NCAA Division I Basketball 1963 Championship Tournament

The 1963 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, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. Loyola University Chicago, coached by George Ireland, won the national title with a 60?58 overtime victory in the final game, over the University of Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker. Art Heyman, of Duke University, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

1963 - Final Four - Louisville, Kentucky

East Regional - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mideast Regional - Evanston, Illinois

Midwest Regional - Lubbock, Texas

West Regional - Eugene, Oregon