1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Loyola Ramblers[1]
NCAA Tournament1964
Tournament datesMarch 9 – 21, 1964
National ChampionshipMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Helms National ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Other championsBradley Braves (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Walt Hazzard, UCLA Bruins

The 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1963, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1964, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their first NCAA national championship with a 98–83 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[2]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Loyola-Chicago
2 NYU
3 Cincinnati
4 Duke
5 Wichita
6 Arizona State
7 Ohio State
8 Michigan
9 Kentucky
10 Oregon State
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Loyola-Chicago
2 Cincinnati
3
(tie) 		Duke
NYU
5 Wichita
6 Arizona State
7 Ohio State
8 Michigan
9 Oregon State
10 Texas
11 Kentucky
12 Providence
13
(tie) 		San Francisco
UCLA
15 Villanova
16
(tie) 		Kansas State
Stanford
18 Minnesota
19 Oklahoma State
20 Bradley

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Austin Peay Governors non-NCAA University Division Ohio Valley Conference
Fordham Rams Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
Gonzaga Bulldogs NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Idaho Vandals NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Idaho State Bengals NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Manhattan Jaspers Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
Montana Grizzlies NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Montana State Bobcats NCAA University Division independent Big Sky Conference
Muhlenberg Mules Middle Atlantic Conference non-NCAA University Division
NYU Violets Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
St. Francis Terriers Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
St. John's Redmen Metropolitan New York Conference NCAA University Division independent
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos non-NCAA University Division West Coast Athletic Conference
Washington State Cougars NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities
Weber State Wildcats non-NCAA University Division Big Sky Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities UCLA None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Jeff Mullins,
Duke[4]		 1964 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big Eight Conference Kansas State None selected No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Montana State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan & Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Temple No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Drake & Wichita None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Jim Jennings, Murray State 1964 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Murray State
Southeastern Conference Kentucky None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Fred Hetzel, Davidson[5] 1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 VMI[6]
Southwest Conference Texas A&M Bennie Lenox, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Ollie Johnson, San Francisco No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Arizona State & New Mexico None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut & Rhode Island None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1963–64 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 15 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
Stanford 9 – 6   .600 15 – 10   .600
California 8 – 7   .533 13 – 14   .481
USC 6 – 9   .400 10 – 16   .385
Washington 5 – 10   .333 9 – 17   .346
Washington State 2 – 13   .133 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1963–64 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 13 – 1   .929 26 – 5   .839
Wake Forest 9 – 5   .643 16 – 11   .593
Clemson 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
South Carolina 7 – 7   .500 10 – 14   .417
North Carolina 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 9 – 17   .346
Virginia 4 – 10   .286 8 – 16   .333
NC State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 11   .421
† 1964 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1963–64 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Colorado 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Oklahoma State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 10   .600
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 7 – 18   .280
Oklahoma 3 – 11   .214 7 – 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll[9]
1963–64 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 8 – 2   .800 16 – 9   .640
Weber State 7 – 3   .700 17 – 8   .680
Idaho State 5 – 5   .500 10 – 15   .400
Gonzaga 5 – 5   .500 11 – 13   .458
Idaho 4 – 6   .400 7 – 19   .269
Montana 1 – 9   .100 6 – 17   .261
