1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

{{Short description|Edition of USA college basketball tournament}}

{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament

| Year = 1963

| Image = 1963 NCAA Basketball Championship program cover.jpg

| ImageSize =

| Caption = Cover from the official program

| Teams = 25

| FinalFourArena = Freedom Hall

| FinalFourCity = Louisville, Kentucky

| Champions = Loyola Ramblers

| TitleCount = 1st

| ChampGameCount = 1st

| ChampFFCount = 1st

| RunnerUp = Cincinnati Bearcats

| GameCount = 3rd

| RunnerFFCount = 5th

| Semifinal1 = Duke Blue Devils

| FinalFourCount = 1st

| Semifinal2 = Oregon State Beavers

| FinalFourCount2 = 2nd

| Coach = George Ireland

| CoachCount = 1st

| MOP = Art Heyman

| MOPTeam = Duke

| Attendance = 153,065

| TopScorer = Mel Counts

| TopScorerTeam = Oregon State

| Points = 123

}}

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

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class=wikitable ! Round !! Region !! Location !! Venue
rowspan="4" \| First Round \| East \| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania \| The Palestra
Mideast \| Evanston, Illinois \| McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest \| Lubbock, Texas \| Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
West \| Eugene, Oregon \| McArthur Court
rowspan="4" \| Regionals \| East \| College Park, Maryland \| Cole Field House
Mideast \| East Lansing, Michigan \| Jenison Fieldhouse
Midwest \| Lawrence, Kansas \| Allen Fieldhouse
West \| Provo, Utah \| Smith Fieldhouse
colspan="2"\|Final Four \| Louisville, Kentucky \| Freedom Hall

class=wikitable

! Round !! Region !! Location !! Venue

rowspan="4" | First Round

| East

| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| The Palestra

Mideast

| Evanston, Illinois

| McGaw Memorial Hall

Midwest

| Lubbock, Texas

| Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

West

| Eugene, Oregon

| McArthur Court

rowspan="4" | Regionals

| East

| College Park, Maryland

| Cole Field House

Mideast

| East Lansing, Michigan

Midwest

West

colspan="2"|Final Four

| Louisville, Kentucky

| Freedom Hall

Teams

colspan=8 \| East
class=wikitable ! Region !! Team !! Coach !! Conference !! Finished !! Final Opponent !! Score !! Qualification
East	Connecticut	George Wigton	Yankee	First round	West Virginia	L 77–71	Yankee Conference champion
East	Duke	Vic Bubas	Atlantic Coast	Third Place	Oregon State	W 85–63	ACC tournament champion{{cite news \|title=4 Quintets Gain N.C.A.A. Tourney \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/04/archives/4-quintets-gain-ncar-tourney-mississippi-state-surprises-by.html \|access-date=22 June 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=4 March 1963 \|location=New York \|page=20 \|language=en \|url-access=subscription}}
East	NYU	Lou Rossini	Metro NY	Regional Fourth Place	West Virginia	L 83–73	At-large bid
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{{efn\|Princeton won a tiebreaker play-off game against Fordham to earn a tournament berth.}}
East	Saint Joseph's	Jack Ramsay	Middle Atlantic	Regional Runner-up	Duke	L 73–59	MAC champion{{cite sports-reference\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1963-standings.html\|title=1962–63 Conference Standings\|access-date=22 June 2020}}
East	West Virginia	George King	Southern	Regional third place	NYU	W 83–73	SoCon tournament champion
colspan=8 \| Mideast
Mideast	Bowling Green	Harold Anderson	Mid-American	Regional Fourth Place	Mississippi State	L 65–60	MAC champion
Mideast	Illinois	Harry Combes	Big Ten	Regional Runner-up	Loyola–Chicago	L 79–64	Big Ten co-champion{{efn\|Ohio State had been in the previous year's tournament, so Illinois was awarded the tournament berth.}}{{cite news \|title=Big Six Quintets Will Play Off Tie \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/11/archives/big-six-quintets-will-play-off-tie-stanforducla-winner-tomorrow-in.html \|access-date=22 June 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=11 March 1963 \|location=New York \|page=18 \|language=en \|url-access=subscription}}
Mideast	Loyola–Chicago	George Ireland	Independent	Champion	Cincinnati	W 60–58	At-large bid{{cite news \|title=5 Fives Accept Bids to N.C.A.A. Tourney \|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/02/19/89522074.html?zoom=15.65 \|access-date=22 June 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=19 Feb 1963 \|location=New York \|page=16 \|language=en \|url-access=subscription}}
Mideast	Mississippi State	Babe McCarthy	Southeastern	Regional third place	Bowling Green	W 65–60	SEC champion
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
colspan=8 \| Midwest
Midwest	Cincinnati	Ed Jucker	Missouri Valley	Runner Up	Loyola–Chicago	L 60–58	MVC champion{{cite news \|last1=Sheehan \|first1=Joseph M. \|title=No College Fives Stay Undefeated \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/02/18/archives/no-college-fives-stay-undefeated-cincinnati-and-loyola-both-beaten.html \|access-date=22 June 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=18 February 1963 \|page=17 \|language=en \|url-access=subscription}}
Midwest	Colorado	Sox Walseth	Big Eight	Regional Runner-up	Cincinnati	L 67–60	Big Eight co-champion{{efn\|Colorado had won both their games against co-champion Kansas State that season, so they were awarded the tournament berth.}}
Midwest	Colorado State	Jim Williams	Independent	First round	Oklahoma City	L 70–67	At-large bid
Midwest	Oklahoma City	Abe Lemons	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	Texas	L 90–83	At-large bid
Midwest	Texas	Harold Bradley	Southwest	Regional third place	Oklahoma City	W 90–83	SWC champion
Midwest	Texas Western	Don Haskins	Independent	First round	Texas	L 65–47	At-large bid
colspan=8 \| West
West	Arizona State	Ned Wulk	Western Athletic	Regional Runner-up	Oregon State	L 83–65	WAC champion
West	Oregon State	Slats Gill	Independent	Fourth Place	Duke	L 85–63	At-large bid
West	San Francisco	Pete Peletta	West Coast Athletic	Regional third place	UCLA	W 76–75	WCAC champion
West	Seattle	Clair Markey	Independent	First round	Oregon State	L 70–66	At-large bid
West	UCLA	John Wooden	AAWU	Regional Fourth Place	San Francisco	L 76–75	Big Six co-champion{{efn\|UCLA won in a tiebreaker play-off game against Stanford to earn a tournament berth.}}{{cite news \|title=U.C.L.A. Wins Title, Downing Stanford \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/14/archives/ucla-wins-title-downing-stanford.html \|access-date=22 June 2020 \|work=The New York Times \|date=14 March 1963 \|location=New York \|page=16 \|language=en \|url-access=subscription}}
West	Utah State	LaDell Andersen	Independent	First round	Arizona State	L 79–75	At-large bid

