1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament explained

Division:II
Year:1964
Teams:32
Finalfourcity:Evansville, Indiana
Champions:Evansville Purple Aces
Titlecount:3rd
Runnerup:Akron Zips
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:North Carolina A&T Aggies
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:Northern Iowa Panthers
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Arad McCutchan
Coachcount:3rd
Mop:Jerry Sloan
Mopteam:Evansville
Attendance:31,915

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.

Regional participants

SchoolOutcome
CatholicFourth Place
ElizabethtownRunner-up
HofstraRegional Champion
Philadelphia TextileThird Place
SchoolOutcome
AkronRegional Champion
IthacaFourth Place
Le MoyneRunner-up
Youngstown StateThird Place
SchoolOutcome
AdelphiRegional Champion
AssumptionThird Place
NortheasternRunner-up
SpringfieldFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
CentreFourth Place
FiskRunner-up
Kentucky WesleyanThird Place
North Carolina A&TRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Abilene ChristianRunner-up
Colorado State CollegeFourth Place
LamarThird Place
SE Missouri StateRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Mankato StateRunner-up
Nebraska WesleyanThird Place
Northern IowaRegional Champion
Washington (MO)Fourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Cal Poly PomonaRegional Champion
Fresno StateRunner-up
NevadaFourth Place
Seattle PacificThird Place
SchoolOutcome
Ball StateFourth Place
EvansvilleRegional Champion
Jackson StateThird Place
Southern IllinoisRunner-up

Regionals

East - Hempstead, New York

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Hofstra University

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron

Northeast - Worcester, Massachusetts

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College

South Central - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

Southwest - Beaumont, Texas

Location: Beaumont Civic Center Host: Lamar State College of Technology

Midwest - Cedar Falls, Iowa

Location: West Gym Host: State College of Iowa

Pacific Coast - Fresno, California

Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

See also

Sources