1963–64 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 11 – 3   .786 23 – 5   .821
Ohio State 11 – 3   .786 16 – 8   .667
Minnesota 10 – 4   .714 17 – 7   .708
Michigan State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Purdue 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Illinois 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Northwestern 6 – 8   .429 8 – 13   .381
Indiana 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
Iowa 3 – 11   .214 8 – 15   .348
Wisconsin 2 – 12   .143 8 – 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 – 2   .857 20 – 9   .690
Yale 11 – 3   .786 16 – 8   .667
Pennsylvania 10 – 4   .714 14 – 10   .583
Cornell 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 12 – 10   .545
Columbia 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Brown 2 – 12   .143 6 – 19   .240
Dartmouth 0 – 14   .000 2 – 23   .080
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 10 – 2   .833 21 – 6   .778
Miami (Ohio) 9 – 3   .750 17 – 7   .708
Bowling Green State 7 – 5   .583 14 – 9   .609
Western Michigan 6 – 6   .500 10 – 14   .417
Kent State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 13   .458
Toledo 4 – 8   .333 13 – 11   .542
Marshall 1 – 11   .083 6 – 17   .261
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 6 – 1   .857 17 – 8   .680
Saint Joseph's 5 – 1   .833 18 – 10   .643
La Salle 5 – 1   .833 16 – 9   .640
Delaware 4 – 3   .571 13 – 10   .565
Lafayette 4 – 4   .500 15 – 8   .652
Gettysburg 4 – 5   .444 15 – 9   .625
Bucknell 3 – 7   .300 8 – 13   .381
Lehigh 1 – 10   .091 5 – 17   .227
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Wichita Municipal 10 – 2   .833 23 – 6   .793
Drake 10 – 2   .833 21 – 7   .750
Bradley 7 – 5   .583 23 – 6   .793
Cincinnati 6 – 6   .500 17 – 9   .654
Saint Louis 6 – 6   .500 13 – 12   .520
Tulsa 2 – 10   .167 10 – 15   .400
North Texas State 1 – 11   .083 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll[10]
1963–64 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 – 3   .786 16 – 9   .640
Eastern Kentucky State 9 – 5   .643 15 – 9   .625
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 12 – 10   .545
Austin Peay State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 9   .609
Tennessee Tech 7 – 7   .500 11 – 11   .500
Morehead State 6 – 8   .429 10 – 11   .476
Middle Tennessee 5 – 9   .357 11 – 10   .524
Western Kentucky State 3 – 11   .214 5 – 16   .238
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kentucky 11 – 3   .786 21 – 6   .778
Tennessee 9 – 5   .643 16 – 8   .667
Georgia Tech 9 – 5   .643 17 – 9   .654
Vanderbilt 8 – 6   .571 19 – 6   .760
LSU 8 – 6   .571 12 – 13   .480
Georgia 8 – 6   .571 12 – 14   .462
Alabama 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Ole Miss 7 – 7   .500 10 – 12   .455
Florida 6 – 8   .429 12 – 10   .545
Auburn 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Mississippi State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
Tulane 1 – 13   .071 1 – 22   .043
Rankings from AP Poll[11]
1963–64 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Davidson 9 – 2   .818 22 – 4   .846
West Virginia 11 – 3   .786 18 – 10   .643
Virginia Tech 7 – 3   .700 16 – 7   .696
VMI † 7 – 7   .500 12 – 12   .500
Furman 7 – 8   .467 11 – 15   .423
George Washington 5 – 7   .417 11 – 15   .423
William & Mary 5 – 9   .357 9 – 13   .409
The Citadel 4 – 8   .333 11 – 10   .524
Richmond 4 – 12   .250 6 – 16   .273
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 13 – 1   .929 18 – 7   .720
Texas Tech 11 – 3   .786 16 – 7   .696
Rice 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Texas 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
SMU 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Arkansas 6 – 8   .429 9 – 14   .391
Baylor 2 – 12   .143 7 – 17   .292
TCU 0 – 14   .000 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll
1963–64 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 12 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821
Pacific 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Loyola (Calif.) 6 – 6   .500 12 – 13   .480
San Jose State –   – 14 – 10   .583
Saint Mary's 5 – 7   .417 7 – 19   .269
Pepperdine 3 – 9   .250 6 – 19   .240
Santa Clara 3 – 9   .250 6 – 20   .231
UC Santa Barbara –   – 18 – 11   .621
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1963–64 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico 7 – 3   .700 23 – 6   .793
Arizona State 7 – 3   .700 16 – 11   .593
BYU 5 – 5   .500 13 – 12   .520
Utah 4 – 6   .400 19 – 9   .679
Arizona 4 – 6   .400 15 – 11   .577
Wyoming 3 – 7   .300 12 – 14   .462
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1963–64 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 8 – 2   .800 19 – 8   .704
Connecticut 8 – 2   .800 16 – 11   .593
Massachusetts 5 – 5   .500 15 – 9   .625
Vermont 4 – 6   .400 11 – 10   .524
Maine 3 – 7   .300 12 – 11   .522
New Hampshire 2 – 8   .200 8 – 15   .348

