• West • Seattle 69,
San Francisco 67 • Seattle 66,
California 62 • Final Four • Seattle 73,
Kansas State 51 •
Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
NCAA Championship The NCAA Final Four was played at
Freedom Hall in Louisville, Seattle had an integrated team, and played in front of an all-white crowd of 18,803. Elgin Baylor was the nation's second-best scorer (32.5) behind
Cincinnati's
Oscar Robertson. The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half, and were leading with seven minutes in the game. Seattle lost the game for a After the championship game, Baylor hinted that he might return for his senior season. Castellani had two recruits with him from the South Bend area, forwards Don Piasecki and Don Ogorek. The Chieftains also added a transfer from Indiana, guard
Charlie Brown. The feeling was that the team would have a bright future. ==Rankings==