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1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

The 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1962, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Loyola University Chicago Ramblers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–58 victory in overtime over the Cincinnati Bearcats.

1962–63 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Cincinnati[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1963
Tournament datesMarch 9 – 23, 1963
National ChampionshipFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA ChampionsLoyola (Ill.)
Helms National ChampionsLoyola (Ill.)
Other championsProvidence (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Art Heyman, Duke

Season headlines

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Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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Main article: 1962–63 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.[4][5]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 Duke
3 Kentucky
4 Loyola (Ill.)
5 West Virginia
6 Mississippi State
7 Oregon State
8 Illinois
9 St. Bonaventure
10 Wisconsin
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 Duke
3 Kentucky
4 West Virginia
5 Loyola (Ill.)
6 Oregon State
7 Mississippi State
8 St. Bonaventure
9 Wisconsin
10
(tie) 		Bowling Green
Stanford
12 Dayton
13 Illinois
14 Kansas State
15 Arizona State
16 NYU
17 UCLA
18 Colorado State
19 Creighton
20 Indiana

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Arizona Wildcats NCAA University Division independent Western Athletic Conference
Arizona State Sun Devils Border Conference Western Athletic Conference
BYU Cougars Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Western Athletic Conference
Colorado State Rams Mountain States (Skyline) Conference NCAA University Division independent
Denver Pioneers Mountain States (Skyline) Conference NCAA University Division independent
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Montana Grizzlies Mountain States (Skyline) Conference NCAA University Division independent
New Mexico Lobos Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Texas Western Miners Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Utah Utes Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Western Athletic Conference
Utah State Aggies Mountain States (Skyline) Conference NCAA University Division independent
West Texas State Buffaloes Border Conference NCAA University Division independent
Wyoming Cowboys Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Western Athletic Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[6] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities Stanford & UCLA None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Art Heyman,
Duke[7]		 1963 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big Eight Conference Colorado & Kansas State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Illinois & Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference Fordham No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green State None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State & Tennessee Tech Harold Sergent, Morehead State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State None selected No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Fred Hetzel, Davidson[8] 1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)		 West Virginia[9]
Southwest Conference Texas Bennie Lenox, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Steve Gray, Saint Mary's No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Arizona State None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1962–63 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA † 7 – 5   .583 20 – 9   .690
Stanford 7 – 5   .583 16 – 9   .640
USC 6 – 6   .500 20 – 9   .690
Washington 6 – 6   .500 13 – 13   .500
California 4 – 8   .333 13 – 11   .542
† Conference playoff game[10][11] winner
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1962–63 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Duke † 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900
Wake Forest 11 – 3   .786 16 – 10   .615
North Carolina 10 – 4   .714 15 – 6   .714
Clemson 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
NC State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 11   .476
South Carolina 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Maryland 4 – 10   .286 8 – 13   .381
Virginia 3 – 11   .214 5 – 20   .200
† 1963 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1962–63 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Colorado 11 – 3   .786 19 – 7   .731
Kansas State 11 – 3   .786 16 – 9   .640
Iowa State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 11   .560
Oklahoma 8 – 6   .571 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 9   .640
Kansas 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Missouri 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400
