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
Teams32
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsEvansville Purple Aces (3rd title)
Runner-upAkron Zips (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachArad McCutchan (3rd title)
MOPJerry Sloan ((Evansville))
Attendance31,915

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 Host: Hofstra University

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: Municipal University of Akron

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: Assumption College

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 5 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 6
      
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 Host: Lamar State College of Technology

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: State College of Iowa

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: Fresno State College

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 6 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
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 Host: Evansville College

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 5 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 6
      
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 Host: Evansville College

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 11 		National Semifinals
Final Four
March 12 		National Championship
March 13
         
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)

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