# 1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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 |
| First Round | Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall |
| First Round | Midwest | Dallas, Texas | SMU Coliseum |
| First Round | West | Eugene, Oregon | McArthur Court |
| Regionals | East | Raleigh, North Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Regionals | Mideast | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Williams Arena |
| Regionals | Midwest | Wichita, Kansas | U. of Wichita Field House |
| Regionals | West | Corvallis, Oregon | Oregon State Coliseum |
| Final Four | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Duke | 87 | | | |
| | | Villanova | 73 | | | |
| Villanova | 77 | Villanova | 73 | | | |
| Providence | 66 | | | | | |
| Providence | 66 | | | | Duke | 101 |
| | | | | | Connecticut | 54 |
| Connecticut | 53 | | | | | | Connecticut | 54 |
| Temple | 48 | | |
| Temple | 48 | Connecticut | 52 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | Princeton | 50 |
| Princeton | 86 | Princeton | 50 | Villanova | Villanova | 74 |
| VMI | 60 | | | Princeton | Princeton | 62 |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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 | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | Loyola–Chicago | 100 |
| | | | | | Kentucky | 91 |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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 | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | Texas Western | 63 |
| | | | | | Creighton | 52 |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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 | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | Seattle | 88 |
| | | | | | Utah State | 78 |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E | Duke | 91 | | | |
| ME | Michigan | 80 | | | |
| ME | Michigan | 80 | E | Duke | 83 |
| | | | W | UCLA | 98 |
| MW | Kansas State | 84 | W | UCLA | 98 |
| W | UCLA | 90 | National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game |
| | | | ME | Michigan | 100 |
| | | | MW | Kansas State | 90 |