University Division independents

A total of 55 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Texas Western (25–3) had the best winning percentage (.893), and Texas Western and Oregon State (25–4) finished with the most wins.[14]

1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Western –   – 25 – 3   .893
No. 6 Oregon State –   – 25 – 4   .862
No. 7 Villanova –   – 24 – 4   .857
No. 9 DePaul –   – 21 – 4   .840
No. 8 Loyola Chicago –   – 22 – 6   .786
Seattle –   – 22 – 6   .786
Hardin–Simmons –   – 20 – 6   .769
Providence –   – 20 – 6   .769
Creighton –   – 22 – 7   .759
Iona –   – 15 – 5   .750
Miami (FL) –   – 20 – 7   .741
Army –   – 19 – 7   .731
Utah State –   – 21 – 8   .724
Boston University –   – 16 – 7   .696
Duquesne –   – 16 – 7   .696
Penn State –   – 16 – 7   .696
Pittsburgh –   – 17 – 8   .680
Syracuse –   – 17 – 8   .680
Centenary –   – 16 – 8   .667
St. Bonaventure –   – 16 – 8   .667
Portland –   – 17 – 9   .654
Holy Cross –   – 15 – 8   .652
Colorado State –   – 16 – 9   .640
NYU –   – 17 – 10   .630
Houston –   – 16 – 10   .615
Xavier –   – 16 – 10   .615
Dayton –   – 15 – 10   .600
Georgetown –   – 15 – 10   .600
Louisville –   – 15 – 10   .600
West Texas State –   – 13 – 9   .591
Oklahoma City –   – 15 – 11   .577
Regis –   – 12 – 9   .571
Detroit –   – 14 – 11   .560
Memphis State –   – 14 – 11   .560
St. John's –   – 14 – 11   .560
Oregon –   – 14 – 11   .560
Seton Hall –   – 13 – 12   .520
Butler –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Manhattan –   – 11 – 11   .500
Air Force –   – 11 – 12   .478
Boston College –   – 10 – 11   .476
Navy –   – 10 – 12   .455
Fordham –   – 9 – 11   .450
Florida State –   – 11 – 14   .440
Canisius –   – 10 – 14   .417
Notre Dame –   – 10 – 14   .417
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 10 – 14   .417
Niagara –   – 8 – 12   .400
St. Francis (NY) –   – 10 – 16   .385
New Mexico State –   – 8 – 15   .348
Colgate –   – 7 – 16   .304
Denver –   – 6 – 20   .231
Rutgers –   – 5 – 17   .227
Marquette –   – 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle Steve Courtin, Saint Joseph's, & Wali Jones, Villanova

La Salle finished with a 3–1 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E Duke 91
ME Michigan 80
E Duke 83
W UCLA 98
MW Kansas State 84
W UCLA 90 Third place
ME Michigan 100
MW Kansas State 90

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1964 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Bradley 67
Army 52
Bradley 86
New Mexico 54
New Mexico 72
NYU 65 Third place
Army 60
NYU 59

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1964 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Gary Bradds F Senior Ohio State
Bill Bradley F Junior Princeton
Walt Hazzard G Senior UCLA
Cotton Nash F Senior Kentucky
Dave Stallworth F Junior Wichita


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Bonham F Senior Cincinnati
Mel Counts C Senior Oregon State
Fred Hetzel F Junior Davidson
Jeff Mullins G Senior Duke
Cazzie Russell F Sophomore Michigan

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
Dayton Tom Blackburn Don Donoher
Iowa Sharm Scheuerman Ralph Miller
Marquette Eddie Hickey Al McGuire
NC State Everett Case Press Maravich
Oregon State Slats Gill Paul Valenti
South Carolina Chuck Noe Dwane Morrison Frank McGuire
Western Kentucky State Edgar Diddle John Oldham
Wichita State Ralph Miller Gary Thompson

References

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  2. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  5. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  6. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  7. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. ^ sports-reference.com 1963-64 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  10. ^ sports-reference.com 1963-64 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  11. ^ sports-reference.com 1963-64 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  12. ^ sports-reference.com 1963-64 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
  13. ^ sports-reference.com 1963-64 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  14. ^ "1963-64 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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