1961 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

East
		Charlotte, North Carolina
		St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 72		St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 96		St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Princeton 84 George Washington 67		Princeton 67
New York City, New York
St. Bonaventure 86 Rhode Island 76		St. Bonaventure 73		Wake Forest 86
New York City, New York
Wake Forest 97 St. John's, New York 74		Wake Forest 78

Mideast
		Louisville, Kentucky
		Ohio State 56		Ohio State 87		Ohio State
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville 76 Ohio 70		Louisville 55
Louisville, Kentucky
Morehead State 71 Xavier, Ohio 66		Morehead State 64		Kentucky 74
		Kentucky 71

Midwest
		Lawrence, Kansas
		Kansas State 75		Kansas State 64		Cincinnati
Houston, Texas
Houston 77 Marquette 61		Houston 64
		Cincinnati 78		Cincinnati 69
		Texas Tech 55

West
Portland, Oregon		Portland, Oregon
Arizona State 72 Seattle 70		Arizona State 86		Arizona State 80		Utah
Portland, Oregon
Southern California 81 Oregon 79		Southern California 71
		Utah 91		Utah 88
		Loyola Marymount 75

Final Four
Kansas City, Missouri
St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 69 Ohio State 95		Ohio State 65		Cincinnati
Cincinnati 82 Utah 67		Cincinnati 70

National Third Place Game
(0) Utah 120 (0) St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 127		St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania

Regional Third Place Game
(0) St. Bonaventure 85 (0) Princeton 67		St. Bonaventure

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Louisville 83 (0) Morehead State 61		Louisville

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Texas Tech 69 (0) Houston 67		Texas Tech

Regional Third Place Game
(0) Loyola Marymount 69 (0) Southern California 67		Loyola Marymount

Final Poll Results
3/7/1961

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