# 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats, powered by a 13-game winning streak, finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four.
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1963* | Minnesota | L 66–76 | 0–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 7, 1963* | at Saint Louis | W 68–67 | 1–1 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 9, 1963* | at Indiana | W 93–84 | 2–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 13, 1963* | vs. UCLA | L 75–78 | 2–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 14, 1963* | USC | W 82–58 | 3–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 18, 1963* | Denver | W 72–65 | 4–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 23, 1963* | at No. 5 Cincinnati | L 70–72 | 4–3 | Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 26, 1963* | vs. Nebraska Big 8 Holiday Tournament | W 100–78 | 5–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 28, 1963* | vs. Missouri Big 8 Holiday Tournament | W 84–67 | 6–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1963* | vs. Oklahoma State Big 8 Holiday Tournament | W 58–55 | 7–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Big Eight Regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1964 | Colorado | L 59–60 | 7–4 (0–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 11, 1964 | Iowa State | W 73–52 | 8–4 (1–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 13, 1964 | at Oklahoma State | L 58–77 | 8–5 (1–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 27, 1964 | at Oklahoma | W 97–91 | 9–5 (2–2) | Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 1, 1964 | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 58–55 | 10–5 (3–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 3, 1964 | at Nebraska | W 73–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (4–2) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 8, 1964 | at Colorado | W 60–59 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (5–2) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 15, 1964 | at Missouri | W 89–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (6–2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 17, 1964 | Nebraska | W 50–48 | 14–5 (7–2) | Ahearn Field House |
| Feb 22, 1964 | at Kansas Sunflower showdown | W 70–46 | 15–5 (8–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 29, 1964 | Oklahoma | W 99–70 | 16–5 (9–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 2, 1964 | Oklahoma State | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 17–5 (10–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 7, 1964 | Missouri | W 88–68 | 18–5 (11–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 9, 1964 | at Iowa State | W 74–69 | 19–5 (12–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, IA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1964* | vs. Texas-El Paso Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 64–60 | 20–5 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS |
| Mar 14, 1964* | vs. No. 5 Wichita Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight | W 94–86 | 21–5 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS |
| Mar 20, 1964* | vs. No. 1 UCLA National semifinal – Final Four | L 84–90 | 21–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| Mar 21, 1964* | vs. No. 2 Michigan National consolation Game – Third Place | L 90–100 | 21–7 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 12 |