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.

Akron
St. Louis
Reading
Boston
Brookings
Cape Girardeau
Fresno
Louisville
Evansville
1963 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

1963 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title)
Runner-upWittenberg Tigers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
  • Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1st Final Four)
  • Southern Illinois Salukis (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachJim Iverson (1st title)
MOPWayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
Attendance18,526
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
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