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Men's collegiate 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.
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[4][5]
Conference membership changes
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Conference winners and tournaments
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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]
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|
|
|
|
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
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|
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
|
|
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Rankings from AP Poll
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|
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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
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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
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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]
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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]
Statistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
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National Invitation tournament
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Semifinals & finals
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Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
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Major coach of the year awards
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.
- ^ "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1962-63 Big Eight Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 West Coast Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1962-63 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2024.