1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
MVC Co-champions
National Championship Game,
W 71–59 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–2 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
1961–62 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati 10 2   .833 29 2   .935
No. 5 Bradley 10 2   .833 21 7   .750
Wichita Municipal 7 5   .583 18 9   .667
Drake 6 6   .500 16 8   .667
Saint Louis 5 7   .417 11 15   .423
Tulsa 4 8   .333 7 19   .269
North Texas State 0 12   .000 3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and defended its national championship with a 71–59 defeat of top-ranked in-state foe Ohio State again before 18,469 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The head coach was Ed Jucker.