1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1960 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 1959-60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville and Evansville's Ed Smallwood was the Most Outstanding Player.

| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Chapman Panthers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Ed Smallwood (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 27,836 | ||||
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Regional participants
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Assumption | Third Place | |
| Le Moyne | Fourth Place | |
| St. Anselm | Runner-up | |
| St. Michael's | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | Runner-up | |
| Belmont Abbey | Third Place | |
| Johnson C. Smith | Fourth Place | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| American | Regional Champion | |
| Drexel | Fourth Place | |
| Fairfield | Runner-up | |
| Upsala | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | Fourth Place | |
| Buffalo | Third Place | |
| Evansville | Regional Champion | |
| Wabash | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Augustana (IL) | Fourth Place | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Runner-up | |
| Milwaukee | Third Place | |
| Wheaton (IL) | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman | Regional Champion | |
| Fresno State | Runner-up | |
| San Francisco State | Fourth Place | |
| Trinity (TX) | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell (IA) | Regional Champion | |
| Prairie View | Runner-up | |
| South Dakota State | Third Place | |
| Wartburg | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | Runner-up | |
| Colorado College | Fourth Place | |
| Lamar | Third Place | |
| Truman | Regional Campion | |
Regionals
Northeast - Winooski, Vermont
Location: unknown Host: Saint Michael's College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
| St. Michael's | 73 | ||||||||
| Assumption | 50 | ||||||||
| St. Michael's | 99 | ||||||||
| St. Anselm | 95 | ||||||||
| St. Anselm | 108 | ||||||||
| Le Moyne | 75 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Assumption 94, Le Moyne 68
South - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 108 | ||||||||
| Johnson C. Smith | 80 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 | ||||||||
| Austin Peay | 69 | ||||||||
| Austin Peay | 74 | ||||||||
| Belmont Abbey | 63 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Belmont Abbey 70, Johnson C. Smith 59
East - Staten Island, New York
Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Fairfield | 56 | ||||||||
| Drexel | 44 | ||||||||
| Fairfield | 74 | ||||||||
| American | 75 | ||||||||
| American | 83 | ||||||||
| Upsala | 74 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Upsala 74, Drexel 69
Mideast - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 91 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 74 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 89 | ||||||||
| Wabash | 68 | ||||||||
| Wabash | 76 | ||||||||
| Buffalo | 65 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Buffalo 53, Arkansas State 52
Great Lakes - Wheaton, Illinois
Location: Alumni Gymnasium Host: Wheaton College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 82 | ||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 67 | ||||||||
| Wheaton | 78 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 59 | ||||||||
| Lincoln (MO) | 100 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee | 92 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Milwaukee 109, Augustana 82
Pacific Coast - Fresno, California
Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 62 | ||||||||
| San Francisco State | 49 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 62 | ||||||||
| Chapman | 70 | ||||||||
| Chapman | 73 | ||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 52 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Trinity 72, San Francisco State 64
Midwest - Galesburg, Illinois
Location: Memorial Gym Host: Knox College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Cornell (IA) | 72 | ||||||||
| Wartburg | 67 | ||||||||
| Cornell | 93 | ||||||||
| Prairie View | 79 | ||||||||
| Prairie View | 78 | ||||||||
| South Dakota State | 65 | ||||||||
- Third Place - South Dakota State 93, Wartburg 77
Southwest - Kirksville, Missouri
Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5 | ||||||||
| Truman | 82 | ||||||||
| Lamar | 81 | ||||||||
| Truman | 79 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 76 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 109 | ||||||||
| Colorado College | 65 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Lamar 88, Colorado College 67
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 9 | National semifinals Final Four March 10 | National Championship March 11 | ||||||||||||
| St. Michael's | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 76 | |||||||||||||
| American | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Chapman | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Wheaton | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Chapman | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Chapman | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Cornell | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Cornell | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Truman | 81 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 86, Cornell 76
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Gary Auten (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Tom Cooke (Chapman)
- William Jones (American)
- Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
- Dale Wise (Evansville)