1959 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: West Virginia 79, Kentucky 70. Consolation: St. Louis 68, North Carolina 52.
First Round: West Virginia 87, St. Louis 86; Kentucky 76, North Carolina 70. Attendance: 22,713. *Payoff: $15,420.33 to each team.
1960 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: St. Louis 74, Kentucky 72 (1 overtime). Third Place: California 72, Illinois 54.
First Round: St. Louis 54, California 53 (1 overtime); Kentucky 83, Illinois 78. Attendance: 15,095. Payoff: $9,155.29 to each team.
1961 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 80, Kansas State 67. Third Place: Tennessee 75, Xavier 70.
First Round: Kansas State 75, Xavier 67; Kentucky 96, Tennessee 69. Attendance: 16,013. Payoff: $9,903.57 to each team.
1962 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 79, West Virginia 75. Third Place: Oregon State 61, Iowa 55.
First Round: West Virginia 70, Oregon State 65; Kentucky 94, Iowa 69. Attendance: 22,138. Payoff: $14,067.17 to each team.
1963 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kentucky 98, Wake Forest 75. Third Place: Princeton 90, Wisconsin 87.
First Round: Wake Forest 96, Princeton 67; Kentucky 108, Wisconsin 85. Attendance: 22,111. Payoff: $13,563.41 to each team.
* National record.
UKIT PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE YEARS (Listed Alphabetically)
Team Record Titles Years Played
California ..............................Won 1, Lost 1 1960
Dayton ..................................Won 2, Lost 2 '55 1955, '56
Duke ......................................Won 0, Lost 2 1 953
Illinois ..................................Won 1, Lost 3 1956, '60
Iowa ......................................Won 0, Lost 2 1962
Kansas State ..........................Won 1, Lost 1 1961
KENTUCKY ........................                          Won 18, Lost 4 (7) (Every)
LaSalle ..................................Won 2, Lost 2 1953, '54
Minnesota ..............................Won 1, Lost 3 1955, '57
North Carolina ......................Won 1, Lost 3 1957, '59
Ohio State ..............................Won 0, Lost 2 1958
Oklahoma State ......................Won 1, Lost 1 1958
Oregon State ..........................Won 1, Lost 1 1962
Princeton ..............................Won 1, Lost 1 1963
St. Louis ................................Won 3, Lost 1 '60 1959, '60
Southern Canlifornia ..............Won 1, Lost 1 1954
Southern Methodist ................Won 1, Lost 1 1956
Tennessee ..............................Won 1, Lost 1 1961
UCLA ....................................Won 1, Lost 1 1953
Utah ......................................Won 0, Lost 4 1954, '55
Wake Forest ..........................Won 1, Lost 1 1963
West Virginia ........................Won 6, Lost 2 '57,59      1957, '58, '59, '62
Wisconsin ..............................Won 0, Lost 2 1963
Xavier ..................................Won 0, Lost 2 1961
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