Nebraska 1 – 13   .071 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1962–63 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Ohio State 11 – 3   .786 20 – 4   .833
No. 8 Illinois 11 – 3   .786 20 – 6   .769
Indiana 9 – 5   .643 13 – 11   .542
Michigan 8 – 6   .571 16 – 8   .667
Minnesota 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 7 – 7   .500 14 – 10   .583
Northwestern 6 – 8   .429 9 – 15   .375
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
Michigan State 3 – 11   .214 4 – 16   .200
Purdue 2 – 12   .143 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton† 11 – 3   .786 19 – 6   .760
Yale 11 – 3   .786 13 – 10   .565
Pennsylvania 10 – 4   .714 19 – 6   .760
Brown 6 – 8   .429 11 – 13   .458
Cornell 6 – 7   .462 12 – 12   .500
Harvard 5 – 9   .357 6 – 15   .286
Columbia 4 – 9   .308 10 – 12   .455
Dartmouth 2 – 12   .143 7 – 18   .280
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham 4 – 1   .800 18 – 8   .692
No. 9 NYU 3 – 1   .750 18 – 5   .783
St. Francis (NY) 4 – 2   .667 16 – 7   .696
St. John's 2 – 2   .500 9 – 15   .375
CCNY 1 – 2   .333 8 – 10   .444
Brooklyn 0 – 2   .000 6 – 12   .333
Manhattan 0 – 4   .000 9 – 14   .391
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green State 9 – 3   .750 19 – 8   .704
Ohio 8 – 4   .667 13 – 11   .542
Toledo 8 – 4   .667 13 – 11   .542
Miami (Ohio) 8 – 4   .667 12 – 12   .500
Western Michigan 7 – 5   .583 12 – 12   .500
Marshall 1 – 11   .083 7 – 16   .304
Kent State 1 – 11   .083 3 – 18   .143
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Joseph's† 8 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821
La Salle 7 – 1   .875 16 – 8   .667
Delaware 7 – 3   .700 14 – 8   .636
Temple 6 – 3   .667 15 – 7   .682
Lafayette 6 – 4   .600 13 – 11   .542
Gettysburg 6 – 5   .545 16 – 9   .640
Lehigh 3 – 10   .231 6 – 19   .240
Bucknell 2 – 8   .200 7 – 16   .304
Muhlenberg 0 – 11   .000 4 – 17   .190
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati 11 – 1   .917 26 – 2   .929
No. 5 Wichita Municipal 7 – 5   .583 19 – 8   .704
Bradley 6 – 6   .500 17 – 9   .654
Saint Louis 6 – 6   .500 16 – 12   .571
Tulsa 5 – 7   .417 17 – 8   .680
North Texas State 4 – 8   .333 10 – 14   .417
Drake 3 – 9   .250 11 – 14   .440
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1962–63 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Morehead State 8 – 4   .667 13 – 7   .650
East Tennessee State 7 – 5   .583 14 – 8   .636
Murray State 6 – 6   .500 13 – 9   .591
Eastern Kentucky State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429
Middle Tennessee 4 – 8   .333 9 – 15   .375
Western Kentucky State 3 – 9   .250 5 – 16   .238
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Mississippi State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Auburn 10 – 4   .714 18 – 4   .818
Georgia Tech 10 – 4   .714 21 – 5   .808
Vanderbilt 9 – 5   .643 16 – 7   .696
Kentucky 8 – 6   .571 16 – 9   .640
Alabama 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Tennessee 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
LSU 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Florida 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
Georgia 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
Ole Miss 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Tulane 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1962–63 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia † 11 – 2   .846 23 – 8   .742
Davidson 8 – 3   .727 20 – 7   .741
William & Mary 10 – 5   .667 15 – 9   .625
Furman 9 – 6   .600 14 – 14   .500
George Washington 6 – 6   .500 8 – 15   .348
Virginia Tech 6 – 6   .500 12 – 12   .500
VMI 6 – 10   .375 6 – 15   .286
Richmond 3 – 13   .188 7 – 18   .280
The Citadel 2 – 10   .167 3 – 20   .130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 13 – 1   .929 20 – 7   .741
Texas A&M 9 – 5   .643 16 – 8   .667
Rice 9 – 5   .643 12 – 11   .522
Arkansas 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
SMU 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Texas Tech 6 – 8   .429 6 – 17   .261
Baylor 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
TCU 1 – 13   .071 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll
1962–63 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 10 – 2   .833 18 – 9   .667
Santa Clara 9 – 3   .750 16 – 9   .640
Saint Mary's 8 – 4   .667 14 – 11   .560
Pepperdine 6 – 6   .500 14 – 11   .560
San Jose State –   – 14 – 10   .583
Loyola (Calif.) 3 – 9   .250 9 – 17   .346
Pacific 0 – 12   .000 4 – 22   .154
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1962–63 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona State 9 – 1   .900 26 – 3   .897
BYU 6 – 4   .600 12 – 14   .462
Utah 5 – 5   .500 12 – 14   .462
New Mexico 4 – 6   .400 16 – 9   .640
Arizona 3 – 7   .300 13 – 13   .500
Wyoming 3 – 7   .300 11 – 15   .423
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1962–63 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 9 – 1   .900 18 – 7   .720
Rhode Island 8 – 2   .800 15 – 11   .577
Massachusetts 6 – 4   .600 12 – 12   .500
Maine 3 – 7   .300 8 – 15   .348
Vermont 2 – 8   .200 10 – 13   .435
New Hampshire 2 – 8   .200 7 – 17   .292

