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1964 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1963–64
Teams25
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (1st title)
MOPWalt Hazzard (UCLA)
Attendance140,790
Top scorerJeff Mullins (Duke)
(116 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1963 1965»

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. It began on March 9, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 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.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 98–83 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Vic Bubas. 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

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

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Connecticut Fred Shabel Yankee Regional Runner-up Duke L 101–54
East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Runner Up UCLA L 98–83
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League Regional Fourth Place Villanova L 74–62
East Providence Joe Mullaney Independent First round Villanova L 77–66
East Temple Harry Litwack Middle Atlantic First round Connecticut L 53–48
East Villanova Jack Kraft Independent Regional third place Princeton W 74–62
East VMI Weenie Miller Southern First round Princeton L 86–60
Mideast
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional Fourth Place Loyola–Chicago L 100–91
Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman Independent First round Ohio L 71–69
Mideast Loyola–Chicago George Ireland Independent Regional third place Kentucky W 100–91
Mideast Michigan Dave Strack Big Ten Third Place Kansas State W 100–90
Mideast Murray State Cal Luther Ohio Valley First round Loyola–Chicago L 101–91
Mideast Ohio James Snyder Mid-American Regional Runner-up Michigan L 69–57
Midwest
Midwest Creighton Red McManus Independent Regional Fourth Place Texas Western L 63–52
Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Big Eight Fourth Place Michigan L 100–90
Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent First round Creighton L 89–78
Midwest Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf Southwest First round Texas Western L 68–62
Midwest Texas Western Don Haskins Independent Regional third place Creighton W 63–52
Midwest Wichita State Ralph Miller Missouri Valley Regional Runner-up Kansas State L 94–86
West
West Arizona State Ned Wulk Western Athletic First round Utah State L 92–90
West Oregon State Slats Gill Independent First round Seattle L 61–57
West San Francisco Pete Peletta West Coast Athletic Regional Runner-up UCLA L 76–72
West Seattle Bob Boyd Independent Regional third place Utah State W 88–78
West UCLA John Wooden AAWU Champion Duke W 98–83
West Utah State LaDell Andersen Independent Regional Fourth Place Seattle L 88–78

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

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

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

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

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

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

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