1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Regional participants

Regionals

South Central - [[Louisville, Kentucky]]

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tennessee State | RD1-score1=119 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Austin Peay | RD1-score2=94 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Oglethorpe | RD1-score3=57 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Bellarmine | RD1-score4=49 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tennessee State | RD2-score1=51 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Oglethorpe | RD2-score2=55

• Third Place - Bellarmine 96, Austin Peay 86

East - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Bloomsburg | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score2=61 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score3=60 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Hofstra | RD1-score4=55 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Bloomsburg | RD2-score1=48 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Philadelphia Textile | RD2-score2=54

• Third Place - Hofstra 78, Mount St. Mary's 71

Mideast - [[Akron, Ohio]]

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=South Carolina State | RD1-score1=80 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Buffalo | RD1-score2=63 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wittenberg | RD1-score3=38 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Youngstown State | RD1-score4=31 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=South Carolina State | RD2-score1=63 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wittenberg | RD2-score2=70

• Third Place—Youngstown State 65, Buffalo 53

Northeast—⁣[[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]

Location: Cabot Center Host: Northeastern University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Springfield | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Fairleigh Dickinson | RD1-score2=54 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Northeastern | RD1-score3=74 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Assumption | RD1-score4=60 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Springfield | RD2-score1=45 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Northeastern | RD2-score2=47

• Third Place—Assumption 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 51

Great Lakes - [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]

Location: Washington Field House Host: Washington University in St. Louis Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Evansville | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Concordia (IL) | RD1-score2=56 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Washington (MO) | RD1-score3=71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Augustana (IL) | RD1-score4=66 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Evansville | RD2-score1=85 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Washington (MO) | RD2-score2=76

• Third Place—Concordia 92, Augustana (IL) 84

Southwest - [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Lamar | RD1-score1=89 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Arkansas State | RD1-score2=88 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Southern Illinois | RD1-score3=87 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=SE Missouri State | RD1-score4=79 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Lamar | RD2-score1=84 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Southern Illinois | RD2-score2=93

• Third Place—Arkansas State 77, SE Missouri State 75

Midwest - [[Brookings, South Dakota]]

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nebraska Wesleyan | RD1-score1=86 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Michigan Tech | RD1-score2=69 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Dakota State | RD1-score3=71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Cornell (IA) | RD1-score4=64 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nebraska Wesleyan | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Dakota State | RD2-score2=77

• Third Place - Michigan Tech 71, Cornell 61

Pacific Coast - [[Fresno, California]]

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Chapman | RD1-score1=53 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=San Francisco State | RD1-score2=50 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Fresno State | RD1-score3=68 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=UC Santa Barbara | RD1-score4=60 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Chapman | RD2-score1=59 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Fresno State | RD2-score2=71

• 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 Final Four March 14 March 15 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Oglethorpe | RD1-score1=36 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score2=34 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wittenberg | RD1-score3=48 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Northeastern | RD1-score4=47 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Evansville | RD1-score5=73 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Southern Illinois | RD1-score6=86 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=South Dakota State | RD1-score7=84 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Fresno State | RD1-score8=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Oglethorpe | RD2-score1=37 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wittenberg | RD2-score2=46 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Southern Illinois | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=South Dakota State | RD2-score4=80 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Wittenberg | RD3-score1=42 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=South Dakota State | RD3-score2=44

• 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)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1963 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com