Edition of USA college 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 Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Louis Alexander Palestra Host: University of Rochester
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
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| Northeastern
| 88
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| St. Anselm
| 78
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| | Northeastern
| 80
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| | | Fairfield
| 69
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| Fairfield
| 86
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| Rochester
| 75
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- Third Place - St. Anselm 83, Rochester 64
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Southern Illinois
| 70
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| Union (TN)
| 56
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| | Southern Illinois
| 88
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| | | Evansville
| 83
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| Evansville
| 97
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| North Carolina A&T
| 82
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- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 84, Union 80
Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 67*
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| Albright
| 64
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 66
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| | | Hofstra
| 54
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| Hofstra
| 56
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| C. W. Post
| 55
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- Third Place - Albright 65, C. W. Post 59
Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Florida A&M
| 74
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| Youngstown State
| 60
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| | Florida A&M
| 33
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| | | Wittenberg
| 35
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| Wittenberg
| 69
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| Gannon
| 43
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- Third Place - Youngstown State 58, Gannon 52
Location: Hornet Gym Host: Sacramento State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Cal Poly Pomona
| 88
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| Fresno State
| 81
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| | Cal Poly Pomona
| 65
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| | | Sacramento State
| 73
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| Sacramento State
| 68
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| Seattle Pacific
| 57
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- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 73, Fresno State 68
Location: Athletics-Recreation Center Host: Valparaiso University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Concordia (IL)
| 79
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| Illinois State
| 61
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| | Concordia
| 72
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| | | Valparaiso
| 75
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| Valparaiso
| 75
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| Kentucky State
| 61
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- Third Place - Kentucky State 77, Illinois State 72
Location: Indian Fieldhouse Host: Arkansas State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| SE Missouri State
| 57
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| Abilene Christian
| 55
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| | SE Missouri State
| 76
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| | | Arkansas State
| 64
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| Arkansas State
| 66
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| Lamar
| 65
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- Third Place - Lamar 83, Abilene Christian 74
Location: Ira J. Taylor Gymnasium Host: Nebraska Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 9
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 10
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| Northern Iowa
| 81
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| Hamline
| 68
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| | Northern Iowa
| 77
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| | | Nebraska Wesleyan
| 78
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 71
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| Grinnell
| 65
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- Third Place - Hamline 76, Grinnell 68
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 15
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 16
| | | National Championship
March 17
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| Northeastern
| 57
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| Southern Illinois
| 73
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| | Southern Illinois
| 57
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| | | Mount St. Mary's
| 58
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 43
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| Wittenberg
| 39
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 58*
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| | | Sacramento State
| 57
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| Sacramento State
| 61
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| Valparaiso
| 54
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| | Sacramento State
| 74**
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| | | Nebraska Wesleyan
| 73
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| SE Missouri State
| 61
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 71*
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- 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
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