University Division independents

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A total of 56 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Loyola of Illinois (29–2) had both the best winning percentage (.935) and the most wins.[19]

1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Loyola (Ill.) –   – 29 – 2   .935
Providence –   – 24 – 4   .857
Miami (FL) –   – 23 – 5   .821
Colorado State –   – 18 – 5   .783
Seattle –   – 21 – 6   .778
Niagara –   – 14 – 4   .778
Idaho –   – 20 – 6   .769
Pittsburgh –   – 19 – 6   .760
Penn State –   – 15 – 5   .750
Utah State –   – 20 – 7   .741
Canisius –   – 19 – 7   .731
Memphis –   – 19 – 7   .731
Texas Western –   – 19 – 7   .731
Oregon State –   – 22 – 9   .710
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 7   .696
Marquette –   – 20 – 9   .690
Oklahoma City –   – 19 – 10   .655
Villanova –   – 19 – 10   .655
Notre Dame –   – 17 – 9   .654
DePaul –   – 15 – 8   .652
Holy Cross –   – 16 – 9   .640
Iona –   – 12 – 7   .632
Regis –   – 15 – 9   .625
Butler –   – 16 – 10   .615
Dayton –   – 16 – 10   .615
Florida State –   – 15 – 10   .600
Duquesne –   – 13 – 9   .591
Houston –   – 15 – 11   .577
Louisville –   – 14 – 11   .560
Detroit –   – 14 – 12   .538
Gonzaga –   – 14 – 12   .538
Boston University –   – 10 – 9   .526
St. Bonaventure –   – 13 – 12   .520
Creighton –   – 14 – 13   .519
Georgetown –   – 13 – 13   .500
Montana State –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Navy –   – 9 – 9   .500
Centenary –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 10 – 12   .455
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 10 – 13   .435
Xavier –   – 12 – 16   .429
Oregon –   – 11 – 15   .423
Army –   – 8 – 11   .421
Boston College –   – 10 – 16   .385
Hardin–Simmons –   – 10 – 16   .385
Syracuse –   – 8 – 13   .381
Idaho State –   – 9 – 15   .375
Portland –   – 8 – 18   .308
Rutgers –   – 7 – 16   .304
Colgate –   – 5 – 13   .278
Montana –   – 6 – 18   .250
West Texas State –   – 6 – 18   .250
Denver –   – 6 – 19   .240
Washington State –   – 5 – 20   .200
New Mexico State –   – 4 – 17   .190
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn & Villanova Wali Jones, Villanova, & Jim Lynam, Saint Joseph's

Penn and Villanova both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main articles: 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

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National semifinals National finals
      
E Duke 75
ME Loyola (Ill.) 94
ME Loyola (Ill.) 60OT
MW Cincinnati 58
MW Cincinnati 80
W Oregon State 46 Third place
E Duke 85
W Oregon State 63

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1963 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Villanova 46
Canisius 61
Canisius 66
Providence 81
Providence 70
Marquette 64 Third place
Villanova 58
Marquette 66

Awards

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 1963 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Bonham F Junior Cincinnati
Jerry Harkness G Senior Loyola (IL)
Art Heyman F Senior Duke
Barry Kramer G/F Junior NYU
Tom Thacker G Senior Cincinnati


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Gary Bradds F Junior Ohio State
Bill Green F Senior Colorado State
Cotton Nash F Junior Kentucky
Rod Thorn G/F Senior West Virginia
Nate Thurmond C Senior Bowling Green

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Bowling Green Harold Anderson Warren Scholler
West Texas A&M Metz LaFollette Jimmy Viramontes

References

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  3. ^ a b "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  7. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  8. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  9. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  10. ^ "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.
  11. ^ "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.
  12. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  14. ^ "1962-63 Big Eight Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  15. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  16. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  17. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
  18. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  19. ^ "1962-63 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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