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.

1963 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title)
Runner-up	Wittenberg Tigers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1st Final Four) Southern Illinois Salukis (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Jim Iverson (1st title)
MOP	Wayne Rasmussen, South Dakota State
Attendance	18,526

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 Concorda (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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	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)

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