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker, his first year at the helm.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference

CoachesNo. 2

APNo. 2

Record27–3 (10–2 MVC)

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1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati	10	–	2	.833	27	–	3	.900
No. 6 Bradley	9	–	3	.750	21	–	5	.808
Drake	7	–	5	.583	19	–	7	.731
Saint Louis	7	–	5	.583	21	–	9	.700
Wichita Municipal	6	–	6	.500	18	–	8	.692
Tulsa	2	–	10	.167	8	–	17	.320
North Texas State	1	–	11	.083	2	–	22	.083

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1960*		Western Michigan	W 85–54	1–0	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 1960*		at Miami (OH)	W 70–62	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 1960*		vs. Seton Hall	L 76–84	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 13, 1960*		Loyola Marymount	W 74–53	3–1	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 1960		at Saint Louis	L 40–57	3–2 (0–1)	Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis, MO
December 19, 1960*		Nebraska	W 75–60	4–2	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 1960		at No. 2 Bradley	L 53–72	4–3 (0–2)	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
December 29, 1960*		Dayton	W 71–61	5–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 1960*		George Washington	W 84–61	6–3	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 1961*		Houston	W 74–71	7–3	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 1961		North Texas	W 83–34	8–3 (1–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 1961		at Wichita State	W 80–57	9–3 (2–2)	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
January 14, 1961		at Tulsa	W 92–75	10–3 (3–2)	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK
January 17, 1961*		Duquesne	W 64–53	11–3	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 1961		at Drake	W 86–64	12–3 (4–2)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
January 28, 1961		Drake	W 80–70	13–3 (5–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 31, 1961		No. 3 Bradley	W 73–72	14–3 (6–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 1961*		vs. No. 6 Iowa	W 77–60	15–3	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
February 9, 1961	No. 5	Saint Louis	W 61–52	16–3 (7–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1961	No. 4	Wichita State	W 67–64	17–3 (8–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 1961	No. 4	Tulsa	W 81–52	18–3 (9–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 1961*	No. 3	at Houston	W 85–80	19–3	Jeppesen Field House Houston, TX
February 25, 1961	No. 3	at North Texas	W 73–43	20–3 (10–2)	North Texas Men's Gym Denton, TX
March 2, 1961*	No. 3	Xavier Crosstown Shootout	W 89–53	21–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 1961*	No. 3	at Marshall	W 69–57	22–3	Memorial Field House Huntington, WV
NCAA Tournament
March 17*	No. 2	vs. Texas Tech Midwest Region Semifinals	W 78–55	23–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 18*	No. 2	vs. No. 4 Kansas State Midwest Region Finals	W 69–64	24–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 24*	No. 2	vs. Utah Final Four	W 82–67^[2]	25–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 25*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Ohio State National Championship	W 70–65 ^{OT^[3]}	26–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions MVC champions
National Championship Game, W 70–65 ^OT vs. Ohio State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach	Ed Jucker (1st season)
Assistant coach	Tay Baker
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →