| Year: | 1960 |
| Teams: | 25 |
| Finalfourarena: | Cow Palace |
| Finalfourcity: | Daly City, California |
| Champions: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 2nd |
| Champffcount: | 5th |
| Runnerup: | California Golden Bears |
| Gamecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerffcount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Finalfourcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | NYU Violets |
| Finalfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Fred Taylor |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Jerry Lucas |
| Mopteam: | Ohio State |
| Attendance: | 155,491 |
| Topscorer: | Oscar Robertson |
| Topscorerteam: | Cincinnati |
| Points: | 122 |
The 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California (immediately south of San Francisco). A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75–55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | Host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | East | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | St. John's | |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky | ||
| Midwest | Chicago, Illinois | Alumni Hall | DePaul | ||
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum | Oregon State | ||
| West | Provo, Utah | Smith Fieldhouse | Brigham Young | ||
| Regionals | East | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | UNC Charlotte | |
| Mideast | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville | ||
| Midwest | Manhattan, Kansas | Ahearn Field House | Kansas State | ||
| West | Seattle, Washington | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | ||
| Final Four | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | San Francisco | ||
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | First round | NYU | L 78–59 | |||
| East | Regional Runner-up | NYU | L 74–59 | |||
| East | Independent | First round | West Virginia | L 94–86 | ||
| East | Fourth Place | Cincinnati | L 95–71 | |||
| East | First round | Duke | L 84–60 | |||
| East | Regional Fourth Place | West Virginia | L 106–100 | |||
| East | Regional third place | Saint Joseph's | W 106–100 | |||
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | Regional Runner-up | Ohio State | L 86–69 | |||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Western Kentucky | L 107–84 | ||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Ohio | L 74–66 | ||
| Mideast | Regional Fourth Place | Western Kentucky | L 97–87 | |||
| Mideast | Champion | California | W 75–55 | |||
| Mideast | Regional third place | Ohio | W 97–87 | |||
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | Independent | First round | DePaul | L 69–63 | ||
| Midwest | Third Place | NYU | W 95–71 | |||
| Midwest | Independent | Regional third place | Texas | W 67–61 | ||
| Midwest | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 82–71 | |||
| Midwest | Regional Fourth Place | DePaul | L 67–61 | |||
| West | ||||||
| West | Runner Up | Ohio State | L 75–55 | |||
| West | Independent | First round | California | L 71–44 | ||
| West | First round | Oregon | L 68–60 | |||
| West | Independent | Regional Runner-up | California | L 70–49 | ||
| West | Regional Fourth Place | Utah | L 89–81 | |||
| West | AAWU | First round | Utah | L 80–73 | ||
| West | Regional third place | Santa Clara | W 89–81 | |||
* – Denotes overtime period