1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 98–83 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
All locations were in the USA.
Teams
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
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Finals |
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Duke |
87 |
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Villanova |
73 |
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Villanova |
77 |
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Providence |
66 |
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Duke |
101 |
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Connecticut |
54 |
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Connecticut |
53 |
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Temple |
48 |
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Connecticut |
52 |
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Princeton |
50 |
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Princeton |
86 |
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VMI |
60 |
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Mideast region
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Kentucky |
69 |
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Ohio |
85 |
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Ohio |
71 |
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Louisville |
69* |
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Ohio |
57 |
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Michigan |
69 |
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Michigan |
84 |
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Loyola-Chicago |
80 |
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Loyola-Chicago |
101 |
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Murray State |
91 |
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Midwest region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Wichita State |
84 |
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Creighton |
68 |
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Creighton |
89 |
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Oklahoma City |
78 |
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Wichita State |
86 |
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Kansas State |
94 |
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Kansas State |
64 |
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Texas Western |
60 |
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Texas Western |
68 |
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Texas A&M |
62 |
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West region
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Semifinals |
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UCLA |
95 |
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Seattle |
90 |
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Seattle |
61 |
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Oregon State |
57 |
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UCLA |
76 |
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San Francisco |
72 |
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San Francisco |
64 |
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Utah State |
58 |
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Utah State |
92 |
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Arizona State |
90 |
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Final Four
| National Semifinals
| | | National Championship Game
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| E
| Duke
| 91
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| ME
| Michigan
| 80
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| Duke
| 83
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| UCLA
| 98
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| MW
| Kansas State
| 84
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| UCLA
| 90
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National Third Place Game
| National Third Place Game [1]
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| ME
| Michigan
| 100
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| MW
| Kansas State
| 90
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Regional Third Place Games
| East Regional Third Place
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| 74
| | | | Princeton
| 62
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| Mideast Regional Third Place
| | | | | | | | | Loyola-Chicago
| 100
| | | | Kentucky
| 91
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| Midwest Regional Third Place
| | | | | | | | | Texas Western
| 63
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| 52
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| West Regional Third Place
| | | | | | | | | Seattle
| 88
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| 78
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See also
References
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