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.

1962 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams32
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsMount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st title)
Runner-upSacramento State Hornets (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim Phelan (1st title)
MOPRon Roohrer, Sacramento State
Attendance7,749

Regional participants
School Outcome
Fairfield Runner-up
Northeastern Regional Champion
Rochester Fourth Place
St. Anselm Third Place
School Outcome
Evansville Runner-up
North Carolina A&T Third Place
Southern Illinois Regional Champion
Union (TN) Fourth Place
School Outcome
Albright Third Place
C. W. Post Fourth Place
Hofstra University Runner-up
Mount St. Mary's Regional Champion
School Outcome
Florida A&M Runner-up
Gannon Fourth Place
Wittenberg Regional Champion
Youngstown State Third Place
School Outcome
Cal Poly Pomona Runner-up
Fresno State Fourth Place
Sacramento State Regional Champion
Seattle Third Place
School Outcome
Concordia (IL) Runner-up
Illinois State Fourth Place
Kentucky State Third Place
Valparaiso Regional Champion
School Outcome
Abilene Christian Fourth Place
Arkansas State Runner-up
Lamar Third Place
SE Missouri State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Grinnell Fourth Place
Hamline Third Place
Nebraska Weslyan Regional Champion
Northern Iowa Runner-up

Regionals

Northeast - Rochester, New York

Location: Louis Alexander Palestra

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

South - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
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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