1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1None
NCAA Tournament1960
Tournament datesMarch 7 – 19, 1960
National ChampionshipCow Palace
Daly City, California
NCAA ChampionsOhio State
Helms National ChampionsOhio State
Other championsBradley (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

The 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1959, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The Ohio State Buckeyes won their first NCAA national championship with a 75–55 victory over the California Golden Bears.

Season headlines

  • The Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) began play. It was renamed the Pacific-8 Conference in 1968, the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978, and the Pac-12 Conference in 2011.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[1][2]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 West Virginia
3 Ohio State
4 California
5 Bradley
6 Utah
7 Saint Louis
8 Georgia Tech
9 Indiana
10 Illinois
11 Michigan State
12 NYU
13 Kentucky
14 La Salle
15 Villanova
16 Duke
17 Detroit
18 Texas A&M
19 Iowa
20 USC
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 California
3 West Virginia
4 Ohio State
5 North Carolina
6 Kentucky
7 Saint Louis
8 Indiana
9 Kansas
10 Utah
11 Saint Joseph's
12 Bradley
13 Louisville
14 Kansas State
15
(tie) 		USC
Georgia Tech
17 Wake Forest
18
(tie) 		St. John's
Villanova
20
(tie) 		NC State
UCLA

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
California Golden Bears Pacific Coast Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
UCLA Bruins Pacific Coast Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Idaho Vandals Pacific Coast Conference NCAA University Division independent
Oregon Ducks Pacific Coast Conference NCAA University Division independent
Oregon State Beavers Pacific Coast Conference NCAA University Division independent
USC Trojans Pacific Coast Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Stanford Cardinal Pacific Coast Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Washington Huskies Pacific Coast Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Washington and Lee Generals NCAA University Division independent non-University Division
Washington State Cougars Pacific Coast Conference NCAA University Division independent

