1963 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
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.
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Knights Hall
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Tennessee State
| 119
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| Austin Peay
| 94
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| | Tennessee State
| 51
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| | Oglethorpe
| 55
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| Oglethorpe
| 57
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| Bellarmine
| 49
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- Third Place - Bellarmine 96, Austin Peay 86
Location: Bollman Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Bloomsburg
| 76
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 61
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| | Bloomsburg
| 48
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| | Philadelphia Textile
| 54
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 60
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| Hofstra
| 55
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- Third Place - Hofstra 78, Mount St. Mary's 71
Location: Memorial Hall
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| South Carolina State
| 80
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| Buffalo
| 63
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| | South Carolina State
| 63
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| | Wittenberg
| 70
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| Wittenberg
| 38
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| Youngstown State
| 31
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- Third Place - Youngstown State 65, Buffalo 53
Location: Cabot Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Springfield
| 66
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| Fairleigh Dickinson
| 54
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| | Springfield
| 45
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| | Northeastern
| 47
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| Northeastern
| 74
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| Assumption
| 60
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- Third Place - Assumption 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 51
Location: Washington Field House
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Evansville
| 66
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| Concordia (IL)
| 56
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| | Evansville
| 85
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| | Washington (MO)
| 76
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| Washington (MO)
| 71
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| Augustana (IL)
| 66
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- Third Place - Concordia 92, Augustana (IL) 84
Location: Houck Field House
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Lamar
| 89
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| Arkansas State
| 88
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| | Lamar
| 84
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| | Southern Illinois
| 93
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| Southern Illinois
| 87
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| SE Missouri State
| 79
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- Third Place - Arkansas State 77, SE Missouri State 75
Location: The Barn
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 86
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| Michigan Tech
| 69
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| | Nebraska Wesleyan
| 75
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| | South Dakota State
| 77
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| South Dakota State
| 71
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| Cornell (IA)
| 64
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- Third Place - Michigan Tech 71, Cornell 61
Location: North Gym
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Chapman
| 53
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| San Francisco State
| 50
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| | Chapman
| 59
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| | Fresno State
| 71
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| Fresno State
| 68
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| UC Santa Barbara
| 60
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- Third Place - UC Santa Barbara 58, San Francisco State 56
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Oglethorpe
| 36
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 34
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| | Oglethorpe
| 37
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| | Wittenberg
| 46
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| Wittenberg
| 48
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| Northeastern
| 47
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| | Wittenberg
| 42
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| | South Dakota State
| 44
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| Evansville
| 73
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| Southern Illinois
| 86
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| | Southern Illinois
| 76
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| | South Dakota State
| 80
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| South Dakota State
| 84
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| Fresno State
| 71
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- Third Place - Oglethorpe 68, Southern Illinois 64
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Tom Black (South Dakota State)
- Bob Cherry (Wittenberg)
- Bill Fisher (Wittenberg)
- Wayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
- Al Thrasher (Wittenberg)
See also
References
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