1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1963 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
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Cover from the official program
Season 196263
Teams25
Finals site Freedom Hall,
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions Loyola Ramblers (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-up Cincinnati Bearcats (3rd title game,
5th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach George Ireland (1st title)
MOP Art Heyman (Duke)
Attendance153,065
Top scorer Mel Counts (Oregon State)
(123 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

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Loyola University Chicago, coached by George Ireland, won the national title with a 60–58 overtime victory in the final game, over the University of Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker. Art Heyman, of Duke University, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament marked the last time that a city was host to two straight Final Fours.

Locations

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Philadelphia
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Evanston
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Lubbock
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Eugene
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College Park
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East Lansing
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Lawrence
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Provo
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Louisville
First round (green), Regionals (blue), and Final Four (red)
RoundRegionLocationVenue
First RoundEast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
West Eugene, Oregon McArthur Court
RegionalsEast College Park, Maryland Cole Field House
Mideast East Lansing, Michigan Jenison Fieldhouse
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Allen Fieldhouse
West Provo, Utah Smith Fieldhouse
Final Four Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall

Teams

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScoreQualification
East
East Connecticut George Wigton Yankee First round West Virginia L 77–71 Yankee Conference champion [1]
East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Third Place Oregon State W 85–63 ACC tournament champion [1]
East NYU Lou Rossini Metro NY Regional Fourth Place West Virginia L 83–73At-large bid [2]
East Pittsburgh Bob Timmons IndependentFirst round NYU L 93–83At-large bid
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League First round Saint Joseph's L 82–81 Ivy League co-champion [a] [3]
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional Runner-up Duke L 73–59 MAC champion [4]
East West Virginia George King Southern Regional third place NYU W 83–73 SoCon tournament champion [1]
Mideast
Mideast Bowling Green Harold Anderson Mid-American Regional Fourth Place Mississippi State L 65–60 MAC champion [4]
Mideast Illinois Harry Combes Big Ten Regional Runner-up Loyola–Chicago L 79–64 Big Ten co-champion [b] [3]
Mideast Loyola–Chicago George Ireland IndependentChampion Cincinnati W 60–58At-large bid [2]
Mideast Mississippi State Babe McCarthy Southeastern Regional third place Bowling Green W 65–60 SEC champion [3]
Mideast Notre Dame John Jordan IndependentFirst round Bowling Green L 77–72At-large bid
Mideast Tennessee Tech Johnny Oldham Ohio Valley First round Loyola–Chicago L 111–42 OVC champion [4]
Midwest
Midwest Cincinnati Ed Jucker Missouri Valley Runner Up Loyola–Chicago L 60–58 MVC champion [5]
Midwest Colorado Sox Walseth Big Eight Regional Runner-up Cincinnati L 67–60 Big Eight co-champion [c] [3]
Midwest Colorado State Jim Williams IndependentFirst round Oklahoma City L 70–67At-large bid [2]
Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons IndependentRegional Fourth Place Texas L 90–83At-large bid [2]
Midwest Texas Harold Bradley Southwest Regional third place Oklahoma City W 90–83 SWC champion [5]
Midwest Texas Western Don Haskins IndependentFirst round Texas L 65–47At-large bid [2]
West
West Arizona State Ned Wulk Western Athletic Regional Runner-up Oregon State L 83–65 WAC champion [4]
West Oregon State Slats Gill IndependentFourth Place Duke L 85–63At-large bid [2]
West San Francisco Pete Peletta West Coast Athletic Regional third place UCLA W 76–75 WCAC champion [3]
West Seattle Clair Markey IndependentFirst round Oregon State L 70–66At-large bid [2]
West UCLA John Wooden AAWU Regional Fourth Place San Francisco L 76–75 Big Six co-champion [d] [3] [6]
West Utah State LaDell Andersen IndependentFirst round Arizona State L 79–75At-large bid [2]
  1. Princeton won a tiebreaker play-off game against Fordham to earn a tournament berth.
  2. Ohio State had been in the previous year's tournament, so Illinois was awarded the tournament berth.
  3. Colorado had won both their games against co-champion Kansas State that season, so they were awarded the tournament berth.
  4. UCLA won in a tiebreaker play-off game against Stanford to earn a tournament berth.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Duke 81
NYU 76
NYU 93
Pittsburgh 83
Duke73
Saint Joseph's 59
West Virginia 77
Connecticut 71
West Virginia 88 Third place
Saint Joseph's97
Saint Joseph's 82West Virginia83
Princeton 81* NYU 73

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Illinois 70
Bowling Green 67
Bowling Green 77
Notre Dame 72
Illinois 64
Loyola–Chicago79
Mississippi State 51 Third place
Loyola–Chicago61
Loyola–Chicago 111Mississippi State65
Tennessee Tech 42 Bowling Green 60

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Colorado 78
Oklahoma City 72
Oklahoma City 70
Colorado State 67
Colorado 60
Cincinnati67
Cincinnati 73Third place
Texas 68
Texas 65Texas90
Texas Western 47 Oklahoma City 83

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
UCLA 79
Arizona State93
Arizona State 79
Utah State 75*
Arizona State 65
Oregon State83
San Francisco 61 Third place
Oregon State65
Oregon State 70San Francisco76
Seattle 66 UCLA 75

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Duke 75
ME Loyola–Chicago94
ME Loyola–Chicago60(OT)
MW Cincinnati 58
MW Cincinnati80
W Oregon State 46 Third place [7]
E Duke85
W Oregon State 63

See also

Notes

The Loyola Ramblers show off their championship trophy as they arrive home at O'Hare International Airport. 1963 Loyola Ramblers at O'Hare Airport.png
The Loyola Ramblers show off their championship trophy as they arrive home at O'Hare International Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "4 Quintets Gain N.C.A.A. Tourney" . The New York Times. New York. March 4, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "5 Fives Accept Bids to N.C.A.A. Tourney" . The New York Times. New York. February 19, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Big Six Quintets Will Play Off Tie" . The New York Times. New York. March 11, 1963. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "1962–63 Conference Standings". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Sheehan, Joseph M. (February 18, 1963). "No College Fives Stay Undefeated" . The New York Times. p. 17. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. "U.C.L.A. Wins Title, Downing Stanford" . The New York Times. New York. March 14, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket" . Retrieved October 14, 2011.