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities California None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Lee Shaffer,
North Carolina[4]		 1960 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big Eight Conference Kansas & Kansas State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Border Conference New Mexico State No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference NYU No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Utah No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State None selected No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Auburn None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference Virginia Tech Jerry West, West Virginia[5] 1960 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)		 West Virginia[6]
Southwest Conference Texas Jay Arnette, Texas No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Santa Clara Jerry Grote, Loyola (Calif.) No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 California 11 – 1   .917 28 – 2   .933
UCLA 7 – 5   .583 14 – 12   .538
USC 5 – 7   .417 16 – 11   .593
Stanford 4 – 7   .364 11 – 14   .440
Washington 2 – 9   .182 15 – 13   .536
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1959–60 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 12 – 2   .857 18 – 6   .750
No. 19 Wake Forest 12 – 2   .857 21 – 7   .750
Maryland 9 – 5   .643 15 – 8   .652
No. 18 Duke † 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607
South Carolina 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
NC State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 15   .423
Clemson 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Virginia 1 – 13   .071 6 – 18   .250
† 1960 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 – 4   .714 19 – 9   .679
Kansas State 10 – 4   .714 16 – 10   .615
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 14 – 11   .560
Colorado 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Iowa State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 9   .625
Missouri 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
Nebraska 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll[9]
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 13 – 1   .929 25 – 3   .893
No. 7 Indiana 11 – 3   .786 20 – 4   .833
Illinois 8 – 6   .571 16 – 7   .696
Minnesota 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Northwestern 8 – 6   .571 11 – 12   .478
Iowa 6 – 8   .429 14 – 10   .583
Purdue 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Michigan State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 11   .476
Wisconsin 4 – 10   .286 8 – 16   .333
Michigan 1 – 13   .071 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico A&M 8 – 2   .800 20 – 7   .741
Arizona State–Tempe 7 – 3   .700 16 – 7   .696
West Texas State 7 – 3   .700 11 – 9   .550
Arizona 4 – 6   .400 10 – 14   .417
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 7   .300 8 – 18   .308
Texas Western 1 – 9   .100 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 11 – 3   .786 15 – 9   .625
Dartmouth 10 – 4   .714 14 – 9   .609
Cornell 8 – 6   .571 13 – 10   .565
Pennsylvania 8 – 6   .571 14 – 11   .560
Brown 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 12 – 11   .522
Yale 3 – 11   .214 6 – 17   .261
Columbia 2 – 12   .143 9 – 14   .391
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 NYU 4 – 0   1.000 22 – 5   .815
No. 20 St. John's 5 – 1   .833 17 – 8   .680
St. Francis (NY) 2 – 1   .667 13 – 8   .619
Manhattan 2 – 2   .500 13 – 11   .542
Fordham 1 – 3   .250 8 – 18   .308
CCNY 1 – 5   .167 4 – 14   .222
Brooklyn 0 – 3   .000 5 – 13   .278
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 10 – 2   .833 16 – 8   .667
Toledo 9 – 3   .750 18 – 6   .750
Bowling Green State 6 – 6   .500 10 – 14   .417
Miami (Ohio) 6 – 6   .500 8 – 16   .333
Western Michigan 5 – 7   .417 13 – 11   .542
Marshall 4 – 8   .333 10 – 13   .435
Kent State 2 – 10   .167 7 – 16   .304
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University
Saint Joseph's* 7 – 1   .875 20 – 7   .741
La Salle 6 – 1   .857 16 – 6   .727
Temple 9 – 2   .818 17 – 9   .654
Gettysburg 7 – 3   .700 15 – 11   .577
Bucknell 6 – 5   .545 10 – 11   .476
Rutgers 4 – 4   .500 11 – 14   .440
Lafayette 6 – 7   .462 12 – 13   .480
Lehigh 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Muhlenberg 3 – 11   .214 8 – 18   .308
Delaware 1 – 9   .100 7 – 16   .304
College–Northern
Wagner 10 – 0   1.000 –   –
Albright 10 – 3   .769 16 – 8   .667
Wilkes –   – 6 – 7   .462
Juniata –   – 5 – 12   .294
Elizabethtown –   – –   –
Lebanon Valley –   – –   –
Moravian –   – –   –
Stevens** –   – –   –
Hofstra –   – –   –
Susquehanna –   – –   –
Lycoming –   – –   –
Scranton –   – –   –
Upsala –   – –   –
College–Southern
Drexel † 10 – 4   .714 12 – 7   .632
Pennsylvania Military 10 – 7   .588 12 – 8   .600
Ursinus –   – 9 – 6   .600
Haverford 3 – 9   .250 7 – 9   .438
Washington (MD)** –   – 10 – 9   .526
Franklin & Marshall –   – 3 – 14   .176
Johns Hopkins –   – –   –
Swarthmore –   – –   –
West Chester** –   – –   –
Western Maryland –   – –   –
Dickinson –   – –   –
† College Division playoff game winner
* – University Division regular-season champion
** – Ineligible for championship
1959–60 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati 13 – 1   .929 28 – 2   .933
No. 4 Bradley 12 – 2   .857 27 – 2   .931
No. 15 Saint Louis 9 – 5   .643 19 – 8   .704
Wichita Municipal 6 – 8   .429 14 – 12   .538
Houston 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
Tulsa 5 – 9   .357 9 – 17   .346
Drake 4 – 10   .286 11 – 14   .440
North Texas State 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[10]
1959–60 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Utah 13 – 1   .929 26 – 3   .897
No. 8 Utah State 12 – 2   .857 24 – 5   .828
Colorado State 10 – 4   .714 13 – 10   .565
Denver 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
BYU 5 – 9   .357 8 – 17   .320
Montana 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
New Mexico 3 – 11   .214 6 – 19   .240
Wyoming 2 – 12   .143 5 – 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky State 10 – 2   .833 21 – 7   .750
Eastern Kentucky State 9 – 3   .750 14 – 8   .636
Tennessee Tech 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Murray State 7 – 4   .636 12 – 11   .522
Morehead State 3 – 7   .300 5 – 14   .263
East Tennessee State 2 – 10   .167 9 – 14   .391
Middle Tennessee 2 – 10   .167 9 – 14   .391
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Auburn 12 – 2   .857 19 – 3   .864
No. 13 Georgia Tech 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
Kentucky 10 – 4   .714 18 – 7   .720
Ole Miss 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Tulane 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Vanderbilt 7 – 7   .500 14 – 9   .609
Tennessee 7 – 7   .500 12 – 11   .522
Georgia 6 – 8   .429 12 – 13   .480
Mississippi State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Alabama 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Florida 3 – 11   .214 6 – 16   .273
LSU 3 – 11   .214 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll[11]
1959–60 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Virginia Tech 12 – 1   .923 20 – 6   .769
No. 5 West Virginia † 9 – 2   .818 26 – 5   .839
William & Mary 10 – 5   .667 15 – 11   .577
The Citadel 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
George Washington 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Furman 6 – 7   .462 9 – 16   .360
VMI 3 – 11   .214 4 – 16   .200
Richmond 2 – 12   .143 7 – 18   .280
Davidson 0 – 10   .000 5 – 19   .208
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 11 – 3   .786 18 – 8   .692
Texas A&M 10 – 4   .714 19 – 5   .792
SMU 10 – 4   .714 17 – 7   .708
Arkansas 7 – 7   .500 12 – 11   .522
Texas Tech 7 – 7   .500 10 – 14   .417
Baylor 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
TCU 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Rice 1 – 13   .071 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll
1959–60 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara† 9 – 3   .750 21 – 10   .677
Loyola (Calif.) 9 – 3   .750 19 – 8   .704
Pepperdine 8 – 4   .667 14 – 11   .560
Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
San Francisco 5 – 7   .417 9 – 16   .360
Pacific 2 – 10   .167 9 – 17   .346
San Jose State –   – 6 – 19   .240
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1959–60 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 8 – 2   .800 17 – 9   .654
Maine 6 – 4   .600 19 – 4   .826
Massachusetts 6 – 4   .600 14 – 10   .583
Rhode Island 6 – 4   .600 12 – 14   .462
Vermont 2 – 8   .200 9 – 11   .450
New Hampshire 2 – 8   .200 9 – 14   .391

