1962 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

The 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1961-62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It featured the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the second-ranked and defending national champion Cincinnati Bearcats of the Missouri Valley Conference in an all-Ohio matchup for the second consecutive year.

This was Ohio State's last appearance in the championship game until 2007. As of 2024, this is the last time that the national championship game featured two teams from the same state.

Ohio State Buckeyes

 * Mideast
 * Ohio State 93, Western Kentucky 73
 * Ohio State 74, Kentucky 64
 * Final Four
 * Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68

Cincinnati Bearcats

 * Midwest
 * Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
 * Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
 * Final Four
 * Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70

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