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.
Regional participants SchoolOutcomeFairfieldRunner-upNortheasternRegional ChampionRochesterFourth PlaceSt. AnselmThird Place SchoolOutcomeEvansvilleRunner-upNorth Carolina A&TThird PlaceSouthern IllinoisRegional ChampionUnion (TN)Fourth Place SchoolOutcomeAlbrightThird PlaceC. W. PostFourth PlaceHofstra UniversityRunner-upMount St. Mary'sRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeFlorida A&MRunner-upGannonFourth PlaceWittenbergRegional ChampionYoungstown StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal Poly PomonaRunner-upFresno StateFourth PlaceSacramento StateRegional ChampionSeattle PacificThird Place SchoolOutcomeConcordia (IL)Runner-upIllinois StateFourth PlaceKentucky StateThird PlaceValparaisoRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAbilene ChristianFourth PlaceArkansas StateRunner-upLamarThird PlaceSE Missouri StateRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeGrinnellFourth PlaceHamlineThird PlaceNebraska WesleyanRegional ChampionNorthern IowaRunner-up
Regionals
Northeast - Rochester, New York Location: Louis Alexander Palestra Host: University of Rochester
Third Place - St. Anselm 83, Rochester 64
South Central - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
Third Place - North Carolina A&T 84, Union 80
East - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
Third Place - Albright 65, C. W. Post 59
Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron
Third Place - Youngstown State 58, Gannon 52
Pacific Coast - Sacramento, California Location: Hornet Gym Host: Sacramento State College
Third Place - Seattle Pacific 73, Fresno State 68
Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana Location: Athletics-Recreation Center Host: Valparaiso University
Third Place - Kentucky State 77, Illinois State 72
Southwest - Jonesboro, Arkansas Location: Indian Fieldhouse Host: Arkansas State College
Third Place - Lamar 83, Abilene Christian 74
Midwest - Lincoln, Nebraska Location: Ira J. Taylor Gymnasium Host: Nebraska Wesleyan College
Third Place - Hamline 76, Grinnell 68
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
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)
See also 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1962 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1962 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com