1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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The 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1962, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–58 victory in overtime over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Season headlines[]

  • The Western Athletic Conference began play, with six charter members.
  • The Metropolitan New York Conference disbanded at the end of the season after 24 seasons of competition.

Season outlook[]

Pre-season polls[]

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 Duke
3 Kentucky
4 Loyola-Chicago
5 West Virginia
6 Mississippi State
7 Oregon State
8 Illinois
9 St. Bonaventure
10 Wisconsin
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 Duke
3 Kentucky
4 West Virginia
5 Loyola-Chicago
6 Oregon State
7 Mississippi State
8 St. Bonaventure
9 Wisconsin
10
(tie)
Bowling Green
Stanford
12 Dayton
13 Illinois
14 Kansas State
15 Arizona State
16 NYU
17 UCLA
18 Colorado State
19 Creighton
20 Indiana

Conference membership changes[]

School Former Conference New Conference
Arizona Wildcats NCAA University Division independent Western Athletic Conference
Arizona State Sun Devils Border Conference Western Athletic Conference
BYU Cougars Skyline Conference Western Athletic Conference
Colorado State Rams Skyline Conference NCAA University Division independent
Denver Pioneers Skyline Conference NCAA University Division independent
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Montana Grizzlies Skyline Conference NCAA University Division independent
New Mexico Lobos Skyline Conference Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Texas Western Miners Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Utah Utes Skyline Conference Western Athletic Conference
Utah State Aggies Skyline Conference NCAA University Division independent
West Texas State Buffaloes Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Wyoming Cowboys Skyline Conference Western Athletic Conference

Regular season[]

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities Stanford & UCLA None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Art Heyman,
Duke[6]
1963 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Duke
Big Eight Conference Colorado & Kansas State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Illinois & Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference Fordham No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green State None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State & Tennessee Tech Harold Sergent, Morehead State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Fred Hetzel, Davidson[7] 1963 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)
West Virginia[8]
Southwest Conference Texas Bennie Lenox, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Steve Gray, Saint Mary's No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Arizona State None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament

Informal championships[]

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn & Villanova None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders[]

Post-Season Tournaments[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Final Four[]

National Semifinals National Finals
      
E Duke 75
ME Loyola-Chicago 94
E Loyola-Chicago 60OT
W Cincinnati 58
MW Cincinnati 80
W Oregon State 46
  • Third Place – Duke 85, Oregon State 63

National Invitation Tournament[]

Semifinals & Finals[]

Semifinals Finals
      
  Villanova 46
  Canisius 61
  Canisius 66
  Providence 81
  Providence 70
  Marquette 64
  • Third Place – Marquette 66, Villanova 58

Awards[]

Consensus All-American teams[]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Bonham F Junior Cincinnati
Jerry Harkness G Senior Loyola (IL)
Art Heyman F Senior Duke
Barry Kramer G/F Junior NYU
Tom Thacker G Senior Cincinnati


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Gary Bradds F Junior Ohio State
Bill Green F Senior Colorado State
Cotton Nash F Junior Kentucky
Rod Thorn G/F Senior West Virginia
Nate Thurmond C Senior Bowling Green

Major player of the year awards[]

Major coach of the year awards[]

Other major awards[]

Coaching changes[]

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Bowling Green Harold Anderson
West Texas A&M

References[]

  1. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  6. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14
  7. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  8. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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