1964 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament

The 1964 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 1963–64 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Jerry Sloan named the Most Outstanding Player.

1964 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Evansville Purple Aces (3rd title)
Runner-up	Akron Zips (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Carolina A&T Aggies (2nd Final Four) Northern Iowa Panthers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Arad McCutchan (3rd title)
MOP	Jerry Sloan, (Evansville)
Attendance	31,915

Regional participants

School Outcome Catholic Fourth Place Elizabethtown Runner-up Hofstra Regional Champion Philadelphia Textile Third Place

School Outcome Akron Regional Champion Ithaca Fourth Place Le Moyne Runner-up Youngstown State Third Place

School Outcome Adelphi Regional Champion Assumption Third Place Northeastern Runner-up Springfield Fourth Place

School Outcome Centre Fourth Place Fisk Runner-up Kentucky Wesleyan Third Place North Carolina A&T Regional Champion

School Outcome Abilene Christian Runner-up Colorado State College Fourth Place Lamar Third Place SE Missouri State Regional Champion

School Outcome Mankato State Runner-up Nebraska Wesleyan Third Place Northern Iowa Regional Champion Washington (MO) Fourth Place

School Outcome Cal Poly Pomona Regional Champion Fresno State Runner-up Nevada Fourth Place Seattle Pacific Third Place

School Outcome Ball State Fourth Place Evansville Regional Champion Jackson State Third Place Southern Illinois Runner-up

Regionals

East - Hempstead, New York

Location: Memorial Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Elizabethtown		74
	Philadelphia Textile		73
						Elizabethtown		61
						Hofstra		74
	Hofstra		92**
	Catholic		91

• Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 94, Catholic 64

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Le Moyne		64
	Youngstown State		53
						Le Moyne		39
						Akron		62
	Akron		94
	Ithaca		77

• Third Place - Youngstown State 91, Ithaca 79

Northeast - Worcester, Massachusetts

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Northeastern		79
	Assumption		68
						Northeastern		66
						Adelphi		68
	Adelphi		75
	Springfield		71

• Third Place - Assumption 64, Springfield 60

South Central - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Fisk		91
	Kentucky Wesleyan		86
						Fisk		87
						North Carolina A&T		112
	North Carolina A&T		86
	Centre		68

• Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Centre 71

Southwest - Beaumont, Texas

Location: Beaumont Civic Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	SE Missouri State		83
	Colorado State College		79
						SE Missouri State		90
						Abilene Christian		87
	Abilene Christian		73
	Lamar		71

• Third Place - Lamar 116, Colorado State College 85

Midwest - Cedar Falls, Iowa

Location: West Gym

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Mankato State		87
	Nebraska Wesleyan		72
						Mankato State		64
						Northern Iowa		71*
	Northern Iowa		71
	Washington (MO)		56

• Third Place - Washington (MO) 77, Nebraska Wesleyan 74

Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Cal Poly Pomona		99
	Nevada		71
						Cal Poly Pomona		79
						Fresno State		72
	Fresno State		68
	Seattle Pacific		53

• Third Place - Seattle Pacific 76, Nevada 74

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Evansville		97
	Jackson State		69
						Evansville		64
						Southern Illinois		59
	Southern Illinois		88
	Ball State		81

• Third Place - Jackson State 92, Ball State 71

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Hofstra		58
	Akron		77
						Akron		57
						North Carolina A&T		48
	Adelphi		80
	North Carolina A&T		83
											Akron		59
											Evansville		72
	SE Missouri State		85
	Northern Iowa		93
						Northern Iowa		67
						Evansville		82
	Cal Poly Pomona		73
	Evansville		95

• Third Place - North Carolina A&T 91, Northern Iowa 72

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Buster Briley (Evansville)
• Larry Humes (Evansville)
• Maurice McHartley (North Carolina A&T)
• Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
• Bill Stevens (Akron)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1964 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com