1962 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1962 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 1961–62 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Mount St. Mary's University and Sacramento State's Ron Rohrer was the Most Outstanding Player.
| Teams | 32 |
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Sacramento State Hornets (1st title game) |
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| Winning coach | Jim Phelan (1st title) |
| MOP | Ron Roohrer (Sacramento State) |
| Attendance | 7,749 |
Regional participants
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Regionals
Northeast - Rochester, New York
Location: Louis Alexander Palestra Host: University of Rochester
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Northeastern | 88 | ||||||||
| St. Anselm | 78 | ||||||||
| Northeastern | 80 | ||||||||
| Fairfield | 69 | ||||||||
| Fairfield | 86 | ||||||||
| Rochester | 75 | ||||||||
- Third Place - St. Anselm 83, Rochester 64
South Central - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 70 | ||||||||
| Union (TN) | 56 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 88 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 83 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 97 | ||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 82 | ||||||||
- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 84, Union 80
East - Reading, Pennsylvania
Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 67* | ||||||||
| Albright | 64 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 66 | ||||||||
| Hofstra | 54 | ||||||||
| Hofstra | 56 | ||||||||
| C. W. Post | 55 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Albright 65, C. W. Post 59
Mideast - Akron, Ohio
Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| Florida A&M | 74 | ||||||||
| Youngstown State | 60 | ||||||||
| Florida A&M | 33 | ||||||||
| Wittenberg | 35 | ||||||||
| Wittenberg | 69 | ||||||||
| Gannon | 43 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Youngstown State 58, Gannon 52
Pacific Coast - Sacramento, California
Location: Hornet Gym Host: Sacramento State College
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 88 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 81 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 65 | ||||||||
| Sacramento State | 73 | ||||||||
| Sacramento State | 68 | ||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 57 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 73, Fresno State 68
Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana
Location: Athletics-Recreation Center Host: Valparaiso University
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| Concordia (IL) | 79 | ||||||||
| Illinois State | 61 | ||||||||
| Concordia | 72 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso | 75 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso | 75 | ||||||||
| Kentucky State | 61 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Kentucky State 77, Illinois State 72
Southwest - Jonesboro, Arkansas
Location: Indian Fieldhouse Host: Arkansas State College
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 57 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 55 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 76 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 64 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 66 | ||||||||
| Lamar | 65 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Lamar 83, Abilene Christian 74
Midwest - Lincoln, Nebraska
Location: Ira J. Taylor Gymnasium Host: Nebraska Wesleyan College
| Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 81 | ||||||||
| Hamline | 68 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 77 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 78 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 71 | ||||||||
| Grinnell | 65 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Hamline 76, Grinnell 68
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 15 | National Semifinals Final Four March 16 | National Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 58* | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 74** | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 73 | |||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 71* | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - Southern Illinois 98, Nebraska Wesleyan 81
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jim Mumford (Nebraska Wesleyan)
- John O'Reilly (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Ed Pfeiffer (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Ron Rohrer (Sacramento State)
- Ed Spila (Southern Illinois)
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