1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
MVC champions
National Championship Game,
W 70–65 OT vs. Ohio State
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati 10 2   .833 27 3   .900
No. 6 Bradley 9 3   .750 21 5   .808
Drake 7 5   .583 19 7   .731
Saint Louis 7 5   .583 21 9   .700
Wichita Municipal 6 6   .500 18 8   .692
Tulsa 2 10   .167 8 17   .320
North Texas State 1 11   .083 2 22   .083
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the NCAA tournament, defeating in-state foe and defending national champion Ohio State 70–65 in the Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker, his first year at the helm.