The 1961 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 1960-61 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.
It was won by Wittenberg University and South Dakota State's Don Jacobson was the Most Outstanding Player.
Location: Memorial Health Building Host: Austin Peay State College Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College Location: Judd Gymnasia Host: Springfield College Location: Chadwick Court Host: Wabash College Location: Henry Crown Field House Host: University of Chicago Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College Location: Robertson Gymnasium Host: University of California, Santa Barbara *denotes each overtime played Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College *denotes each overtime played