1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1964


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=25
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=UCLA
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Duke
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Kansas State
FinalFourCount=4th
Semifinal2=Michigan
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=John Wooden
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Walt Hazzard
MOPTeam=UCLA
Attendance=140,790
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Jeff Mullins
TopScorerTeam=Duke
Points=116

The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I 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 go on to win nine more championships in the next eleven seasons.

Locations

USA

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Villanova
RD1-score3=77
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Providence
RD1-score4=66
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Connecticut
RD1-score5=53
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Temple
RD1-score6=48
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Princeton
RD1-score7=86
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=VMI
RD1-score8=60
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Duke
RD2-score1=87
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Villanova
RD2-score2=73
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Connecticut
RD2-score3=52
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Princeton
RD2-score4=50
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Duke
RD3-score1=101
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Connecticut
RD3-score2=54

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Ohio
RD1-score3=71
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Louisville
RD1-score4=69*
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Loyola-IL
RD1-score7=101
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Murray State
RD1-score8=91
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kentucky
RD2-score1=69
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Ohio
RD2-score2=85
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Michigan
RD2-score3=84
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Loyola-IL
RD2-score4=80
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Ohio
RD3-score1=57
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Michigan
RD3-score2=69

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Creighton
RD1-score3=89
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Oklahoma City
RD1-score4=78
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Texas Western
RD1-score7=68
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Texas A&M
RD1-score8=62
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Wichita State
RD2-score1=84
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Creighton
RD2-score2=68
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Kansas State
RD2-score3=64
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Texas Western
RD2-score4=60
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Wichita State
RD3-score1=86
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Kansas State
RD3-score2=94

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Seattle
RD1-score3=61
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Oregon State
RD1-score4=57
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Utah State
RD1-score7=92
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Arizona State
RD1-score8=90
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=UCLA
RD2-score1=95
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Seattle
RD2-score2=90
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=San Francisco
RD2-score3=64
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Utah State
RD2-score4=58
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=UCLA
RD3-score1=76
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=San Francisco
RD3-score2=72

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Duke
RD1-score1=91
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Michigan
RD1-score2=80
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Kansas State
RD1-score3=84
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=UCLA
RD1-score4=90
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Duke
RD2-score1=83
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=UCLA
RD2-score2=97

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1964.htm 1964 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.