1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1964 NCAA College Division
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
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1963	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.

Akron

Beaumont

Hempstead

Worcester

Cedar Falls

Evansville

Fresno

Owensboro

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1964 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana