1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1963–64 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Jerry Sloan named the Most Outstanding Player.

| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Akron Zips (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (3rd title) | ||||
| MOP | Jerry Sloan (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 31,915 | ||||
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Regional participants
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Fourth Place | |
| Elizabethtown | Runner-up | |
| Hofstra | Regional Champion | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Regional Champion | |
| Ithaca | Fourth Place | |
| Le Moyne | Runner-up | |
| Youngstown State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | Regional Champion | |
| Assumption | Third Place | |
| Northeastern | Runner-up | |
| Springfield | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | Fourth Place | |
| Fisk | Runner-up | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Third Place | |
| North Carolina A&T | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | Runner-up | |
| Colorado State College | Fourth Place | |
| Lamar | Third Place | |
| SE Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Mankato State | Runner-up | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Third Place | |
| Northern Iowa | Regional Champion | |
| Washington (MO) | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Pomona | Regional Champion | |
| Fresno State | Runner-up | |
| Nevada | Fourth Place | |
| Seattle Pacific | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball State | Fourth Place | |
| Evansville | Regional Champion | |
| Jackson State | Third Place | |
| Southern Illinois | Runner-up | |
Regionals
East - Hempstead, New York
Location: Memorial Hall Host: Hofstra University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Elizabethtown | 74 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 73 | ||||||||
| Elizabethtown | 61 | ||||||||
| Hofstra | 74 | ||||||||
| Hofstra | 92** | ||||||||
| Catholic | 91 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 94, Catholic 64
Mideast - Akron, Ohio
Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Le Moyne | 64 | ||||||||
| Youngstown State | 53 | ||||||||
| Le Moyne | 39 | ||||||||
| Akron | 62 | ||||||||
| Akron | 94 | ||||||||
| Ithaca | 77 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Youngstown State 91, Ithaca 79
Northeast - Worcester, Massachusetts
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Northeastern | 79 | ||||||||
| Assumption | 68 | ||||||||
| Northeastern | 66 | ||||||||
| Adelphi | 68 | ||||||||
| Adelphi | 75 | ||||||||
| Springfield | 71 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Assumption 64, Springfield 60
South Central - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6 | ||||||||
| Fisk | 91 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 86 | ||||||||
| Fisk | 87 | ||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 112 | ||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 86 | ||||||||
| Centre | 68 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Centre 71
Southwest - Beaumont, Texas
Location: Beaumont Civic Center Host: Lamar State College of Technology
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 83 | ||||||||
| Colorado State College | 79 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 90 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 87 | ||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 73 | ||||||||
| Lamar | 71 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Lamar 116, Colorado State College 85
Midwest - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Location: West Gym Host: State College of Iowa
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Mankato State | 87 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 72 | ||||||||
| Mankato State | 64 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 71* | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 71 | ||||||||
| Washington (MO) | 56 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Washington (MO) 77, Nebraska Wesleyan 74
Pacific Coast - Fresno, California
Location: North Gym Host: Fresno State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 99 | ||||||||
| Nevada | 71 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 79 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 72 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 68 | ||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 53 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 76, Nevada 74
Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 97 | ||||||||
| Jackson State | 69 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 64 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 59 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 88 | ||||||||
| Ball State | 81 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Jackson State 92, Ball State 71
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 11 | National semifinals Final Four March 12 | National Championship March 13 | ||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Akron | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Akron | 57 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 80 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Akron | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 72 | |||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 95 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 91, Northern Iowa 72
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Buster Briley (Evansville)
- Larry Humes (Evansville)
- Maurice McHartley (North Carolina A&T)
- Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
- Bill Stevens (Akron)