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Template:Infobox NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
The 1961 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1960-61 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Wittenberg University and South Dakota State's Don Jacobson was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Memorial Health Building
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Belmont Abbey
74
Kentucky Wesleyan
62
Belmont Abbey
63
Austin Peay
70
Austin Peay
77
Chattanooga
69
Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 111, Chattanooga 80
Location: Bollman Center
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Mount St. Mary's
83
Virginia Union
80
Mount St. Mary's
82
Albright
76
Albright
85
Fairfield
67
Third Place - Virginia Union 70, Fairfield 66
Location: Judd Gymnasia
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Williams
74
Rochester
72
Williams
75
Bates
68
Bates
75
Springfield
63
Third Place - Rochester 82, Springfield 68
Location: Chadwick Court
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Wittenberg
43
Youngstown State
28
Wittenberg
48
Wabash
42
Wabash
94
South Carolina State
83
Third Place - Youngstown State 96, South Carolina State 82
Location: Henry Crown Field House
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Lincoln (MO)
90
Evansville
77
Lincoln
42
Chicago
55
Chicago
64
MacMurray
59
Third Place - Evansville 98, MacMurray 97*
Location: Houck Field House
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
SE Missouri State
99
Colorado College
68
SE Missouri State
88
Southern Illinois
84
Southern Illinois
96
Trinity (TX)
82
Third Place - Trinity 75, Colorado College 58
Location: The Barn
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Prairie View
79
Wisconsin–Superior
68
Prairie View
84
South Dakota State
88
South Dakota State
90
Cornell (IA)
71
Third Place - Cornell 83, Wisconsin–Superior 72
Location: Robertson Gymnasium
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Long Beach State
70
Chapman
66
Long Beach State
54
UC Santa Barbara
58
UC Santa Barbara
78
Nevada
57
Third Place - Chapman 68, Nevada 63
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Austin Peay
78
Mount St. Mary's
96
Mount St. Mary's
49
Wittenberg
65
Williams
51
Wittenberg
64
Wittenberg
42
SE Missouri State
38
Chicago
41
SE Missouri State
67
SE Missouri State
81
South Dakota State
69
South Dakota State
79
UC Santa Barbara
65
Third Place - South Dakota State 77, Mount St. Mary's 76
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
George Fisher (Wittenberg)
Don Jacobsen (South Dakota State)
John O'Reilly (Mount Saint Mary's)
Vivian Reed (Southeast Missouri State)
Carl Ritter (Southeast Missouri State)
References
Sources