1964 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament

1964 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Evansville Purple Aces (3rd title)
Runner-up	Akron Zips (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Carolina A&T Aggies (2nd Final Four); Northern Iowa Panthers (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Arad McCutchan (3rd title)
MOP	Jerry Sloan ((Evansville))
Attendance	31,915
	← 1963 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 1965 →;

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[]


School	Outcome
Catholic	Fourth Place
Elizabethtown	Runner-up
Hofstra	Regional Champion
Philadelphia Textile	Third Place


School	Outcome
Akron	Regional Champion
Ithaca	Fourth Place
Le Moyne	Runner-up
Youngstown State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Adelphi	Regional Champion
Assumption	Third Place
Northeastern	Runner-up
Springfield	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Centre	Fourth Place
Fisk	Runner-up
Kentucky Wesleyan	Third Place
North Carolina A&T	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Abilene Christian	Runner-up
Colorado State College	Fourth Place
Lamar	Third Place
SE Missouri State	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Mankato State	Runner-up
Nebraska Wesleyan	Third Place
Northern Iowa	Regional Champion
Washington (MO)	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Cal Poly Pomona	Regional Champion
Fresno State	Runner-up
Nevada	Fourth Place
Seattle Pacific	Third Place


School	Outcome
Ball State	Fourth Place
Evansville	Regional Champion
Jackson State	Third Place
Southern Illinois	Runner-up

Regionals[]

East - Hempstead, New York[]

Location: Memorial Hall

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[]

Location: Memorial Hall

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[]

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium

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[]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

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[]

Location: Beaumont Civic Center

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[]

Location: West Gym

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[]

Location: North Gym

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[]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

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

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana[]