1962 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
{{Short description|Edition of USA college basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Division=II
| Year=1962
| Image=
| ImageSize=100px
| Caption=
| Teams=32
| FinalFourCity=Evansville, Indiana
| Champions=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
| TitleCount=1st
| RunnerUp=Sacramento State Hornets
| GameCount=1st
| Semifinal1=Southern Illinois Salukis
| FinalFourCount=1st
| Semifinal2=Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen
| FinalFourCount2=1st
| Coach=Jim Phelan
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=Ron Roohrer
| MOPTeam=Sacramento State
| Attendance=7,749
}}
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.
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Regional participants
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Fairfield
|Runner-up |
| Northeastern
|Regional Champion |
| Rochester
|Fourth Place |
| St. Anselm
|Third Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Evansville
|Runner-up |
| North Carolina A&T
|Third Place |
| Southern Illinois
|Regional Champion |
| Union (TN)
|Fourth Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Albright
|Third Place |
| C. W. Post
|Fourth Place |
| Hofstra University
|Runner-up |
| Mount St. Mary's
|Regional Champion |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Florida A&M
|Runner-up |
| Gannon
|Fourth Place |
| Wittenberg
|Regional Champion |
| Youngstown State
|Third Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Cal Poly Pomona
|Runner-up |
| Fresno State
|Fourth Place |
| Sacramento State
|Regional Champion |
| Seattle
|Third Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Concordia (IL)
|Runner-up |
| Illinois State
|Fourth Place |
| Kentucky State
|Third Place |
| Valparaiso
|Regional Champion |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Abilene Christian
|Fourth Place |
| Arkansas State
|Runner-up |
| Lamar
|Third Place |
| SE Missouri State
|Regional Champion |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Grinnell
|Fourth Place |
| Hamline
|Third Place |
| Nebraska Wesleyan
|Regional Champion |
| Northern Iowa
|Runner-up |
Regionals
=Northeast - [[Rochester, New York]]=
Location: Louis Alexander Palestra Host: University of Rochester
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Northeastern
| RD1-score1=88
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=St. Anselm
| RD1-score2=78
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Fairfield
| RD1-score3=86
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Rochester
| RD1-score4=75
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Northeastern
| RD2-score1=80
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Fairfield
| RD2-score2=69
}}
- Third Place - St. Anselm 83, Rochester 64
=South Central - [[Evansville, Indiana]]=
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Southern Illinois
| RD1-score1=70
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Union (TN)
| RD1-score2=56
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Evansville
| RD1-score3=97
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=North Carolina A&T
| RD1-score4=82
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Southern Illinois
| RD2-score1=88
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Evansville
| RD2-score2=83
}}
- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 84, Union 80
=East - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]=
Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score1=67*
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Albright
| RD1-score2=64
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Hofstra
| RD1-score3=56
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=C. W. Post
| RD1-score4=55
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Mount St. Mary's
| RD2-score1=66
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Hofstra
| RD2-score2=54
}}
- Third Place - Albright 65, C. W. Post 59
=Mideast - [[Akron, Ohio]]=
Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Florida A&M
| RD1-score1=74
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Youngstown State
| RD1-score2=60
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Wittenberg
| RD1-score3=69
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Gannon
| RD1-score4=43
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Florida A&M
| RD2-score1=33
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Wittenberg
| RD2-score2=35
}}
- Third Place - Youngstown State 58, Gannon 52
=Pacific Coast - [[Sacramento, California]]=
Location: Hornet Gym Host: Sacramento State College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD1-score1=88
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Fresno State
| RD1-score2=81
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Sacramento State
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Seattle Pacific
| RD1-score4=57
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD2-score1=65
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Sacramento State
| RD2-score2=73
}}
- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 73, Fresno State 68
=Great Lakes - [[Valparaiso, Indiana]]=
Location: Athletics-Recreation Center Host: Valparaiso University
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Concordia (IL)
| RD1-score1=79
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Illinois State
| RD1-score2=61
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Valparaiso
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Kentucky State
| RD1-score4=61
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Concordia
| RD2-score1=72
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Valparaiso
| RD2-score2=75
}}
- Third Place - Kentucky State 77, Illinois State 72
=Southwest - [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]=
Location: Indian Fieldhouse Host: Arkansas State College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=SE Missouri State
| RD1-score1=57
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Abilene Christian
| RD1-score2=55
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Arkansas State
| RD1-score3=66
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Lamar
| RD1-score4=65
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=SE Missouri State
| RD2-score1=76
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Arkansas State
| RD2-score2=64
}}
- Third Place - Lamar 83, Abilene Christian 74
=Midwest - [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]=
Location: Ira J. Taylor Gymnasium Host: Nebraska Wesleyan College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Northern Iowa
| RD1-score1=81
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Hamline
| RD1-score2=68
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score3=71
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Grinnell
| RD1-score4=65
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Northern Iowa
| RD2-score1=77
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score2=78
}}
- Third Place - Hamline 76, Grinnell 68
National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 15
| RD2=National semifinals
Final Four
March 16
| RD3=National Championship
March 17
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Northeastern
| RD1-score1=57
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Southern Illinois
| RD1-score2=73
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score3=43
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Wittenberg
| RD1-score4=39
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Sacramento State
| RD1-score5=61
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Valparaiso
| RD1-score6=54
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=SE Missouri State
| RD1-score7=61
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score8=71*
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Southern Illinois
| RD2-score1=57
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Mount St. Mary's
| RD2-score2=58
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Sacramento State
| RD2-score3=74**
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score4=73
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Mount St. Mary's
| RD3-score1=58*
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Sacramento State
| RD3-score2=57
}}
- Third Place - Southern Illinois 98, Nebraska Wesleyan 81
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)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2010/d2/champs.pdf 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship]
- [http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1962_NCAA_College_Division_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament 1962 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com]
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