1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
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The 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. The 26th annual edition of the tournament began on March 9, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
| Season | 1963–64 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 25 | ||||
| Finals site | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | UCLA Bruins (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Duke Blue Devils (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | John Wooden (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Walt Hazzard (UCLA) | ||||
| Attendance | 140,790 | ||||
| Top scorer | Jeff Mullins (Duke) (116 points) | ||||
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UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 98–83 victory in the final game over Duke.[1] Walt Hazzard of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The title was the first in the history of the UCLA program, and was a sign of things to come, as the Bruins would win nine more championships in the next eleven seasons.
Locations
edit| Round | Region | Site | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Palestra |
| Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall | |
| Midwest | Dallas, Texas | SMU Coliseum | |
| West | Eugene, Oregon | McArthur Court | |
| Regionals | East | Raleigh, North Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Mideast | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Williams Arena | |
| Midwest | Wichita, Kansas | U. of Wichita Field House | |
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum | |
| Final Four | Kansas City, Missouri | Municipal Auditorium | |
Teams
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East region
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Duke | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Villanova | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Villanova | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 52 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Princeton | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 86 | Villanova | 74 | |||||||||||
| VMI | 60 | Princeton | 62 | |||||||||||
Mideast region
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 71 | Ohio | 85 | |||||||||||
| Louisville | 69* | Ohio | 57 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 101 | Loyola–Chicago | 80 | |||||||||||
| Murray State | 91 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 91 | |||||||||||||
Midwest region
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Creighton | 89 | Creighton | 68 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 78 | Wichita State | 86 | |||||||||||
| Kansas State | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 68 | Texas Western | 60 | |||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 62 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Creighton | 52 | |||||||||||||
West region
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Seattle | 61 | Seattle | 90 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | 57 | UCLA | 76 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco | 72 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 92 | Utah State | 58 | |||||||||||
| Arizona State | 90 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Seattle | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 78 | |||||||||||||
Final Four
edit| National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
| E | Duke | 91 | |||||||
| ME | Michigan | 80 | |||||||
| E | Duke | 83 | |||||||
| W | UCLA | 98 | |||||||
| MW | Kansas State | 84 | |||||||
| W | UCLA | 90 | National Third Place Game | ||||||
| ME | Michigan | 100 | |||||||
| MW | Kansas State | 90 | |||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Barrier, Smith (March 22, 1964). "Sudden 16-0 Shutout Kills Duke in Middle of Contest". News and Record. p. 22. Retrieved March 3, 2026.