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Season | 1962–63 | ||||
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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 |
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Winning coach | George Ireland (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Art Heyman (Duke) | ||||
Attendance | 153,065 | ||||
Top scorer | Mel Counts (Oregon State) (123 points) | ||||
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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.
Round | Region | Location | Venue |
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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 |
Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | Qualification |
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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] |
* – Denotes overtime period
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |