1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1963 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title)
Runner-up	Wittenberg Tigers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1st Final Four); Southern Illinois Salukis (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Jim Iverson (1st title)
MOP	Wayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
Attendance	18,526
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1962	1964»

The 1963 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 1962–63 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by South Dakota State University, with South Dakota State's Wayne Rasmussen named Most Outstanding Player.

Akron

St. Louis

Reading

Boston

Brookings

Cape Girardeau

Fresno

Louisville

Evansville

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1963 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Austin Peay	Fourth Place
Bellarmine	Third Place
Oglethorpe	Regional Champion
Tennessee State	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Bloomsburg	Runner-up
Hofstra	Third Place
Mount St. Mary's	Fourth Place
Philadelphia Textile	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Buffalo	Fourth Place
South Carolina State	Runner-up
Wittenberg	Regional Champion
Youngstown State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Assumption	Third Place
Fairleigh Dickinson	Fourth Place
Northeastern	Regional Champion
Springfield	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Augustana (IL)	Fourth Place
Concordia (IL)	Third Place
Evansville	Regional Champion
Washington (MO)	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Arkansas State	Third Place
Lamar	Runner-up
SE Missouri State	Fourth Place
Southern Illinois	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Cornell (IA)	Fourth Place
Michigan Tech	Third Place
Nebraska Wesleyan	Runner-up
South Dakota State	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Chapman	Runner-up
Fresno State	Regional Champion
San Francisco State	Fourth Place
UC Santa Barbara	Third Place

Regionals

South Central - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Tennessee State	119

Austin Peay	94
		Tennessee State	51

		Oglethorpe	55
Oglethorpe	57

Bellarmine	49

Third Place - Bellarmine 96, Austin Peay 86

East - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Bloomsburg	76

Mount St. Mary's	61
		Bloomsburg	48

		Philadelphia Textile	54
Philadelphia Textile	60

Hofstra	55

Third Place - Hofstra 78, Mount St. Mary's 71

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

South Carolina State	80

Buffalo	63
		South Carolina State	63

		Wittenberg	70
Wittenberg	38

Youngstown State	31

Third Place—Youngstown State 65, Buffalo 53

Northeast—⁣Boston, Massachusetts

Location: Cabot Center Host: Northeastern University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Springfield	66

Fairleigh Dickinson	54
		Springfield	45

		Northeastern	47
Northeastern	74

Assumption	60

Third Place—Assumption 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 51

Great Lakes - St. Louis, Missouri

Location: Washington Field House Host: Washington University in St. Louis

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Evansville	66

Concordia (IL)	56
		Evansville	85

		Washington (MO)	76
Washington (MO)	71

Augustana (IL)	66

Third Place—Concordia 92, Augustana (IL) 84

Southwest - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Lamar	89

Arkansas State	88
		Lamar	84

		Southern Illinois	93
Southern Illinois	87

SE Missouri State	79

Third Place—Arkansas State 77, SE Missouri State 75

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Nebraska Wesleyan	86

Michigan Tech	69
		Nebraska Wesleyan	75

		South Dakota State	77
South Dakota State	71

Cornell (IA)	64

Third Place - Michigan Tech 71, Cornell 61

Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Chapman	53

San Francisco State	50
		Chapman	59

		Fresno State	71
Fresno State	68

UC Santa Barbara	60

Third Place—UC Santa Barbara 58, San Francisco State 56

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals—⁣Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13		National semifinals Final Four March 14		National Championship March 15

Oglethorpe	36

Philadelphia Textile	34
		Oglethorpe	37

		Wittenberg	46
Wittenberg	48

Northeastern	47
				Wittenberg	42

				South Dakota State	44
Evansville	73

Southern Illinois	86
		Southern Illinois	76

		South Dakota State	80
South Dakota State	84

Fresno State	71

Third Place—Oglethorpe 68, Southern Illinois 64