1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1963 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title)
Runner-upWittenberg Tigers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim Iverson (1st title)
MOPWayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
Attendance18,526
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1962 1964»

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.

1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament is located in the United States
Akron
Akron
St. Louis
St. Louis
Reading
Reading
Boston
Boston
Brookings
Brookings
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau
Fresno
Fresno
Louisville
Louisville
Evansville
Evansville
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1963 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School Outcome
Austin Peay Fourth Place
Bellarmine Third Place
Oglethorpe Regional Champion
Tennessee State Runner-up
School Outcome
Bloomsburg Runner-up
Hofstra Third Place
Mount St. Mary's Fourth Place
Philadelphia Textile Regional Champion
School Outcome
Buffalo Fourth Place
South Carolina State Runner-up
Wittenberg Regional Champion
Youngstown State Third Place
School Outcome
Assumption Third Place
Fairleigh Dickinson Fourth Place
Northeastern Regional Champion
Springfield Runner-up
School Outcome
Augustana (IL) Fourth Place
Concordia (IL) Third Place
Evansville Regional Champion
Washington (MO) Runner-up
School Outcome
Arkansas State Third Place
Lamar Runner-up
SE Missouri State Fourth Place
Southern Illinois Regional Champion
School Outcome
Cornell (IA) Fourth Place
Michigan Tech Third Place
Nebraska Wesleyan Runner-up
South Dakota State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Chapman Runner-up
Fresno State Regional Champion
San Francisco State Fourth Place
UC Santa Barbara Third Place

Regionals

South Central - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Tennessee State 119
Austin Peay 94
Tennessee State 51
Oglethorpe 55
Oglethorpe 57
Bellarmine 49
  • Third Place - Bellarmine 96, Austin Peay 86

East - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Bloomsburg 76
Mount St. Mary's 61
Bloomsburg 48
Philadelphia Textile 54
Philadelphia Textile 60
Hofstra 55
  • Third Place - Hofstra 78, Mount St. Mary's 71

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
South Carolina State 80
Buffalo 63
South Carolina State 63
Wittenberg 70
Wittenberg 38
Youngstown State 31
  • Third Place—Youngstown State 65, Buffalo 53

Northeast—⁣Boston, Massachusetts

Location: Cabot Center Host: Northeastern University

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Springfield 66
Fairleigh Dickinson 54
Springfield 45
Northeastern 47
Northeastern 74
Assumption 60
  • Third Place—Assumption 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 51

Great Lakes - St. Louis, Missouri

Location: Washington Field House Host: Washington University in St. Louis

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Evansville 66
Concordia (IL) 56
Evansville 85
Washington (MO) 76
Washington (MO) 71
Augustana (IL) 66
  • Third Place—Concordia 92, Augustana (IL) 84

Southwest - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Lamar 89
Arkansas State 88
Lamar 84
Southern Illinois 93
Southern Illinois 87
SE Missouri State 79
  • Third Place—Arkansas State 77, SE Missouri State 75

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Nebraska Wesleyan 86
Michigan Tech 69
Nebraska Wesleyan 75
South Dakota State 77
South Dakota State 71
Cornell (IA) 64
  • Third Place - Michigan Tech 71, Cornell 61

Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
      
Chapman 53
San Francisco State 50
Chapman 59
Fresno State 71
Fresno State 68
UC Santa Barbara 60
  • Third Place—UC Santa Barbara 58, San Francisco State 56

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals—⁣Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 13 		National semifinals
Final Four
March 14 		National Championship
March 15
         
Oglethorpe 36
Philadelphia Textile 34
Oglethorpe 37
Wittenberg 46
Wittenberg 48
Northeastern 47
Wittenberg 42
South Dakota State 44
Evansville 73
Southern Illinois 86
Southern Illinois 76
South Dakota State 80
South Dakota State 84
Fresno State 71
  • 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)

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