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

=East region=

{{3RoundBracket|byes=1

|nowrap=y|seeds=no

| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}}

| RD1-score3=93

| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Pittsburgh Panthers|title=Pittsburgh}}

| RD1-score4=83

| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}

| RD1-score5=77

| RD1-team6=Connecticut

| RD1-score6=71

| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|title=Saint Joseph's}}

| RD1-score7=82

| RD1-team8=Princeton

| RD1-score8=81*

| RD2-team1=Duke

| RD2-score1=81

| RD2-team2=NYU

| RD2-score2=76

| RD2-team3=West Virginia

| RD2-score3=88

| RD2-team4=Saint Joseph's

| RD2-score4=97

| RD3-team1=Duke

| RD3-score1=73

| RD3-team2=Saint Joseph's

| RD3-score2=59

| RD3b = Third place

| RD3b-team1=West Virginia

| RD3b-score1=83

| RD3b-team2=NYU

| RD3b-score2=73

}}

=Mideast region=

{{3RoundBracket|byes=1

|nowrap=y|seeds=no

| RD1-team3=Bowling Green

| RD1-score3=77

| RD1-team4=Notre Dame

| RD1-score4=72

| RD1-team7=Loyola–Chicago

| RD1-score7=111

| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1962|sex=none|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| RD1-score8=42

| RD2-team1=Illinois

| RD2-score1=70

| RD2-team2=Bowling Green

| RD2-score2=67

| RD2-team3=Mississippi State

| RD2-score3=51

| RD2-team4=Loyola–Chicago

| RD2-score4=61

| RD3-team1=Illinois

| RD3-score1=64

| RD3-team2=Loyola–Chicago

| RD3-score2=79

| RD3b=Third place

| RD3b-team1=Mississippi State

| RD3b-score1=65

| RD3b-team2=Bowling Green

| RD3b-score2=60

}}

=Midwest region=

{{3RoundBracket|byes=1

|nowrap=y|seeds=no

| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Oklahoma City Chiefs|title=Oklahoma City}}

| RD1-score3=70

| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Colorado State Rams|title=Colorado State}}

| RD1-score4=67

| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score7=65

| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Texas Western Miners|title=Texas Western}}

| RD1-score8=47

| RD2-team1={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}

| RD2-score1=78

| RD2-team2=Oklahoma City

| RD2-score2=72

| RD2-team3=Cincinnati

| RD2-score3=73

| RD2-team4=Texas

| RD2-score4=68

| RD3-team1=Colorado

| RD3-score1=60

| RD3-team2=Cincinnati

| RD3-score2=67

| RD3b=Third place

| RD3b-team1=Texas

| RD3b-score1=90

| RD3b-team2=Oklahoma City

| RD3b-score2=83

}}

=West region=

{{3RoundBracket|byes=1

|nowrap=y|seeds=no

| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}

| RD1-score3=79

| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}

| RD1-score4=75*

| RD1-team7=Oregon State

| RD1-score7=70

| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=Seattle Chieftains|title=Seattle}}

| RD1-score8=66

| RD2-team1=UCLA

| RD2-score1=79

| RD2-team2=Arizona State

| RD2-score2=93

| RD2-team3={{cbb link|1962|sex=men|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}

| RD2-score3=61

| RD2-team4=Oregon State

| RD2-score4=65

| RD3-team1=Arizona State

| RD3-score1=65

| RD3-team2=Oregon State

| RD3-score2=83

| RD3b=Third place

| RD3b-team1=San Francisco

| RD3b-score1=76

| RD3b-team2=UCLA

| RD3b-score2=75

}}

=Final Four=

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game | RD1-seed1=E

| RD1-team1=Duke

| RD1-score1=75

| RD1-seed2=ME

| RD1-team2=Loyola–Chicago

| RD1-score2=94

| RD1-seed3=MW

| RD1-team3=Cincinnati

| RD1-score3=80

| RD1-seed4=W

| RD1-team4=Oregon State

| RD1-score4=46

| RD2-seed1=ME

| RD2-team1=Loyola–Chicago

| RD2-score1=60(OT)

| RD2-seed2=MW

| RD2-team2=Cincinnati

| RD2-score2=58

| RD2b = Third place{{cite web|url=http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1954|title=1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket|access-date=October 14, 2011}}

| RD2b-seed1=E

| RD2b-team1=Duke

| RD2b-score1=85

| RD2b-seed2=W

| RD2b-team2=Oregon State

| RD2b-score2=63

}}

Notes

File:1963 Loyola Ramblers at O'Hare Airport.png 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.