University Division independents

A total of 47 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Miami of Florida (23–4) had the best winning percentage (.852) and Providence (24–5) finished with the most wins.[13]

1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Miami (Fla.) –   – 23 – 4   .852
No. 14 Providence –   – 24 – 5   .828
Idaho State –   – 21 – 5   .808
No. 9 St. Bonaventure –   – 21 – 5   .808
Memphis State –   – 18 – 5   .783
No. 16 Holy Cross –   – 20 – 6   .769
No. 17 Villanova –   – 20 – 6   .769
Dayton –   – 21 – 7   .750
Detroit –   – 20 – 7   .741
Navy –   – 16 – 6   .727
Iona –   – 13 – 5   .722
DePaul –   – 17 – 7   .708
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 7   .696
Oregon –   – 19 – 10   .655
Notre Dame –   – 17 – 9   .654
Xavier –   – 17 – 9   .654
Syracuse –   – 13 – 8   .619
Seattle –   – 16 – 10   .615
Army –   – 14 – 9   .609
Saint Francis (Pa.) –   – 14 – 9   .609
Boston University –   – 14 – 10   .583
Butler –   – 15 – 11   .577
Louisville –   – 15 – 11   .577
Oregon State –   – 15 – 11   .577
Air Force –   – 12 – 10   .545
Creighton –   – 13 – 11   .542
Gonzaga –   – 14 – 12   .538
Marquette –   – 13 – 12   .520
Niagara –   – 13 – 12   .520
Centenary (La.) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Penn State –   – 11 – 11   .500
Washington State –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (La.) –   – 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma City –   – 12 – 13   .480
Colgate –   – 11 – 12   .478
Georgetown –   – 11 – 12   .478
Washington University –   – 11 – 13   .458
Loyola (Ill.) –   – 10 – 12   .455
Boston College –   – 11 – 14   .440
Montana State –   – 11 – 14   .440
Pittsburgh –   – 11 – 14   .440
Canisius –   – 10 – 13   .435
Idaho –   – 11 – 15   .423
Portland –   – 11 – 15   .423
Florida State –   – 10 – 15   .400
Duquesne –   – 8 – 15   .348
Siena –   – 3 – 18   .143
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's & Villanova Bill Kennedy, Temple

Saint Joseph's and Villanova both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E NYU 54
ME Ohio State 76
ME Ohio State 75
W California 55
MW Cincinnati 69
W California 77 Third place
E NYU 71
MW Cincinnati 95

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1960 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Utah State 62
Providence 68
Providence 72
Bradley 88
Bradley 82
St. Bonaventure 71 Third place
Utah State 99
St. Bonaventure 83

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1960 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Darrall Imhoff C Senior California
Jerry Lucas F/C Sophomore Ohio State
Oscar Robertson G Senior Cincinnati
Tom Stith G/F Junior St. Bonaventure
Jerry West G Senior West Virginia


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Terry Dischinger F Sophomore Purdue
Tony Jackson G Junior St. John's
Roger Kaiser G Junior Georgia Tech
Lee Shaffer F Senior North Carolina
Len Wilkens G Senior Providence

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Davidson Tom Scott Lefty Driesell
Georgetown Tom Nolan Tommy O'Keefe After four seasons, Nolan resigned to focus on his role as head coach of Georgetown's baseball team, a position he had assumed in 1959 and held until 1978. His assistant O'Keefe succeeded him.[14]

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  6. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  7. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  10. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  11. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  12. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
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