1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

1963 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
	Cover from the official program
Season	1962–63
Teams	25
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	Duke Blue Devils (1st Final Four); Oregon State Beavers (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	George Ireland (1st title)
MOP	Art Heyman (Duke)
Attendance	153,065
Top scorer	Mel Counts (Oregon State); (123 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1962	1964»

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.

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

Philadelphia

Evanston

Lubbock

Eugene

College Park

East Lansing

Lawrence

Provo

Louisville

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First round (green), Regionals (blue), and Final Four (red)

Round	Region	Location	Venue
First Round	East	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Palestra
	Mideast	Evanston, Illinois	McGaw Memorial Hall
	Midwest	Lubbock, Texas	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
	West	Eugene, Oregon	McArthur Court
Regionals	East	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

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score	Qualification
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 83–73	At-large bid^[2]
East	Pittsburgh	Bob Timmons	Independent	First round	NYU	L 93–83	At-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	Independent	Champion	Cincinnati	W 60–58	At-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	Independent	First round	Bowling Green	L 77–72	At-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	Independent	First round	Oklahoma City	L 70–67	At-large bid^[2]
Midwest	Oklahoma City	Abe Lemons	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	Texas	L 90–83	At-large bid^[2]
Midwest	Texas	Harold Bradley	Southwest	Regional third place	Oklahoma City	W 90–83	SWC champion^[5]
Midwest	Texas Western	Don Haskins	Independent	First round	Texas	L 65–47	At-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	Independent	Fourth Place	Duke	L 85–63	At-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	Independent	First round	Oregon State	L 70–66	At-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	Independent	First round	Arizona State	L 79–75	At-large bid^[2]

^ Princeton won a tiebreaker play-off game against Fordham to earn a tournament berth.
^ Ohio State had been in the previous year's tournament, so Illinois was awarded the tournament berth.
^ Colorado had won both their games against co-champion Kansas State that season, so they were awarded the tournament berth.
^ 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
				Duke	73

				Saint Joseph's	59
West Virginia	77

Connecticut	71
		West Virginia	88	Third place

		Saint Joseph's	97
Saint Joseph's	82			West Virginia	83

Princeton	81*			NYU	73

Mideast region

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

		Illinois	70

		Bowling Green	67
Bowling Green	77

Notre Dame	72
				Illinois	64

				Loyola–Chicago	79



		Mississippi State	51	Third place

		Loyola–Chicago	61
Loyola–Chicago	111			Mississippi State	65

Tennessee Tech	42			Bowling Green	60

Midwest region

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

		Colorado	78

		Oklahoma City	72
Oklahoma City	70

Colorado State	67
				Colorado	60

				Cincinnati	67



		Cincinnati	73	Third place

		Texas	68
Texas	65			Texas	90

Texas Western	47			Oklahoma City	83

West region

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

		UCLA	79

		Arizona State	93
Arizona State	79

Utah State	75*
				Arizona State	65

				Oregon State	83



		San Francisco	61	Third place

		Oregon State	65
Oregon State	70			San Francisco	76

Seattle	66			UCLA	75

Final Four

National Semifinals			National Championship Game

E	Duke	75

ME	Loyola–Chicago	94
			ME	Loyola–Chicago	60(OT)

			MW	Cincinnati	58
MW	Cincinnati	80

W	Oregon State	46	Third place^[7]


			E	Duke	85

			W	Oregon State	63

Notes

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

In the Loyola vs. Mississippi State game at East Lansing, Michigan in a Mideast regional semifinal, Mississippi State, an all-white team, played despite protests from the governor and state police of Mississippi. Mississippi State overcame a state prohibition against playing integrated teams. Loyola beat Mississippi State and went on to the Mideast Region Championship game. The Loyola–Mississippi State has since been dubbed the "Game of Change".
In the National Championship game, Loyola started four African-Americans and Cincinnati started three, marking the first time that a majority of African-Americans participated in the championship game.
Loyola was the tenth and, as of 2022, most recent team to win the tournament in their first appearance, joining Oregon (1939), Indiana (1940), Wisconsin (1941), Stanford (1942), Utah (1944), Oklahoma State (1945), Holy Cross (1947), La Salle (1954) and San Francisco (1955).
Loyola's first-round regional victory over Tennessee Tech, 111–42, continues to be a record margin of victory for an NCAA men's basketball tournament game. That game also remains Tennessee Tech's most recent tournament game, as the Golden Eagles have not been back since. Tennessee Tech's 59-year drought is the second longest active drought after Dartmouth, who has not made the tournament since 1959, and third all-time behind Dartmouth and Harvard, who went 66 years (1946–2012) between tournament appearances.
In addition to Loyola, two other teams - Mississippi State and Texas Western - both made their tournament debuts. The Bulldogs had been eligible three times before (in 1959, 1961 and 1962, the last year being tied with Kentucky), but all three times had been prohibited by the state due to its prohibition against playing integrated teams. Texas Western, who were an independent team following the disbandment of the Border Conference the year prior, lost their first tournament game to in-state rival Texas, whom they had beaten 45–40 on December 29 at home. They would also make history three years later when they won the 1966 tournament with an all-black starting five.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "4 Quintets Gain N.C.A.A. Tourney". The New York Times. New York. March 4, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Big Six Quintets Will Play Off Tie". The New York Times. New York. March 11, 1963. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1962–63 Conference Standings". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Sheehan, Joseph M. (February 18, 1963). "No College Fives Stay Undefeated". The New York Times. p. 17. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "U.C.L.A. Wins Title, Downing Stanford". The New York Times. New York. March 14, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[3] Princeton won a tiebreaker play-off game against Fordham to earn a tournament berth.

[6] Ohio State had been in the previous year's tournament, so Illinois was awarded the tournament berth.

[8] Colorado had won both their games against co-champion Kansas State that season, so they were awarded the tournament berth.

[9] UCLA won in a tiebreaker play-off game against Stanford to earn a tournament berth.

[nyt_mar04-1] "4 Quintets Gain N.C.A.A. Tourney". The New York Times. New York. March 4, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[nyt_feb19-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "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.

[nyt_mar11-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Big Six Quintets Will Play Off Tie". The New York Times. New York. March 11, 1963. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[SRstandings-5] "1962–63 Conference Standings". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[nyt_feb18-7] Sheehan, Joseph M. (February 18, 1963). "No College Fives Stay Undefeated". The New York Times. p. 17. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[10] "U.C.L.A. Wins Title, Downing Stanford". The New York Times. New York. March 14, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[11] "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.

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