| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wittenberg Tigers (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jim Iverson (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Wayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State) | ||||
| Attendance | 18,526 | ||||
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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.
Akron
St. Louis
Reading
Boston
Brookings
Cape Girardeau
Fresno
Louisville
Evansville
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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