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1961 News and Highlights

The University of Cincinnati won the NCAA Basketball Championship and the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship.

College

Conference Champions

CONFERENCE TEAM RECORD
Eastern (Ivy League) Princeton 11-3
Yankee Rhode Island 9-1
Middle Atlantic St. John's 8-0
Tri-State Fairfield 9-0
Atlantic Coast North Carolina 12-2
Southeastern Mississippi State 11-3
Mid-American Ohio 10-2
Ohio Valley Morehead State 11-3
Southern West Virginia 11-1
Western (Big Ten) Ohio State 14-0
Mountain States Utah 12-2
Border Arizona State 9-1
Rocky Mountain Colorado College 12-4
Big Eight Kansas State 12-2
Missouri Valley Cincinnati 10-2
Southwest Texas Tech 11-3
Pacific Coast (Big Five) Southern California 9-3
West Coast Loyola 10-2

Paul Hogue of the Cincinnati Bearcats in the midst of an acrobatic rebound during the N.C.A.A. Championship game against Ohio State in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 25. Cincinnati won the game, in overtime, 70-65.

Professional

The Boston Celtics won their third straight NBA Championship by defeating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1.

Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain scores 2 of the 78 points he racked up against the Los Angeles Lakers during a triple-overtime game on December 9.

See Also

1961
Wilt Chamberlain

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