Held on November 21, 1960, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan.
All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet.
In total, 12 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.
[1] The team national championship was won by the Houston Cougars, their first.
The individual championship was retained by Al Lawrence, also from Houston, with a time of 19:28.44.