1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1964 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season 196364
Teams25
Finals site Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions UCLA Bruins (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up Duke Blue Devils (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach John Wooden (1st title)
MOP Walt Hazzard (UCLA)
Attendance140,790
Top scorer Jeff Mullins (Duke)
(116 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 1964 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, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Kansas City, Missouri. 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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UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 9883 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Vic Bubas. Walt Hazzard of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The title was the first in the history of the UCLA program, and was a sign of things to come, as the Bruins would win nine more championships in the next eleven seasons.

Locations

RoundRegionSiteVenue
First RoundEast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Dallas, Texas SMU Coliseum
West Eugene, Oregon McArthur Court
RegionalsEast Raleigh, North Carolina Reynolds Coliseum
Mideast Minneapolis, Minnesota Williams Arena
Midwest Wichita, Kansas U. of Wichita Field House
West Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State Coliseum
Final Four Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Auditorium

Teams

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East Connecticut Fred Shabel Yankee Regional Runner-up Duke L 101–54
East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Runner Up UCLA L 98–83
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League Regional Fourth Place Villanova L 74–62
East Providence Joe Mullaney IndependentFirst round Villanova L 77–66
East Temple Harry Litwack Middle Atlantic First round Connecticut L 53–48
East Villanova Jack Kraft IndependentRegional third place Princeton W 74–62
East VMI Weenie Miller Southern First round Princeton L 86–60
Mideast
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional Fourth Place Loyola–Chicago L 100–91
Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman IndependentFirst round Ohio L 71–69
Mideast Loyola–Chicago George Ireland IndependentRegional third place Kentucky W 100–91
Mideast Michigan Dave Strack Big Ten Third Place Kansas State W 100–90
Mideast Murray State Cal Luther Ohio Valley First round Loyola–Chicago L 101–91
Mideast Ohio James Snyder Mid-American Regional Runner-up Michigan L 69–57
Midwest
Midwest Creighton Red McManus IndependentRegional Fourth Place Texas Western L 63–52
Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Big Eight Fourth Place Michigan L 100–90
Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons IndependentFirst round Creighton L 89–78
Midwest Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf Southwest First round Texas Western L 68–62
Midwest Texas Western Don Haskins IndependentRegional third place Creighton W 63–52
Midwest Wichita State Ralph Miller Missouri Valley Regional Runner-up Kansas State L 94–86
West
West Arizona State Ned Wulk Western Athletic First round Utah State L 92–90
West Oregon State Slats Gill IndependentFirst round Seattle L 61–57
West San Francisco Pete Peletta West Coast Athletic Regional Runner-up UCLA L 76–72
West Seattle Bob Boyd IndependentRegional third place Utah State W 88–78
West UCLA John Wooden AAWU Champion Duke W 98–83
West Utah State LaDell Andersen IndependentRegional Fourth Place Seattle L 88–78

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Duke 87
 Villanova 73
  Villanova 77
  Providence 66
 Duke101
 Connecticut 54
  Connecticut 53
  Temple 48
 Connecticut52Third place
 Princeton 50
  Princeton 86Villanova74
  VMI 60 Princeton 62

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
  Kentucky 69
  Ohio 71 Ohio85
  Louisville 69*  Ohio 57
 Michigan69
  Michigan 84
  Loyola–Chicago 101 Loyola–Chicago 80
  Murray State 91 Third place
Loyola–Chicago100
Kentucky 91

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
  Wichita State 84
  Creighton 89 Creighton 68
  Oklahoma City 78  Wichita State 86
 Kansas State94
  Kansas State 64
  Texas Western 68 Texas Western 60
  Texas A&M 62 Third place
Texas Western63
Creighton 52

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
  UCLA 95
  Seattle 61 Seattle 90
  Oregon State 57  UCLA76
 San Francisco 72
  San Francisco 64
  Utah State 92 Utah State 58
  Arizona State 90 Third place
Seattle88
Utah State 78

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Duke91
ME Michigan 80
E Duke 83
W UCLA98
MW Kansas State 84
W UCLA90National Third Place Game
ME Michigan100
MW Kansas State 90

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