1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college 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.

Regional participants[edit]

Regionals[edit]

East – Hempstead, New York[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

• Buster Briley (Evansville)
• Larry Humes (Evansville)
• Maurice McHartley (North Carolina A&T)
• Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
• Bill Stevens (Akron)

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